The problem with Summoners

[Akiza]

No offense, but do you raid?

Raid fights are long, and burst damage doesn't matter on those... where it matters are adds, and yes, SMN are weaker on those than BLM, but if SMN have higher sustained DPS than BLM in 3.0, then that would be good too.

Also, how would AoE burst help SMN in raids?

Raids are what matters, cause if we're gonna balance towards other content, then MNK's are f'cking useless for example...

EDIT: Not everyone raids, but that's what the balancing is made for, that's why I said that...

Bursts Damage does matter in Raids because they have adds that need to be killed fast or its a Wipe that's why Black Mage is preferred over Summoner. I
In long fights DoT classes lose damage over time because their damage starts off high than deteriorates faster than Direct Damage Dealers. That's how Summoners Damage works and that's why they make poor single target classes.
In MMORPG's DoT classes specialize in Crowd Control because they can cause negative status effects and slowly drain mobs health like the WoW Warlock. Since there is no need for crowd control in this game DoT classes are Shield Healers.