Well you do get a part of their power as a SMN so I can understand why you don't get the full version of them, but at the same time it does get boring overtime just letting the pet be the DPS and not your own other than a backup healer....well depending on subjob in FFXI. I don't mind the change cause instead of having the pet do all the work, both help out each other in support one another, buffs, and DPS. I like that kind in balance where in FFXI you really don't cause in the end the pet is doing all of the work making the player very weak especially if the pet dies.