No it’s not in and of itself. It is when the design is flawed, which it is now.
Which is where your, mine and everyone else frustration comes from talking about Ret.
But a class doesn’t need to be fundamentally different every X design rotation. Especially if they find an iteration people enjoy.
And again, divine toll is very much a new paladin ability and if we’re talking “exact same button” and not just “new abilities” well we got Exorcism back that changes the rotation and Consecration since there was an emphasis on it doing damage now.
You’re aiming your criticism at the wrong target.
They don’t, that’s why there was over a thousands comments in the beta paladin thread.
That’s why we see many thread pop up in the paladin forums about Ret.
Again to simplify Rets problem:
- Mobility
- Defensive
- (New in DF) Bloated rotation
Paladin as a whole
- (New in DF) Uninspired general talent tree packed with throughput