Disgusted with Paladins 1.10

[WarBlade]

So, Warblade & co, if you were fixing the Paladin skills and synergies, what would you do?

I would do this:

Step 1
Make some rules to govern ongoing skill balancing that ensure Synergies remain controlled and balanced.

1.a. Establish what Synergies are supposed to achieve.
1.b. Define the purpose of each skill tree and establish how each will use synergies.

Step 2
Sort out where the Synergies will be and what they will do, before adding in values.

2.a. Apply rough values in keeping with previous rules.
2.b. Attenuate levels to balance.
2.c. Investigate the 'wishful thinking' element for possible further spice.

Note that while Blizzard planning sometimes seems to start at around around Step 2, all these wishful thinking forum posts start at 2.c. which often makes fan suggestions ten times worse as a result.

Oh you want me to actually apply this system too? I spent around 4 hours considering the problem on Sunday, for no better reason than I was irritated enough to see how hard it really was. It's do-able, but I don't think my ideas are quite bulletproof just yet. :P ;)