Summoner and MP

[Sequora]

Unfortunately I wouldn't expect any changes before 3.0. I think even a small band-aid fix would be to change energy drain. Initially it deals 150 potency and then converts half the damage into MP. You get a trait that doubles the amount of MP you get back. How about making it initially give you all the damage in MP and then the trait would double this. As a couple people have mentioned above, if you're low on MP one energy drain just isn't enough.

Caster gear needs to either be changed or split. Itemization is outright horrible for 2.4. If you look at both sets, it looks as if they didn't take SMN into consideration whatsoever. BLMs have so many build options this patch. Every piece can potentially be used as everything is loaded with spellspeed and they require less accuracy. I know it's too late for 2.4 but in the future, I think that caster gear needs to be split. We need to keep talking about it

[Ardan]

Unfortunately I wouldn't expect any changes before 3.0. I think even a small band-aid fix would be to change energy drain. Initially it deals 150 potency and then converts half the damage into MP. You get a trait that doubles the amount of MP you get back. How about making it initially give you all the damage in MP and then the trait would double this. As a couple people have mentioned above, if you're low on MP one energy drain just isn't enough.

Actually it heals half the damage dealt into HP. MP restored is a static amount, depending on your level.

[Sequora]

Actually it heals half the damage dealt into HP. MP restored is a static amount, depending on your level.

Well then this base amount should be doubled.

[SeraviEdalborez]

Well then this base amount should be doubled.

It already is being doubled by a trait, is the thing.

[Sequora]

It already is being doubled by a trait, is the thing.

I meant the base before the trait. Right now Energy drain restores 266 MP WITH the trait. Meaning it restores 133 without it at level 50. I think they should double the base. This means before the trait it would restore 266 MP and then with the trait it would restore 532 MP. They should also add like +20PIE when equipping the SMN job stone. This slight increase would give us slightly more max MP increasing the effect of aetherflow and increasing our mp regen slightly.

[Akiza]

I meant the base before the trait. Right now Energy drain restores 266 MP WITH the trait. Meaning it restores 133 without it at level 50. I think they should double the base. This means before the trait it would restore 266 MP and then with the trait it would restore 532 MP. They should also add like +20PIE when equipping the SMN job stone. This slight increase would give us slightly more max MP increasing the effect of aetherflow and increasing our mp regen slightly.

Energy Drain does restore enough mp it just cost 25-37 dps per use. A quick band aid fix until 3.0 expansion would either be reduce the cool down of enkindle to 120s or increase to potency of DoTs.I'm hoping that during 3.0 Expansion the Summoner gets removed form the Arcanist and becomes it's on Base Class like Dark Knight and other 3.0 jobs. Every class is already their Job anyways.
Lancer- is a low level Dragon
Pugilist- is a low level Monk
Rouge- is a low level Ninja
Archer- is a low level Bard
Thaumaturge- is a low level Black Mage
Arcanist- is low level Scholar that has three different colored carbuncle's that occasionally likes to dress up as a Summoner
Conjurer- is a low level White Mage
Marauder- is a low level Warrior
Gladiator- is a low level Paladin
The Class system is pointless in Final Fantasy XIV 2.0. SE should of had everyone start off as a level 1 Job instead of having classes that we level up to 30 then unlock their Jobs.

[Ardan]

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Energy Drain doesn't restore enough for SMN, period. There is nothing more to say. Potency increases are unnecessary and a cooldown decrease for Enkindle would do absolutely nothing. Moreover, 90% of your post has nothing to do with the topic at hand, stop posting irrelevant drivel.