Quote Originally Posted by Romsca View Post
Again and again, DESIGN FLAW NOT PROFFESION FLAW. Yes black mage has infinite mana though umbral ice phase mechanic. Summoner should have been designed with a very large mana pool, possibly over 4k so that the return on both aetherflow and incombat man regen tick would balance out their mana costs and upkeep, and any extreme circumstances, use of energy drain.

Smn is not the same playstyle as blm, we have our strengths and you have yours. I think the current version of smn needs some tweaks, piety to mana and weapon damage mainly, but to say our utility sucks or we can't compete is strictly due to content design that plays against our strengths.
I gain Piety when I use my BLM soul Crystal, Summoner Don't. BLM don't have a flaw design. They don't need to be changed so they are equal to SMNs. It's the SMN that needs to be changed meaning you are saying they need a buff.