choosing paladin or demonslayer ?

You had no place being at RA at 125? How fascinating. Tell me more about how you don't go at 100 on every character as I do. That statement alone shows how bad Pallys are.

I know Pallys have their pride, but I think its time to give up the fight.

Also, don't lie just to prove a point. Not every class is nerfed every patch. For example, Cannoneers now have earlier access to Extra Strike Barrage along with the passive 30% crit that Barrage gives.

To me, my validity for being in a place, is drawn from how long I can go being unconcerned with death based on the expectations set to me by playing my class. Which, as a standard, for paladin is to be an 'exceptionally long' time. Where as to me other classes would have a shorter expectation.

I will have you know that I won that fight (Von Bon) by myself, but the cost in potions vs the reward in tokens was not sufficient to me and my personal standards to justify my being there. As Death suggested, this was a personal decision about my needs. After all I was still, at 125 in my 90 gear that had it's full scrolling in 100% defense scrolls.

I am generally late to change gear, as the longer I wait the cheaper it gets. So before you criticize the class, ask yourself, "Is Pally bad, or is Avatarded just a bad pally?" Because by your standards, I am very probably just a career baddie all around and pally has no specific part in that.

Despite playing the class with distinction, I didn't mention my victory because I didn't feel it was relative to my case on why Pally is bossing material, and I felt the conclusion of my victory was inherently obvious because of how I phrased the unimportance of the boss OHKOs.

The fact that a 125 pally, in badly scrolled 90 gear, can solo Von Bon should speak volumes of the classes' bossing potential.

If you look to a class based on the changes made in this patch, or that, you will flow between classes like a nerdraging river. There will be no consistency in your gameplay at all. Understanding core, fundamental aspects of a class, and appreciating them for what they are is central fo finding a class that you can enjoy. What you are describing is the constant bandwagoning that occurs whenever there is a new class or class update that makes something seem 'overpowered' enough to justify changing class.

Whereas I am trying to illustrate core features of the class, whether or not I am a baddie in playing that class, as it takes all sorts of perspectives to make an informed decision. And, none of these points had yet been shared by 'better' paladins.