Sustain on SMN

[Alisi]

I wouldn't call if weak, it heals basically a quarter of their health for a single cast. That's pretty good.

Actually, as someone who played a hunter in WoW, sustain is weaker than dishwater. You don't understand the comparison being made here. It's night and day. I picked SMN for my first class because I like pet classes but FFXIV's SMNers have it really, really bad. Not only do hunters (and warlocks) in WoW have stronger healing spells, they can augment it to make them stronger if there's a need for that. There are several talents that translate damage into healing on top of that and they're smart DPSers. They take only about 10% of damage while in raids and they actively avoid spells and telegraphs. The tank pets will even turn the mob away from you like any normal tank would AND their taunts are super effective. So much so that they can compete with player tanks. There are also spells to dump all hate to either the pet or the tank instantly. To top it all off, spirit beasts will even heal you or themselves without you needing to do anything.