I kind of skimmed through this thread but hmm... my quick opinion is this.
I picked Page since in beta for four reasons:
1. I liked the addition of adding elements to melee combat
2. The class is known for being inefficient in damage against a variety of monsters, which motivated me to make my character extremely strong to surprise other people (a.k.a. playing with low tiers and kicking ass in a fighting game)
3. The low population of the class
4. The difficulty in training the class makes it MUCH easier to be the top of your class
I actually want the road to be tougher for Paladins - everything good and bad about the White Knight is everything I loved about it. I never had White Knight complaints, but I didn't enjoy Paladin as much because it was easier. White Knights were somewhat inferior, and consequently part of the reward of playing White Knights was to try to be the last man standing. Or maybe I'm just kind of sadistic.
One thing that I have always wanted since beta though (and I think it's actually in the game now, since Pink Bean has it?) is neutral resist. This doesn't improve our class' damage (which is good cause that's not what is needed). What it does is it gives us training areas unique to Paladins (and Mages as well) and bars out the physical attackers... the exact opposite of what monsters that resist all elements do to Paladins and Mages. I also think this gives the two skills Inferno and Freezing Arrow (for the archer classes) more practical use as well.
Essentially this gives our class something that the other classes can't have. Which is good, because currently Heros have everything Paladins (and Dark Knights) have plus more (Heros have better overall damage than Paladins, their damage is not limited by Berserk and they don't attack as slow as Dark Knights). Hermits have everything Archers have and more (Hermits have better avoid and mobility). Mages suck. Give the Paladins, Archers, and Mages something back hm?
I picked Page since in beta for four reasons:
1. I liked the addition of adding elements to melee combat
2. The class is known for being inefficient in damage against a variety of monsters, which motivated me to make my character extremely strong to surprise other people (a.k.a. playing with low tiers and kicking ass in a fighting game)
3. The low population of the class
4. The difficulty in training the class makes it MUCH easier to be the top of your class
I actually want the road to be tougher for Paladins - everything good and bad about the White Knight is everything I loved about it. I never had White Knight complaints, but I didn't enjoy Paladin as much because it was easier. White Knights were somewhat inferior, and consequently part of the reward of playing White Knights was to try to be the last man standing. Or maybe I'm just kind of sadistic.
One thing that I have always wanted since beta though (and I think it's actually in the game now, since Pink Bean has it?) is neutral resist. This doesn't improve our class' damage (which is good cause that's not what is needed). What it does is it gives us training areas unique to Paladins (and Mages as well) and bars out the physical attackers... the exact opposite of what monsters that resist all elements do to Paladins and Mages. I also think this gives the two skills Inferno and Freezing Arrow (for the archer classes) more practical use as well.
Essentially this gives our class something that the other classes can't have. Which is good, because currently Heros have everything Paladins (and Dark Knights) have plus more (Heros have better overall damage than Paladins, their damage is not limited by Berserk and they don't attack as slow as Dark Knights). Hermits have everything Archers have and more (Hermits have better avoid and mobility). Mages suck. Give the Paladins, Archers, and Mages something back hm?