SMN Feels Underwhelming?

[Dearche]

Unless if SE decides to do a complete revamp of SMN, the closest thing we'll ever get is some sort of cross between the SCH's Dissipate, and the BRD's Wanderer's Minuet. Summon an Egi, dissipate for a bonus, resummon, do it again. Either that or an ability to turn the Egi into a fount of power or something. Like a static totem that anyone close to it gains some sort of buff, or just the SMN like with BLM's Ley Lines. SE seems to hate the idea of removing skills and features of a job, so even when 4.0 comes around, I doubt Egis'll go, regardless of how useless they become other than another sustained dot.

Wow, how'd a thread about a visual change turn into one about job revamp that isn't going to come for years?

[kazeandi]

I like the pets the way they are - except for the visuals. They look rather pathetic.

[AylmerOfFamfrit]

I like the smn changes and while a continous aura would be cool, the job is great and unique. I love the slight complexity it has.

[Picori]

Been SMN sense the start of game and love it. 3.0 even better with trance.
Dam is not issue as I'm top dps in A1, and A2 savage in my static.
So think they are fine where they are.

[AylmerOfFamfrit]

I like the smn changes and while a continous aura would be cool, the job is great and unique. I love the slight complexity it has.

[Lemuel81]

Personally I do not find the class itself underwhelming, Im enjoying it. The egi on the other hand are. People have been saying that from the begining. Im not holding my breath on any more revamps. If they wanted to change pets up they would have when they changed the smn job imo.

[Dyvid]

Well I honestly hate trance as a whole. FFXIV SMN was a DoT/Pet class and 3.0 changed it to some hybrid nuker thing. I don't feel like I'm summoning anything with dreadwrym trance, just lower my mp cost on ruin 3 and the ability to cast another nuke. Heavensward didn't fix the over all design flaws of Egi nor did it actually add anything new in the DoTs, just fixed things we found wrong 2 years ago. Honestly I think SE listened to the wrong people and those same people are still complaining.

Before you ask, I have been playing other jobs looking for something I like.

[SoloWingMetatron]

Well I honestly hate trance as a whole. FFXIV SMN was a DoT/Pet class and 3.0 changed it to some hybrid nuker thing. I don't feel like I'm summoning anything with dreadwrym trance, just lower my mp cost on ruin 3 and the ability to cast another nuke. Heavensward didn't fix the over all design flaws of Egi nor did it actually add anything new in the DoTs, just fixed things we found wrong 2 years ago. Honestly I think SE listened to the wrong people and those same people are still complaining.

Before you ask, I have been playing other jobs looking for something I like.

I kinda get what you mean. I do like Dreadwyrm Trance, but it could have been implemented in a slightly better way (SMN in general could have been implemented in a better way tbh) That's not to say SMN is broken in any way, it works and is pretty enjoyable to play for me. However it is not indicative of what makes a SMN, a SMN in all honesty. A play style like Yuna from Dissidia would have been the perfect way to go with SMN if you ask me.

[Akiza]

Since 4.0 level cap will be 70 and we will be at lvl 70 for a while the last ability we get will have to be over the top and awesome. The next spell lines we get will all have to be epic since thats the last time there adding any new mechanics for a while. The only way to make it feel like we are summoning something is if we were summoning Hydaelyn and The Twelve which are the only deities they'll let us summon because of Lore.

[Dyvid]

Since 4.0 level cap will be 70 and we will be at lvl 70 for a while the last ability we get will have to be over the top and awesome. The next spell lines we get will all have to be epic since thats the last time there adding any new mechanics for a while. The only way to make it feel like we are summoning something is if we were summoning Hydaelyn and The Twelve which are the only deities they'll let us summon because of Lore.

Trance was your idea because you wanted to be a primal and nuke like Bahamut. That isn't good enough?