Quote Originally Posted by Minorinz View Post
The one thing I would wish for is to add a support type pet and make us able to summon 2 pets at the same time, like add a CD that enables you to summon another pet for 2 mins. That would be the coolest thing ever.
I'll hold off on the notion of two pets at the same time (if only because that sounds like a daunting task for the devs), and focus on the idea of a support pet. Hypothetically speaking, what would you propose such a pet could do that couldn't be added to Ifrit, Garuda, or Titan?

This is a bit of a tangent, but when they first introduced Astrologian and its divining deck, I honestly couldn't imagine what type of support it could bring to the table. Or more specifically, what sort of heretofore unseen support it could bring to the table.

In the end, its divining deck offers the following types of buffs:

・Reduced recast times
・Increased attack speed
・TP Refresh
・MP Refresh
・+Damage
・+Defense

These are all buffs we've seen before, but most of these are buffs scholar and white mage normally can't provide (except perhaps for +defense). This makes them, in my opinion, a welcome addition to the healer role.

Bard and Machinist already provide three of these: MP Refresh, TP Refresh, and Increased damage (Foe Requiem), and most parties usually have at least one of these in the party.

The question then becomes, what kind of support do we want to see on summoner?

・Support similar to Machinist and Bard, slightly homogenizing the DPS classes more?
・A different type of supportive party buff or enemy debuff the other DPS classes don't have.

A few thoughts on buffs the other DPS don't have that could be plausible:

・Reflect magical damage to compliment Radiant Shield.
・Reduce magical damage taken.
・Reduce physical damage taken.
・Increase skill speed or attack speed.

Of course, we also have to consider how strong are the attacks from this pet, if it has any at all. I would imagine it would have to be low, offset by the benefit of the buffs it offers. And assuming we cannot summon two pets at the same time, would it serve as more competition for the throne that Garuda and Ifrit currently fight for. Another reason why a skill such as my proposed "Primal Calling" would be useful, allowing us to switch at reduced cost.

But enough of my rambling. Care to share any thoughts on a support pet?