Help for a new Pally..Follow

I have just started a new Pally, i am currently level 15. Now this is my first melee class ( have mostly played Clerics).

My question is ..Why do i get stuned so much and what or how can i prevent this?

Any help would be apreciated

Well there is one way to not get stunned you could be a large class such BARB, TROLL, OGRE. The don't get stunned

This is not fact, but it seems to me as you increase in level you do not get stunned as much. It has a lot to do with the mob you are fighting too, some stun more than others.

Yeah, I think it goes hand in hand with the AC too.
You're right though, mobs that hit harder generally stun more. At level 15 shrooms in PC should stun more often then other things of that level.

Although the damage cap goes up at level 20, you will most likely still want to be using 1HS + Shield/Bash for the extra AC. You will want to keep your skills up on 1HS, 2HS, and Piercing (other would also recommend 1HB). At minimum you should keep 1HS + 2HS maxed.

With 2HS at level 20 you will be doing more damange than at 2HS at level 19. More important than the max amount of damage that you do is the amount of damage that you inflict per second. With comparable weapons 1HS + Bash normally will produce more DPS at this leavel than 2HS with a high delay. Most paladins I have spoken to have switched over soley to 2HS somewhere around level 50. There is a really good article on Paladins of Norrath in the Tomes of Knowledge section that is a must read. http://p202.ezboard.com/fpaladinsofnorrathtomesofknowledge.showMessage?topicID=82.topic

My recommendation would be to skill up on both 1HS and 2HS, but once the skill is maxed use 1HS + Bash and take advantage of the extra AC a shield offers. On average the slower 2HS weapon will occasionally create an uber hit for lots of damage, but with the damage bonus being fairly low at this point you would be better off with a faster 1HS+Bash creating 3 possible attacks than the single 2HS swing. The shield will increase your AC (and possibly your ATK rating depending on stats - watch this carefully when equipping) making you harder to hit. You will also want to monitor how long it takes you to kill the mob with both 1HS vs 2HS. Dead things don't attack...the longer the mob is alive and hitting you the more damage you are going to sustain.

One final point. It has been my experience that around level 20 the newbie quest armor really isn't worth wearing any more, except for when tradeskilling (due to the wisdom stats). A suit of Fine Plate (going mega cheap) gives you a higher AC than the newbie quest armor. If you are still wearing your newbie quest armor you might want to look at some nice cheaper end armor, some stat enhancing jewelry pieces, a nice shield, and a good ratio 1HS weapon. I would save some money on the 2HS weapon and put the cash into an armor upgrade.

Flames away...

Bah to you people who say you get stunned less at higher levels. I am 65 and nearly 100 aa's and I get to crap stunned out of me by the 700+ hitters. Really makes it tough when you get stunned to badly you can't even lay hands!

If it bothers you alot re-roll to an ogre SK or warrior.. that is the only fix for it sadly.