Can someone give me an in-depth explanation why Summoner is arguably the worst DPS?

[Lilyarel]

She wants to stop playing Summoner but she can't.

I did the books for my Summoner relic and now I feel incredibly obligated to continue playing it. :/

[zcrash970]

I did the books for my Summoner relic and now I feel incredibly obligated to continue playing it. :/

It's not like you can only get 1 relic or 1 high ilvl weapon.

[Lilyarel]

It's not like you can only get 1 relic or 1 high ilvl weapon.

But the time it took to do those books.... Just feels like a waste if I drop summoner.

[Brianmj]

But the time it took to do those books.... Just feels like a waste if I drop summoner.

Wont it be a waste of time playing a job you don't enjoy?

[zcrash970]

Wont it be a waste of time playing a job you don't enjoy?

That's the logic I am going with.
OR BETTER YET!!! Have multiple jobs geared so you can freely switch between. Yes, it is time consuming but you have more options.

[ShaolinMike]

That's the logic I am going with.
OR BETTER YET!!! Have multiple jobs geared so you can freely switch between. Yes, it is time consuming but you have more options.

To hell with DPS numbers from parsers that aren't even supposed to be used in the game. Do you enjoy the job youre playing? Are you progressing through content? Are you having fun? Then screw it, be the underdog: be a summoner.

-A fellow SMN mainer

[Brianmj]

To hell with DPS numbers from parsers that aren't even supposed to be used in the game. Do you enjoy the job youre playing? Are you progressing through content? Are you having fun? Then screw it, be the underdog: be a summoner.

-A fellow SMN mainer

She said she didn't enjoy it. It's the first line in her other thread, I want to stop playing Summoner... But I can't.

I dont enjoy it, I feel like a massive liability to the team. Whenever I join a group I feel like people are going "ugh, gotta carry this stupid Summoner." The only reason I havnt dropped the class was because I did the first stage of the relic for the job at the time i enjoyed summoner, but as time went on I couldnt shake the feeling that I was becoming more aware of how bad the job is. And I just didnt have anything to offer. When the tank does big pulls I always feel like I'm going "Dont worry! Let me slowly and gruelingly kill these!"

LOL!