When you think 'Paladin' what spec do you think of?

[Deleted]

what spec comes to mind when you think of paladins?

[Baxatos]

Protection Paladin.

[kortin]

Protection paladin of course.

[Deleted]

Holy as we've nothing but a holy paladin in our guild :>

[Ciah]

Holy? No. Priests are holy, Paladins hit things with hammers.

I always saw Paladins as retribution, more aggressive. But I can totally see why people say protection, the more stoic image of a Paladin.

[isadorr]

Retribution comes to mind then Prot then holy.

[Deleted]

The draenei one from the TBC cinematic. So ret.

[noteworthynerd]

There was a series of threads that discussed this for each class a couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed them immensely!

OT: While my Paladin will forever and always be main spec: Protection, I cannot help but picture Retribution when I think of this class. I think this is because when I was introduced to Warcraft (in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos), Paladins were a hybrid of Ret/Holy. They carried around big two handed maces which they used to smite their enemies, but they also carried around spell books and chanted from them to heal/ress allies. So now, whenever I picture a Paladin in my head, I picture Uther or Arthas running around smashing skulls whilst mending wounds.

Edit: In fact, it is rather odd to me that people pick "Protection", I guess that is because until TBC (and really Wrath tbh), Protection Paladins were nothing but a novelty, you almost never saw them.

[Desminn]

holy, masters of the light.

and holy pals still drop tha hammers too

[Deleted]

tbh most bliz represented (if not all) are rets now that i think about it

[Desminn]

There was a series of threads that discussed this for each class a couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed them immensely!

OT: While my Paladin will forever and always be main spec: Protection, I cannot help but picture Retribution when I think of this class. I think this is because when I was introduced to Warcraft (in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos), Paladins were a hybrid of Ret/Holy. They carried around big two handed maces which they used to smite their enemies, but they also carried around spell books and chanted from them to heal/ress allies. So now, whenever I picture a Paladin in my head, I picture Uther or Arthas running around smashing skulls whilst mending wounds.

WTB 2 hand spell power maces U_U

id TOTALLY rock that as a holy pal.

I demand Hammer of Righteous Might 2.0

...but ya know give it some int at least lol.

[ericyeahright]

When I think of a Paladin, I think holy defenders of the light. Right off, youd think prot, but I always saw them as attacking based healers.

[Cronos]

I see a mix of Holy and Retribution. Noble Warriors known for their Holy zeal, willing to mete out retribution to those that would speak against the light.

I think the same as this poster, but just a bit more inclined to Holy. Ironically the main spec of my pally (which is in turn, my main) is Protection

[Deleted]

I play a paladin. Retribution mainly.

But when i think about "paladins" my vision is a fusion of all 3 specs. Paladins should not just focussed on "i swing my weapon and kill enemies" or "i heal you fellas" or just "let them hit me, so i can protect you all". No.

Just my 2cents

[MrDragon]

Overzealous murderers using their divine nature as an excuse to be assholes and cowards (bubble).
Pretty much has Retri written all over it.

Do not take this personally, I just don't really like Paladins as a concept. :P
Somehow I was ok with them in WC3, but then they couldn't self-heal and Uther was awesome.

[Deleted]

The vanilla ones. All of 'em fuckers holy.

[Mister K]

Holy + Prot mixed together :3

[Jetzy]

Protection! Cause thats what I am, but when i think about "other" paladins, Holy, cause thats what my friend is :P

[Iseka]

retridin..

[foxHeart]

Ret is by far the most symoblic, so ret. Mine is holy/ret, mostly holy.