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

[Lavieh]

Thinks game balance is the same as high school students and fashion

Enough said. Pretty pathetic.

[Lilyarel]

Enough said. Pretty pathetic.

How mature.
Also you'd be pretty surprised how often something like that happens.

[Lavieh]

How mature.
Also you'd be pretty surprised how often something like that happens.

As I am aware of bandwagon and how it works, associating a class balance with a "Pity buff" is extremely naive.

[Lilyarel]

As I am aware of bandwagon and how it works, associating a class balance with a "Pity buff" is extremely naive.

They've gotten pity buffs in the past. Remember Ifrit-Egi?

[Lavieh]

They've gotten pity buffs in the past. Remember Ifrit-Egi?

That is called balancing and QoL, I don't think you understand what the word "Pity" means.

[Shizuna]

They've gotten pity buffs in the past. Remember Ifrit-Egi?

Oh geez that 5 potency is really a pity buff. LOL!

I just went through all the patch notes and this is what I accumulated for "pity buff" and other changes.

Patch 2.1:
Thunder - Can now only be used by thaumaturge and black mage.
Virus - When the effect of Virus expires, enemies will now be granted the effect Antibody, making them immune to the effects of Virus for 60 seconds.
Bane - The range of effect has been increased from 5y to 8y. Also, when a target's Bio, Bio II, and Miasma are spread to nearby enemies, their durations will not be reset if longer than the original effect duration.
Sustain will now consume MP sintead of HP

Patch 2.3:
Bio II - MP cost has been reduced.
Aerial Slash - Casting time has been reduced from 3 to 0 seconds, making the cast instant.
Flaming Crush - Potency has been increased from 105 to 110.
Crimson Cyclone - Potency has been increased from 105 to 110.

Haha, really?