Not Enough Cross Class Skills for SMN and What's the Deal with Aero?

Ok so SMN gets Thunder, Surecast, and Swiftcast from THM right now and Raging Strikes, Hawk's Eye, and Quelling Strikes from ARC. Aero says that it's usable by SMN but it's not.

So SMN gets 5 skills to choose from and there are only 6 options? And after the nerf, they'll get 5 skills to choose from and only have 5 options. Something seems odd there and I really don't like it. It seems like they've changed Hawk's Eye so that it might do something for SMN (all attacks land). Was attacks not landing a big issue anyway? I've never noticed a spell miss. Besides can't you cap ACC so attacks always land anyway?

I'm feeling really confused but best case scenario SMN has 5 cross class abilities and that seems like a real serious lack of options. I mean, all the jobs have pretty narrow selections anyway but is this really what's intended? I was leveling SMN as an alt and enjoying it but it seems a lot less fun now. Were people asking for a SMN nerf? It seems like if anything SMN was the most underpowered of the ranged DPS.

We don't get Aero because CNJ is not a cross-class. We get Blizzard II now instead of Thunder.

The auto-hit aspect of Hawk's eye is a moot point. We wouldn't have relied on the accuracy even if it did affect our spells. (which previously it didn't)

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Originally Posted by T0rin

We don't get Aero because CNJ is not a cross-class. We get Blizzard II now instead of Thunder.

The auto-hit aspect of Hawk's eye is a moot point. We wouldn't have relied on the accuracy even if it did affect our spells. (which previously it didn't)

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I know CNJ is not cross-class. Aero still says it's usable by SMN. They should probably change that. Anyway thanks for the other info. I didn't notice that SMN gets Blizzard 2. I'm not sure how useful that will be but I guess it's something. I didn't know how accuracy worked with spells, it seems weird that spellcasters don't have some sort of equivalent stat, or do they?

I still do have a problem with the lack of options when it comes to CC skills and it does seem a bit worse with SMN. I'd love to see SE open up more options and/or add more. More builds would be a fantastic thing.

I think blizzard II will be pretty fun in dungeons once all of the DoTs are spread and ticking.
I do wish there were more options like you said tho.

personally, i will never use blizzard II, for a summoner it's pointless... it will force us to go to close combat for a pityfull damage and an effect we already have with another skill...
the only utility is for FATE farming...

Also I feel like the Accuracy 100% buff is widely useless for us too, we already have to have above average Accuracy for our silly pet xd!
And without thunder, I doubt I'll need Quelling Strikes so soon anyway (unless for Bane I guess but a good tank can handle that no problem!)

As long as I have Swiftcast, I'm still alright haha