Summoner needs a quick fix too

[Vespar]

If you aren't owning things on SMN and are running out of MP midfight, you are doing it wrong >.>;
My hubbies summoner tends to out DPS most other DPS when he plays it since he makes full use of his dots and manually controls his pet. With all the dots on a monster he is easily able to chew it down very quickly, add to that the ability to bane monsters and spread the damage to nearby foes, and its almost broken. Knowing when to use your Aetherflow abilities (Fester, etc) and when to recast Aetherflow is a crucial part of understanding how to effectively play Summoner.

Playing Summoner effectively requires you to manually use your pet and manage your MP effectively. You cant just half-arse it.

[Zantusken]

If you aren't owning things on SMN and are running out of MP midfight, you are doing it wrong >.>;

if you are playing SMN effectively with multi-doting(past bane), ruin 2 weaving, ect you WILL run out of MP very fast. This is only really noticeable in coil, but that's the only time it really matters as well. SMN will lose to melee in most fights, and BLM in any standstill fight. Melees will have TP issues eventually, but they have far more sustainability than SMN does, also while dealing more DPS(there are exceptions based on the fight, but in general). The only way to not run out of MP within a couple of minutes in any FCoB fight is to take a massive DPS hit with constant energy drains, or to ask for ballad. Asking for a ballad is fine, but honestly that MP is better spent on a paeon or foe assuming the healers don't need MP. On top of all of that, i130 caster gear is overloaded with spell speed, which will only make these problems worse.