There is no offensive light caster in the game. It’s very much possible to use the Light as a cast for direct harm, Grand Lector Enaara is a great example.
So, let’s give paladins a light-based Caster DPS spec. We could always use more flavors of caster and we could use a “The Light judges” type. Plus a plate caster would be pretty unique. And we need at least one other class that can go caster or tank. Currently we have exactly one.
You know you want to see a Paladin, wings glowing with Avenging Wrath, smiting enemies with their deadly Lightbolts and Holy Shocks.
It would be interesting if Shamans got a tank spec and Paladins a ranged DPS spec. It would round them both out. I wouldn’t be opposed to having a couple new specs rather than classes in 10.0.
They can’t even balance the 36 specs they have let alone add more. I don’t want any more classes or specs, the development team can’t keep up at this point.
We almost had this in WOD when we had Denounce. Spammable, quick, low mana, low damage ranged spell which was amazing in PvP.
You could Judgement, Holy Shock and Denounce from 40 yards.
You bring back exorcism as a hard hitting nuke, create some type of “finisher spell” and toss in Holy Wrath as an AoE option you could easily build a ranged spec from abilities that Paladins have been introduced to over the years.