phroggonalog
Dalayan Master
My tip is: listen to the GMs, the Devs, the experienced players, and nearly everyone on this server when they tell you that paladins are kickass. Don't listen to, say, Eleazer (Goldfolk), whose expectations when going LFG were laughable before he joined a high powered guild that, well, power geared him.
I don't main a paladin, but I have had a blast playing my alt pally to level 50 without buying any gear whatsoever -- and that is before paladins get any AE aggro spells whatsoever. When doing Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, and Difficult Tmaps (which are great to do casually with friends), I want a paladin tanking first and foremost. If you're looking to do Very Difficult and Extremely difficult maps, then it's probably best if you're guilded anyway. If you really are just looking to play for fun, then a paladin is fun for sure.
I don't main a paladin, but I have had a blast playing my alt pally to level 50 without buying any gear whatsoever -- and that is before paladins get any AE aggro spells whatsoever. When doing Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, and Difficult Tmaps (which are great to do casually with friends), I want a paladin tanking first and foremost. If you're looking to do Very Difficult and Extremely difficult maps, then it's probably best if you're guilded anyway. If you really are just looking to play for fun, then a paladin is fun for sure.