I think SE really need to rethink SMN. I was taking a quick glance at the AH recently just to see what we have. And I noticed as a SMN you are restricted to a pair of level 36 +1 STR shoes if you want any shoe that enhances STR or attack.

While I accept SMN isn't on par with WAR for melee, it could at least have some mediocre options if you want to try something different. But completely locking the job out seems so narrow minded and stupid.

I'd gladly share some PUP/DRG/BST/SMN armors, than the ever frequent and useless WHM/BRD/RDM/BLM/SCH/SMN armors. I'm a pet job, not a healer or nuker. A decade is long enough for even SE to figure this out without people making a pact to quit a month to force the change.