Why is Summoner the most ignored, misunderstood and broken job?

[Razushu]

First post, paragraph 8ish. I never need to, and this was no exception. (^^)d

Mala says that SE has never given SMN the tools to DD. Unlimited MP is the only tool needed to DD as SMN. Mala, as you can see from later posts, is not 100% averse to melee.

I try to know my audience. I'm pretty sure I know Mala as well as Mala knows me. Mala would be a fabulous owner of Hvergelmir.

I fail to se how MP is a DD tool. high STR, DEX, VIT and AGI or native Double attack, accuracy bonus, attack bonus would be what I would consider melee tools, these or any of the many melee centric job abilities. Also just because a SMN could build a TP/WS gear set dopesn't mean we should, I mean we could build an excellent Nuking or enfeebling set too but I've never seen anyone do it or say we should.