So BLM as AOE covered, MNK has single target... What does SMN bring?

[Akiza]

It's a lot more complicated than that, because most suggested buffs to SMN (Aetherflow, MP Costs, Potency increase, cross-class Thunder, Energy Drain buff etc.) would all affect SCH too.

SCH's DPS is already very potent within endgame, all the while handling their healing duties and being able to take care of additional mechanics such as T12 Bluefire.
Buffing any of the above-mentioned things would be tipping the scales of healer balance further and further in SCH's favour.
This isn't an issue now since healer choice isn't as competitive as DPS (2 healer roles, 2 healer raid slots), but consider when Astrologian is released, it'll be more competing for WHMs spot... not SCH's. They have to be really careful with how they handle changes so that they only buff SMN alone, and this pretty much limits the possible choices to things such as pet potency/attack speed or Enkindle/Fester changes.

That is true the only thing SE can change without buffing the Summoner is pet potency/attack speed or Enkindle/Fester. But none of these options are desirable because Summoner's will out class every other dps.

[ChazNatlo]

That is true the only thing SE can change without buffing the Summoner is pet potency/attack speed or Enkindle/Fester. But none of these options are desirable because Summoner's will out class every other dps.

So this is a question actually for me to gain knowledge, I'm not being clever or trying to suggest something I "know" will fix everything. I don't know and I'm pretty sure it probably won't. It also isn't being posed directly to Akiza, her comment is just a good segue.

Would increasing the Cooldown on fester enough that you can't get three Festers in an aetherflow, meaning ideally you'd use that third stack for Energy drain, and Decreasing the cooldown on Enkindle a whole bunch to make up for the loss in DPS be a bad thing? Beyond some people's dislike of issuing the Pet Commands. I suppose also that I like a longish cooldown on Enkindle because it makes it special. ((though five minutes IS too long.))

[Dyvid]

So this is a question actually for me to gain knowledge, I'm not being clever or trying to suggest something I "know" will fix everything. I don't know and I'm pretty sure it probably won't. It also isn't being posed directly to Akiza, her comment is just a good segue.

Would increasing the Cooldown on fester enough that you can't get three Festers in an aetherflow, meaning ideally you'd use that third stack for Energy drain, and Decreasing the cooldown on Enkindle a whole bunch to make up for the loss in DPS be a bad thing? Beyond some people's dislike of issuing the Pet Commands. I suppose also that I like a longish cooldown on Enkindle because it makes it special. ((though five minutes IS too long.))

Hmm. Well if you increase the Fester to 30s cooldowns I would say you would need to drop enkindle down to 120s or even 60s. Yea signature moves are special but the damage output doesn't justify a 5 min wait, more so if not paired with rouse and spur.