so...idk if this has been said but I'll put my opinion here1.sun seal has been changed in the upcoming update i.e, the chances of it working against all mobs and bosses has been increased
*checked it myself in test server and yup it's true*
also it gives 20%lifesteal on affected target so I think it's defensive enough.
2. sacred shield.....nothing much to say your right it sucks compared to all other shields in game
devs better buff it soon
3.illumination has also been changed in the upcoming update
now it deals damage to all targets kinda like dks skill not a great fix but it's better than the previous one
and about pala being defensive it's hard to say yes or no coz pala is the only class on elf side to reach 10k+ def without any buffs from skills and with new skill it definitely makes it more defensive so I say new skill is good as far as pve concerns and also good in PvP if u have good resi
going back to all other skills
banner is good as always
harrads call.mechanics has been changed so u don't need banner to use it now u can just jump like mages teleport skill but the sad part is the number of affected targets has been limited with respect to its lvl
repellant strike just another dmg skill with stun
over all palas can be great tanks if u have the right build
but in the end when compared to dks and barbs pala is as week as always