Any summoners left?

[Ooshima]

You will probably see more SMN (converted from BLM) in FCoB soon.

[trinka]

You will probably see more SMN (converted from BLM) in FCoB soon.

Other way around. Summoners have been nerfed through gear and mechanics, and BLM has been buffed proportionally as the gear that is terrible for SMN is great for BLM. I cleared T9 as a SMN, but I'll be switching to BLM in the coming weeks as the item levels rise and the gap becomes more apparent.

For mechanics, many more things are lethal or dangerous to pets, and pets do not benefit the group in what we've seen of final coil the same way they did in second coil and first coil (eg, sharing the damage from thermionic beam or being in a soak group for twintania).

That said, if you're not in a progression group, it's still fun to play. It's just frustrating that it's being edged out this patch for seemingly no reason - but BLM players probably felt the same way when 2.2 came out.

[Ooshima]

Other way around. Summoners have been nerfed through gear and mechanics, and BLM has been buffed proportionally as the gear that is terrible for SMN is great for BLM. I cleared T9 as a SMN, but I'll be switching to BLM in the coming weeks as the item levels rise and the gap becomes more apparent.

For mechanics, many more things are lethal or dangerous to pets, and pets do not benefit the group in what we've seen of final coil the same way they did in second coil and first coil (eg, sharing the damage from thermionic beam or being in a soak group for twintania).

That said, if you're not in a progression group, it's still fun to play. It's just frustrating that it's being edged out this patch for seemingly no reason - but BLM players probably felt the same way when 2.2 came out.

Really? Apparently T11 is crap for BLMs due to the amount of AoE dodging. My friend who duals BLM/SMN who downed T11 last night (Tonberry 1st) said that he will never play BLM in T11 and it is "useless". Of course he is usually harsh with his words but given his skills and credentials I think there should be a good reason to believe so. (I just started a little on T10 last night because I have been crafting 4 stars and also member schedules).