Should Summoner...

[MagiusNecros]

I think it's at that point where players enjoy their "Super Arcanist" over an actual Summoning class. Which if you do I commend you. I mean you can fire and forget about Garuda after you set up DoT's and fire off Contagion and Enkindle and just let it do whatever for the rest of the battle until said abilities are available again.

I mean the DoT based skills and buildup to Deathflare can be wonderful but it doesn't really make me feel like much of a Summoner. Megaflare just isn't the same without a big epic dragon swooping down and blowing up shit with an energy blast. Even for a few seconds.

Makes me sad. I want Summoner to be better but the notion that BLM paired with Enochian pretty much has their damage boosted by about 90% for free alongside infinite MP is too much to pass up for once a minute satellite laser.

[Greedalox]

I think it's at that point where players enjoy their "Super Arcanist" over an actual Summoning class. Which if you do I commend you. I mean you can fire and forget about Garuda after you set up DoT's and fire off Contagion and Enkindle and just let it do whatever for the rest of the battle until said abilities are available again.

I mean the DoT based skills and buildup to Deathflare can be wonderful but it doesn't really make me feel like much of a Summoner. Megaflare just isn't the same without a big epic dragon swooping down and blowing up shit with an energy blast. Even for a few seconds.

Makes me sad. I want Summoner to be better but the notion that BLM paired with Enochian pretty much has their damage boosted by about 90% for free alongside infinite MP is too much to pass up for once a minute satellite laser.

I wouldn't necessarily say "for free" when their damage is only acceptable with Enochian and it can be flubbed. :P

I completely agree that the biggest problem with changing SMN at this point would be akin to the bard problem. You could make SMN super pet based, but you'd upset the "Super Arcanists", just like how making Bard a Ranger would upset players who play bard for the songs and support. It's certainly a tizzy that holds the development at a standstill.

I think it's a problem that some players are going to have to bite the bullet and accept that their class might change it's core identity, not even just playstyle.