After getting my summoner to 50 (as my first 50) I started to gear it up and got through zeinith and the i90 set (as that was the farm gear at the time) then immediately switched to gearing sch. I dont even carry any of the smn gear I had anymore because even doing exactly as everyone says to do I'd be the first kicked from a party; and it happened a lot. The only times I ever was able to run new content was the first time, as people went "oh new player, I get bonus" then I just switched and am currently working on choosing a different dps class.

I believe it was a gear thing, because I honestly spent about 2-3 hours looking up smn here on the forums trying to understand what I was doing wrong; but even as a gear thing...If smn isn't doing X, parties dont want them. Being on SCH, I've seen parties kick smns for no reason I can fathom but the vote goes though. Even seen more SMN kicked then DRG before and after 2.4...

Something has to give, would I like to see the job being a true sumoner hell yes...BUT I'd be happy if it was on par with the other dps classes.