Torn between Black Mage and Summoner!

[HereticBliss]

Haven't been back in the game for very long, so apologies if this is a silly question... Umm, are mages supposed to be autoattacking? I haven't seen any do it and it doesn't seem like a great idea to me. Mage autoattacks aren't ranged are they?

[Squa11_Leonhart]

Haven't been back in the game for very long, so apologies if this is a silly question... Umm, are mages supposed to be autoattacking? I haven't seen any do it and it doesn't seem like a great idea to me. Mage autoattacks aren't ranged are they?

mage auto attacks are close range physical.

[Vallhallix]

I got my SMN all the way to animus, but I had to retire him. Got boring, replaced all my SMN att points with SCH points instead. I went full time BLM. BLM is just a much more rewarding class and personally I love the raw power and direct damage of the BLM more it kills quick without remorse. Honestly don't think i'm coming back to SMN unless there's some major changes. Just being a DOT class kind of sucks. Even with the ability to raise. Raising while awesome in dire situations is also a major dps loss especially when people keep dying. You spend more aetherflow stacks trying to recover the lost MP rather than using the only strong burst attack the SMN has ie Fester. It can prove troubling when you don't have heavy hitters like a BLM or MNK in your party to make up for the damage you lose from not festering.