SMN - Why it is not a very interesting job and not a good upgrade from ACN

[Dwill]

Do you have stats to back up your claim or a in game poll that suggest players are fine with the Summoner or are just waiting for square to make changes to the pet. The majority of players don't post in forums and I'm sure In have more than 3 people that agree with me since people make new forums about changing the Summoner every other week. There is a reason Black Mages outnumber Summoners 6:1 and it has nothing to do with damage it has to do with the pet design and appearance.

You demand stats out of me then proceed to say that BLM outnumbers SMN on a 6 to 1 ration which is an outlandish claim if I'Ve ever seen one and with no source to back it up. Then you wonder why no one takes you seriously.

I'll bite.. I'm one of those people that aren't especially happy with the design choices they've made with SMN so far to be honest.

That isn't to say it's a broken or non-functional job because mechanically it works just fine, however to me personally it doesn't really feel like a Summoner. It does feel very much like Affliction Warlock from WoW which is kind of Ironic because i feel Demonology Warlock would have actually translated better to SMN in this game, Metamorphosis -> Esper form etc.

Something like this but obviously based on current Egi: http://www.wowwiki.com/Metamorphosis

See also: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/E..._Fantasy_VI%29

And: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Terra_Branford

As for changes / additions / anything else that isn't really my place to say as it is SMN is a great DoT DPS class just one that doesn't bring to mind the images of the traditional Final Fantasy summoner.

One word can dismiss this entire suggestion: Lore. And like I've said plenty of time, the concept of a single player summoner cannot be introduce in a MMORPG.