The-Magic-Sword
Small Ball Archmage
Yeah, if it was about 5e my sort of instinct is if they mostly feel that way because smites feel like big damage, so even them hitting a lot less is fine because they see themselves getting these big hits. Either that or the rest of the party makes the Paladin seem strong by comparison, I've definetly had people who would be less effective than an unoptimized Paladin trying their best, lookin-at-you-cantrip-spamming-full-casters.