AK Mouths Off Yet Again

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Very interesting rant. It really got me thinking and it sounds like you had fun writing it. Your Paladins being weak argument wasn't creative enough to convince me, though.

Unless it's Fanaticism (which'll get the paladin killed anyways because the only skill he can realistically use with it is Zeal, which only affects physical damage monsters, and even if they aren't in 1.1, he'll still get whomped because he can't waste them in time), then every other class has already taken advantage of the paladin's aura, doing what they do better at the paladin's expense.

You obviously haven't made a Holy Shock/Conviction Paladin.

The game isn't completely about killing speed, although that is one of the themes. If you take an above maxed Holy Bolt and add some fast cast, then you can heal characters with lots of life very quickly. I know because I did this.