Arcanist Pets need to have "Obey" as a TOGGLE, not a command.

We need better summon models. Like seriously, these are a joke.

Years later and sic/obey is still an issue. FFS! Sic/Obey should be a CLIENT-SIDE DEFAULT! Not a SERVER-side default! I don't pay my fairy to do whatever SHE wants!

a command for summoner to pet return to me to deal with aoe

Obey, Sic, Guard, etc all drive me bonkers. Oh the times I accidentally pulled the boss because I clicked "Obey" when targeting the boss.

I don't really mind it the way that it is now, but I wouldn't be opposed to it either, I suppose.

What I'd rather see is across-the-board pet "slots" for the hotkeys so you don't have to have all four Garuda keys and all four Ifrit keys keybound, just when you summon Garuda it shows hers and when you summon Ifrit it shows his.

To break it down, instead of keybinding Contagion, I would keybind "Pet Action #4" and then with Garuda out, that keybind becomes contagion, and with Ifrit out it becomes Flaming Crush, with all recasts reflected appropriately. Then in the event that you ever need to micromanage Titan it'd also already be keybound, etc.

Let no one say necromancy isn't a thing, we just bore witness to it!

As for the topic, well... the Summoner job at least as a whole could use an overhaul so...... As for the faeries, I keep them on Obey anyway always when I play SCH.

OMG, I was enjoying lev my SMN UNTIL I'd heard you need to keep pets on OBEY, then in NN some mentors were telling me that was old, and they keep pets on SIC. I'm so confused, being a FF newbie I have enough to worry about trying to keep up with my rotation. So now it's back to keeping pets on OBEY ? Guess I'll just STOP playing my SMN!

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Originally Posted by Verethyl

OMG, I was enjoying lev my SMN UNTIL I'd heard you need to keep pets on OBEY, then in NN some mentors were telling me that was old, and they keep pets on SIC. I'm so confused, being a FF newbie I have enough to worry about trying to keep up with my rotation. So now it's back to keeping pets on OBEY ? Guess I'll just STOP playing my SMN!

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there is a simple rule: never trust a mentor. mentors uhm... have a reeeeaaaally bad reputation and you will not find many of the better players between them.

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Originally Posted by Verethyl

So now it's back to keeping pets on OBEY ? Guess I'll just STOP playing my SMN!

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YOu can keep Ifrit on sic, but Garuda you generally want on obey so as she doesn't use Contagion uselessly or knock back mobs in dungeons. When you get better keep Ifrit on obey too, and use radiant shield for raid wide aoes etc. But don't let it discourage you!

But yes, having obey/sic as a stance would be great, with a separate 'engage' button. Top tip though, if you use a swift cast summon macro, put /pac "Obey" <me> somewhere on it so as your pet doesn't accidentally engage the enemy.

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Originally Posted by Llugen

I don't really mind it the way that it is now, but I wouldn't be opposed to it either, I suppose.

What I'd rather see is across-the-board pet "slots" for the hotkeys so you don't have to have all four Garuda keys and all four Ifrit keys keybound, just when you summon Garuda it shows hers and when you summon Ifrit it shows his.

To break it down, instead of keybinding Contagion, I would keybind "Pet Action #4" and then with Garuda out, that keybind becomes contagion, and with Ifrit out it becomes Flaming Crush, with all recasts reflected appropriately. Then in the event that you ever need to micromanage Titan it'd also already be keybound, etc.

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I know it would be better if directly implemented, but you can use a macro to mimic that with the /hotbar place thing (macro to summon Garuda AND place her actions, AND put her on obey, and another macro to summon ifrit, puts him on SiC and puts his skills in the same spots)