This just in...

[Lissa]

No. Not eveyone is gimped at level 12. Only Paladins and, to a lesser extent, Hunters. At least Hunters can manage aggro through ranged attacks. Paladins have NO such option! We have NO crowd control. We are GIMPED. Without a group, we can BARELY solo because we can't handle more than two monsters at a time!

I have no fear that as I progress through the levels, things will shape up. I also have no fear that when Talents are introduced, Paladins' powers will climb dramatically overnight. But that doesn't change the FACT that, as it stands right now, Paladins are gimped. :P

In other news, I finally got Resurrection. I LOVED that quest. I almost felt it was a little too short / easy, but it was still fun. I hope they have lots more class / profession-specific quests. It just totally adds to the RP value of the character. Maybe now I'll be able to help in groups more than standing back and healing while someone else takes the punishment (generally a "weaker" class, like a Priest!).

Edit:
I know all about MMOs. I play them all the time these days. I know how they work, and I know how they can be worked on after release. But you CANNOT RELEASE A BROKEN GAME! Imagine releasing D2 without only the first 3 Acts and only 4 out of 5 characters had skills. It's the same exact thing. It doesn't mean JACK that they can  patch to eternity after release. That's a given. What is "laughable" is your willingness to bow down and accept a wholly incomplete game that's missing the most BASIC functions!

I'm getting WoW at release, and I'm sure I will enjoy it (how long remains to be seen), but I am not going to stay quiet about a release without Paladin and Hunter talents. THAT is what is laughable.
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As a Pally, engineering is your friend...dynamite is a wonderful puller and allows the Pally to pull a single mob if done right instead of doing body pulls (which usually gets you more than you bargained for). This is why my Paladin in release is going Smith/Engineer with my Hunter doing the Mining. Being able to use the bombs from Engineer until one reaches Linkin's Boomerang is so helpful to a Pally (likewise, for a long time, the Engineer uses Copper and Bronze to level their skill in to the Expert range while the Smith typically is switching to Iron and Silver just before hitting Expert range).