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

[Razushu]

I'm pretty sure you're trolling but what the hell I'll keep replying

I still don't see what gives you the idea it would be a backline job.

The complete lack of any frontline trait and Final Fantasy canon... also the complete lack of frontline traits

HP? If so, then taru are backline races.
MP? If so, PLD and DRK are backline jobs.
Pets? If so, BST and PUP and DRG are backline jobs.

PLD, DRK, BST, PUP and DRG all have frontline traits they were designed as such SMN was not comparing SMN to any of these is like comparing fish to birds

Heck, your avatars are BLMs as jobs, and you say they should be the ones up front meleeing.

Avatars are BLMs sure(I'd call that poor design though) but they -50% PDT native and hell they're disposable.

The only logical deduction is that SMN is a frontline job. But I won't argue with you that SMN being a backline job is the "normal" thing to think. Like the world being flat years ago. It is incredibly hard to convince people they are wrong, if they have no desire to change their opinion.

The illogical deduction that SMN is a frontline job is more akin to when the notion that the earth was round was gathering support there was one guy saying the earth was hexagonal and made of frozen yoghurt.

I'd suggest you re-roll as galka, and get a view of how SMN without taru HP survives at melee range. You'll be surprised at how little damage you take. (I'd say 95% of the time you are more likely to be yelled at for "feeding TP" than actually being a sponge on MP)

Of course you'll take less damage as a non-DD job meleeing you'd only pull hate off people with MUCH worse gear than you. I don't need to play as a Galka to understand, when I could just level a frontline job on my Taru and see a similar Difference in HP but also a FAR greater difference in ability as a frontline DD