Synergies.

[WarBlade]

I was toying with the idea of a synergy that would take the minimum of ResFire, ResCold, ResLight & Salvation as give it to Holy Shield as a boost to current & max resists (for the Paladin, only, of course).

Hmm, the basic principle behind the Holy Shield/Defiance relationship is the idea of defence and how the two things can reinforce in such a way that one can gain huge benefits from running Holy Shield and Defiance together.

As a synergy I don't see this as a senario to convince a Paladin to run any of the Resistance Auras. That's what I'd really like to see in this patch actually: A reason to actually turn those auras on, even if only situationally, that doesn't involve simply adding more unneeded resistance.

Perhaps you haven't noticed this, but I've found that the paladin has a problem with his amount of life in the beta.

HAH! You know I have. :P ;)
Unfortunately there don't seem to be many easy solutions. Duration enhancements for Conversion are yet another rough tangential possibility, but as for life directly, the best I could dream up was a max life bonus to Salvation - kind of like having an Oak Sage lite on top of the resistance bonus - granted as a synergy from Prayer. After all it's not like "Salvation" defines the aura purely as being elemental resistance (unlike the names of its earlier cousins). It would have to be a Paladin-only effect to keep it under control

Perhaps you haven't noticed this, but I've found that the paladin has a problem with his amount of life in the beta.

HAH! You know I have. :P ;)
Unfortunately there don't seem to be many easy solutions. Duration enhancements for Conversion are yet another rough tangential possibility, but as for life directly, the best I could dream up was a max life bonus to Salvation - kind of like having an Oak Sage lite on top of the resistance bonus - granted as a synergy from Prayer. After all it's not like "Salvation" defines the aura purely as being elemental resistance (unlike its earlier cousins). It would have to be a Paladin-only effect though. :unsure: