Curious why is paladin's the least played class?

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Originally Posted by yorumi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You and a lot of others keep bringing up the min/max point but it really doesn't apply here. We're not looking at mostly insignificant difference in output here. You would be shocked at just how much dps a warrior is outputting while tanking, and going the berserk route is downright terrifying. Warrior is doing this all while also having better mitigation. If that wasn't bad enough they also get both offensive and defensive disciplines that paladin has absolutely no answer to.

When you watch the two classes performing side by side you quickly realize just how poor a performance the paladin shows. It's not a matter of extreme min/maxing paladin really is that much worse.

Yes a Paladin is well out shined by warrior in those regards. Probably nobody knows that better than I do. However, that's kind of expected, if it was insignificantly close why would anyone even play a warrior? An all regards equal tank/dpser who could buff and heal would be way superior. As it is there are some encounters like doing Ring Wars and PoTG clears where if I'm tanking a mob I can keep myself up longer if no heal is incoming.

So let me flip your statement to illustrate my point. How does the warrior stack up in healing vs the paladin? When people in his group are getting aoed down? Or the current tank needs patching?