Summoner Demystified: A Guide for Beginners

[OneWingedSora]

I have been using Sleigh's opener just fine on a controller. Just gotta have nimble fingers :P

[Alisa180]

I have been using Sleigh's opener just fine on a controller. Just gotta have nimble fingers :P

Can you show me your crossbar? Or tell me it? I really do need hard examples there aren't nearly enough for SMN (whereas there are no shortage of hotbar set-ups).

[Alisa180]

The holidays are over, and I thought I'd jump in with an update. The leveling guide is still in progress, and more then halfway done.

I wanted to mention a recent development. I parsed myself for the first time in months, and got 980 over 7 minutes. I joined a new FC, and one of the members, a skilled SMN himself, agreed to critisize my opening (*not* the 'easy' one I posted in the guide, its changed as I've gotten more skilled.) My goal was to finally break 1000.

Less then two minutes into my opener, he informed me I was parsing at 1100. A glance at mine confirmed it. Keep in mind this was less then a DAY after I parsed myself. (I'm i195 at the moment).

0_0

For all intents and purposes, my opener was the same. Or seemed to be. I have only the vaugest idea on what might have been slightly different. On one hand, it was encouraging and a hell of a breakthrough. On the other, god knows if I'll be able to repeat the feat.

I'm going to put up the 'leveling' guide as soon as its done, but after that I hope I'll be able to make another section for the endgame based on my own experiences and growth as a SMN.

TL;DR Have officially gone from noob to potentially raid-worthy. Also, leveling guide is still coming.