So you've given SMN a role, but...

[FeliAiko]

Aside from gameplay reasons, I think the emphasis on the player stems from your character being the WoL. Would be kinda hard to sell you as this big deal... when the actual star of the show is your pet.

Wouldve preferred DWT to be a general trance system that allowed you access to a variety of Primal attacks, but that would mean practically reworking the job from scratch.

*edit* Actually, on second thought, not much rework would be required. Give Trance at 52, then you get: Levi attack (54, AoE), Ramuh attack (56, ST), Shiva attack (58, or just keep Tri-D), then Deathflare at 60.

Also as significant as Bahamut is, he isn't the pinaccle of Primals so it would be easy to create new Primals from other lands portrayed as being on his level in power if not more. You already have this with the Warring Triad, for example.