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

[Sen_Terrechant]

Again, let me ask you: Black Mages has better single target, better survavibility, better AoE and infinite resource and all said damage having nearly no ramp up time whatsoever which makes it much easier for them to deal with adds. Does the meager difference in utility justify them having all that ?

Aparently it does. I can understand not wanting to become the class that nobody wants to take to raids, but that dosent excuse letting the problems SMN have fall by the wayside.

Not to mention BLM has its own problems. Why for gods sake does the fact we are ranged casters mean that melee DPS can do 100 DPS more then us?

Anyways, SMN has problems. Anyone that fails to admit that isnt playing SMN in high caliber raiding.