No new SMNs for SMN?

[Spellbinder]

Because lore reasons. Every Primal has their own agenda (sentient beings) and summoning them is pretty much killing the very planet you're trying to protect. There's also that whole "crates upon crates of crystal shards of {element}" thing to take into consideration. At best, you'll get to have a Primal appear for LB3. At worst, you use Megaflare or something.

Might just be me, but I think you're making an assumption of what Lorielle is asking for. Replace the word "summon" with "egi" and it's a perfectly reasonable request. You don't need "crates upon crates of crystal shards" to call out an egi for an attack, do you? Although it would definitely change the dynamic of the job.

[Delily]

Might just be me, but I think you're making an assumption of what Lorielle is asking for. Replace the word "summon" with "egi" and it's a perfectly reasonable request. You don't need "crates upon crates of crystal shards" to call out an egi for an attack, do you? Although it would definitely change the dynamic of the job.

How would that be different than BLM? That would turn the summons into glorified casting animations, like they are in most of the console games.

[Spellbinder]

How would that be different than BLM? That would turn the summons into glorified casting animations, like they are in most of the console games.

Well considering the introduction of Deathflare, I'd say we're already stepping into glorified casting animation territory, aren't we? If they plan to take emphasis away from the Egi and put everything on the caster in the future, what else can they do?