No Sarcasm intended. I agree with you 100%. I think what it comes down to with most is that people have a mind set on past MMO's, i.e. WoW and expect it to be the same. One that comes to mind and I apologize if I'm incorrect, but with the Sunder Ability. I know in WoW it's a threat generator and from what I can tell here it's not and most knights I come across don't use it because they think it'll generate threat.
Honestly, I'm happy with the numerous skills and have had no issues playing the Guardian.