A more summonery Summoner

[SoloWingMetatron]

Ahh yeah it is true there were few SMN's in each title, however you could argue that shows they are indeed "special". But you are right that in many cases the Summons were more about the visual aspect of things, by being an over the top, dramatic sequence. Which is cool if that is what people are living for, but that won't happen for FFXIV's SMN. Mechanically it is near impossible to have a giant flashy Egi/Primal. I think we may see a slight Egi size increase via a new trait we unlock but who knows.

With FFX though although as you say even regular attacks can break the damage limit, I still used Summons a lot. Merely because I loved them! and I was not losing out on anything as I was still dealing the same damage, so that's what I meant about preference.

But before I digress further, my main point is that a lot of the SMN player base seem entitled by wanting these big flashy abilities that no other job can compare to. Even if it is all just superficial visuals it is still putting forth the image that SMN is in some way more special than any of the other jobs. I mean it's not like we get this kind of debate with any other job so it must stem from the fact the job throughout the series has always been unique and given the image of flashy, over the top abilities.

However all the jobs in FFXIV are supposed to be equal, so to make one job rise above the rest, even if it is just visually is arguably still unfair. The only way we will feasibly get a giant flashy Summon is via LB3, nothing else would work.