Why no palies?

[Beastagoog]

Warrior = best raid tank
SK = best trash tank
Paladin = low dps tank who doesn't raid tank or trash tank so effectively.

Sks are thr selfish tank, paladins are the giving tank.

Def would rather a paladin tank over sk soley on thr basis that in a pinch a paladin can save thr group vrs just FDing to avoid dying.

[pharmakos]

been in so many raids where we wiped and the only person to camp out was a high level paladin. they 90% rez the first few epic clerics they see, and bam raid is back up.

[Jimjam]

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

been in so many raids where we wiped and the only person to camp out was a high level paladin. they 90% rez the first few epic clerics they see, and bam raid is back up.

So the raid pally's role is to realise they may as well have not even bothered logging in, get to the character select screen only to change their mind, log back in and save the day?

[Nixtar]

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

So the raid pally's role is to realise they may as well have not even bothered logging in, get to the character select screen only to change their mind, log back in and save the day?

Yes, because the paladin did nothing before that or are all your clerics logged out during raids? Sounds like a weird way to play but ok.

[falkun]

No, they need to Divine Strength everyone before the pull, then log out and watch the raid from character select.

[Naethyn]

Paladins are terrible dps, but Divine Shield should not be underestimated on raids. Often during raids there is a gap in healing on the Warrior. Paladins save the day with Lay on Hands. LoH also works while silenced which can be huge. For any trash mobs such as Halls of Testing I prefer a Paladin tank for 80% of the mobs.

[Xaanka]

300 mana is 4 more casts of divine strength before you sit down and make all the important people wait

[slippyfist]

I created a pally (blue) as my first character and I'm now level 17. I've not had a problem (yet) tanking for the most part, but I've really only scratched the surface. I would like to raid at end game because I never got the chance back in 2000. This thread has made me second-guess my choice, but I'm not going to throw in the towel yet.

I've raided on live with rogue, sham, cleric, and war(as trash tank) as well as played wiz, mag, enc and druid to near-max levels, so I'm comfortable with almost any role. My question is this: if you were in my shoes, would you re-roll to be more desirable in raids? Keep in mind I'm not that invested, nor have I had a problem playing any of the aforementioned classes, so it's not a huge deal for me to start a new char. Appreciate any feedback or suggestions.