Quote Originally Posted by Akiza View Post
You've won the battle now the Summoner population will be completely dead in 3.0 and they will main Black Mages since they are clearly better than Summoner in every way.
I really don't understand this BLM>SMN mindset. I have never seen a single fight where a BLM completely outstrips a SMN, not even T4 where it's basically all AoE. What I do see is A LOT of Summoners who don't use their AoE abilities well, but let's put them aside and talk about the class itself:

We absolutely wreck in all high mobility fights, anything with multiple targets, and our ability to keep 99% DPS output while moving provided our dots are on makes us the superior class for jobs like kiting and handling all mechanics. This will only be more true in Heavensward if Wanderer's Minuet will affect Bards that much (which it sounds like it will). The only fight where a great BLM vs a great SMN would always win is T8 normal, and not even by that much. Every other raid encounter is basically free game. Sure we have a ramp up time of about 10 seconds which makes us pretty rubbish at burst unlike a BLM, but are there really that many occasions where it matters? We fulfil a different role, damage dealer and mechanic support. We can do both equally well simultaneously which is arguably more valuable towards working with your team than being forced to do one or the other. Not only that, but the damage we do deal is immense when played right; a raid isn't sacrificing DPS by picking up a SMN, they're gaining flexibility. If you can't keep up it's because you're not playing the class optimally, and that's your fault because you haven't put the time/effort in, not Square Enix's. You're complaining about the classes' high skill cap, not the class itself if you actually believe they're underpowered. I personally love the class, it's been my main since 2.0 was released. I understand a lot of people don't and you're entitled to your opinion, but know that many of us welcome the new abilities with open arms because they will only make it even more fun.