I wish I could help you bro but when I was a paladin, I never leveled with RS. I was agi-spear paladin. I only know that cross shield is good for RS. I dont know about the stat either
Also, there is a turn-in quest (aks TI). If you dont know what it is, check the link:
http://irowiki.org/w..._Turn-In_Events
When you are trying to get a party in TI, since you are a paladin, most people will expect you to have Sacrifice. Sad truth is, you will need at least 13 job level to unlock all per-requisite skills (Holy cross level 6 and Grand cross level 4, 3 more on Shield reflect), before you can start learning Sacrifice. If you decide to come this path, you will need to raise your VIT and then you will level your RG as a sacrifice'r in TI party.
You will probably have a hard time to level to a RG right now since the best way to do TI but you dont have Sacrifice. It will be hard for you to get a party.
You can try to solo your way to become a RG too but my knowledge is very limited as I leveled my paladin with Lance only and meele-poked until I reached 99/70 as a paladin (I didnt know about TI back then lol). One thing I know is that you need a Cross shield if you wanna continue soloing with your RS.
Good luck
Edited by ChakriGuard, 29 July 2014 - 11:25 AM.