Summoners getting Carby now?!

[Swishytail]

There could be an Arcanist off screen that sent in Carbuncle, and that Summoner actually has no summons out.

Smoke and mirrors, people! Without names showing, you can't tell.

[Starlord]

There could be an Arcanist off screen that sent in Carbuncle, and that Summoner actually has no summons out.

Smoke and mirrors, people! Without names showing, you can't tell.

That's why I said "I hope it is" I know SE can pull stunts like this lol.

In a way, if that is true that would be false advertising!

[AmalahRose]

That would be a dream come true. ; ;

[Obysuca]

(ffxi spoiler)

huh? you got carby in ffxi at lvl1 the rest at 30(and earlier if you have the quest done with another job), and odin and alex at 75, and carby was the bad guy there, the carby love comes from it's cuteness lol.

Carby's mitts around 20. Also, you can get the rest at 20(minus Odin/Alexander/Diabolos/Fenrir), if you can do the solo version of the trials. :P

[Dejectedbunny]

(ffxi spoiler)

huh? you got carby in ffxi at lvl1 the rest at 30(and earlier if you have the quest done with another job), and odin and alex at 75, and carby was the bad guy there, the carby love comes from it's cuteness lol.

The person you were referring to was speaking more specifically to the 0 perp cost that could be obtained with gear.

I think the overall affection toward Carbuncle came from the fact that it was the most widely used (in terms of general utility) and thus was the unofficial mascot of FFXI smns.

[Schaeffa]

Just don't do SMN quest and u still have Carbuncle instead of Garuda

That Summoner is using a relic, though, which you can't get without completing your Class/Job quests.

[Sylve]

Just don't do SMN quest and u still have Carbuncle instead of Garuda

This pretty much nails it. Remember that those screenshots come from Development Servers, meaning that Character was likely created, and then with a Console Command, given a full set of SMN gear and not any Job Quests for the purposes of providing a nice screenshot.

That Summoner is using a relic, though, which you can't get without completing your Class/Job quests.

We cannot on the Live Server, but with a Console Command ... It's possible for him to equip any piece of SMN gear he wanted to.

[Schaeffa]

Remember that those screenshots come from Development Servers, meaning that Character was likely created, and then with a Console Command, given a full set of SMN gear and not any Job Quests for the purposes of providing a nice screenshot ... It's possible for him to equip any piece of SMN gear he wanted to.

While logic is with you on this one, my heart goes out that I'll be able to use Carbuncle on my SMN. =D I mean, it just seems silly to make a screenshot with a SMN and Carbuncle if we weren't going to be able to summon him. I do remember a thread before where the Devs said they weren't going to allow us to summon Carbuncle, they never said we couldn't glamour over Garuda...

[Starlord]

While logic is with you on this one, my heart goes out that I'll be able to use Carbuncle on my SMN. =D I mean, it just seems silly to make a screenshot with a SMN and Carbuncle if we weren't going to be able to summon him. I do remember a thread before where the Devs said they weren't going to allow us to summon Carbuncle, they never said we couldn't glamour over Garuda...

Yoshi-P and DEVs, had said on other subjects that they weren't planning on it, but did it anyways. They also sometimes go as far as to tell us why they could now and not then within interviews/live letter Q and A.

When they say no plans, I see it as " We can't atm because of X reason that they fail to mention till they can actually do it".

It works in opposite too, remember the "Roaming Primals" that they were suppose to add? It's not that they can't, it's either they abandoned the idea or something is holding them back from doing so.

[Heavy01Mk2]

I don't see what's so special about a blue pikachu, call me when you can summon zodiark.