Paladin and Dark Knight.. the same? (Evie)

[Lou the Lou]

I've been reading on forums about the differences between taking Dark Knight vs. Paladin, and people talk about all the differences... but I don't see any of that in the descriptions for the abilities. They talk about better defense for the Paladin and better attack for the Dark Knight, but both stages of both transformations seem to offer the same stat boosts, according to the ability icons in the Skills window.

Has it been changed, or is the defense/attack (and SP regen vs. Stamina boost) a "hidden" addition?

[HyperDebtRay]

If you see the actual skill tree for Paladin and Dark Knight, there are more passives for defense and HP on Paladin and more STR and ATK passives on the Dark Knight tree.

The skill tree is located on the character screen when you click on the Paladin/Dark Knight button. Though I think this only shows up once you choose.

I've played with both, either one is a definite help in raids, imo its more personal preference than anything. Most people choose Dark Knight for evie.

[Lou the Lou]

Ah, that's what I was missing, the skill trees. Yes, you cannot see them unless you choose, or at least until you're high enough level, because I haven't gotten there yet and I cannot see them.

I was thinking Dark Knight for Evie for the stamina boost, but I've read that the ATK cap is easier to hit than the defense cap, so at the end, Paladin is more beneficial, as far as hitting your caps is concerned - but also that the Paladin SP regen is quite weak compared to the DK stamina boost. Is that still accurate?

[HyperDebtRay]

Both have 180% more SP boost when you max out the SP passives, but Paladin has slightly more when you account for the Aura party buff for SP. Though if it's just for yourself, your SP bar fills up fast enough without the Aura for you to even notice.

Yes, Dark Knight has way better Stamina bonus on its passives.

[cruste]

pala
dmg cap is reached pretty fast in late game
no need for the extra boost from dark knight