SMNs, get used to the current Egis.

[Miiu]

@ckc22

I don't know where you get "most people just want summoner to be blatantly overpowered[...]" from but I see people just wanting a bit of variation given how bland the job was prior to 3.0. I mean even the trollquest at the start for the new smn storyline was a bit of a low blow by SE. ;P

In terms of comparing smn from FFXI to the iterration in FFXIV. I wouldn't call the job more interesting but more useful. The concept of having a lot of different summons with different skill (garuda party blink/titan party stoneskin/carbuncle being able to heal) was great on paper. Sadly the restrictions that class had in terms of mp management at least in lower levels made this job really hard to play with the playstyle at the time. So summoners got reduced to using whm as subjob and played the healer for the group (with the occasional buffs from garuda or titan)

What we have with the smn class now is not a smn but a warlock which is fine.

The glamour system is indeed a great move to give smn some variety and I really hope sch get something along the lines to. (if not model changes but than maybe clothes/hairstyles for the faires)
The comment made by SE even as disappointing as it sounds makes this whole thing quite optimistic, because it seems like they really want to put effort in this and not just slap some stuff together that makes nobody really happy.