Quote Originally Posted by Jerbob View Post
Perhaps you misunderstood what I was trying to say - I really do like playing pet classes! I just don't like XIV's SMN, and don't play it, because the pet I summon is basically a DoT that I can summon and ignore. Spamming DoTs and direct nukes is fine, and I have no problem with classes that use these mechanics, but I certainly don't expect them to be advertised to me as a summoner. A pet-focused job is different to a job that has a "fire and forget" pet that essentially doesn't do anything..
My friend... with all due respect here... that IS how the EQ Summoner and the EQ Necromancer worked... they were pet classes and incredibly powerful.

Its painfully obvious to me the FFXIV Devs went with a formula they know works... rather than attempt another abortion that was the FFXI Summoner.

This is a true pet class. And its even better than the EQ Summoner ad EQ Necromancer with regards to pet interaction.