Shield Tactictians - viable shield users outside raids

[Corwinsky]

Btw my current paladin feats are:
Toughness x2
Power Attack
Tower Shield
Shield Mastery
Bull headed
Weapon focus: slashing
Bastard sword

so no
- combat expertise: don't have 13 int anyway. paladins are starved in attr points. Of course if I find a +4 int tome I will keep it (will be flamed by wiz but then... I don't cry when they keep a SoS from von6). Would not select combat expertise though until they fix AC for epics.
- impr critical: My 2 main weapons have keen: a min2 GS BS and a eAGA. Will be more a problem if I get an eSOS. Weapon focus: slashing might go then.
- THF: this is valuable only in having a high kill count as it increases damage of glancing blows and therefore more chance of being the one doing the last hit on a group of trash mobs. Has no significance on actual DPS against bosses...

[lethargos]

Nice ideas but youre dreaming of 4th edition.