The truth of the templar is very good help in groups, now alone a Sorc can easily, SM keeps it CC with a thousand fear or with sleep, root etc and the magic resist SETs are a joke, a Cloth with an easy ACC set reaches 2300 Macc OR MORE And set MR you barely get 2300 MR and not to mention that the Sorc raises the MACC to 1000 with a skill and the SM can dispel the Aether armor, even the ranger can put you to sleep or slow you down all the time.
Templar must have a higher gear than the rival and in addition to several sets, use yes or yes 3 weapons, one-handed weapons should cost half the AP and medals because you need two, while a sorc with a good book could be enough, temper needs yes or yes sword/mace with shield and a GS. lol
There is less and less templar or cleric due to how expensive it is to equip them and the amount of set they need.
I have seen many templars create alters and play more with other melee classes like gladiators or rangers