Summoners of the past?

[jeffanddane]

I remember when playing SMN on older Final Fantasy's? They were so power full and god like. What has happened in FFXI? SMN's are way to limited I think maybe more BP- gear. . A lot of time a 1 min wait just isn't cutting it . Maybe all summons should not share a bp timer? I have full afv3+1 and the accessories. But no matter how geared you are the output of damage is minimal because your limited to 1 min 40-45 seconds with bp reduction gear. I don't mean like completely whip the timer. I see SAM, MNK, etc deal out our dmg within seconds. I believe SMN should also be in that area of DD. Like the other day I was in an abyssea party where my friend was almost single shouting mobs and I have MM and 2 MAB atmas on and still cant keep up with 45bp timer. Or maybe blood rages at lvl 70 share diffrent timers then blood rages at 75 that are merited. Like for instance you could do predator claws and then wind scar. Or you it could be like you cant use a lvl 70 bp and a merited bp from the same summon?