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I would like to throw my 2 cents in for Paladin-Prot being overrrated, having levelled 2 paladins to 70 and trying both ways.
Before 34 or so we can agree that Ret is best, without consistent reckoning.
For 34-61, while still in Azeroth, because of the 2.3 quest change, you want to do more quests than the days when prot aoe-grinding was invented. And I simply don't get all the people saying "quests are just killing a lot of mobs, so it's all the same". No it's not. There are a lot of casters out there, and it only takes 2 to ruin your day.
Additionally:
any runners are near impossible to deal with (who's paying attention when you're handling 15 mobs), and if they run and find friends, you may have 2 casters shooting you to death from afar before you notice.
mobs that heal their friends can make prot-grinding hellacious.
there are also hunter mobs who shoot at you, and net you then shoot at you
any mob that stuns (meaning you can't block dodge or parry for a few seconds) could mean instant death
It takes forever to kill a single lone mob (especially a caster). And a lot of questing does involve finding mobs who can't be grouped to others.
Once you hit Outland, a) quests are less important but b) there are even more casters!
Also, at 60, you can get Reckoning AND various retribution talents, which are really a great combination for Ret. A decent chunk of survivability, 45 sec stun cooldown, and having reckoning up about 30% of the time.
Although either way, Paladins are slow, and very gear dependent.
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