Why are summoners so neglected?

[Silverquick]

Pretty sure the top DPS atm are MCHs and Mnks? I can't remember specifically, but it's out there. So I'm not sure where this comment is coming from >.>

What are you talking about...

SMN is the top for AoE and multiple opponents...

But either way the top slots are either SMN or MCH or even BRD... so stop this nonsense.

Actually, SMN in endgame was always useful for Astral Flow, or Something like a one hit Garuda, Fenrir, or Diabolos. They only really healed in leveling/merit parties. Summoner in FFXI was always about that 2hr Astral Flow especially when Alexander and his "Perfect Defense" came out.

I played that POS in FFXI... and no it wasn't it was little more than a half assed white mage.

It stunk on Ice... I hear that after they graded the content down to low challenge level it FINALLY was playable...and you want that?

Seriously?

Man I'll take the THIS version of the SMN... over that one.... any day of the week... at the very least its viable and powerful... I cannot say that about the FFXI Summoner who was little more than a gimped WHM.

That one blew chunks.

[Yamimarik]

/nonsense

Last time responding to you then lol.
Learn to read first please, because everything you said in your post has nothing to do with what I was saying, and yes FFlogs exist, please look it up. SMN is up there, but it's still not the top.

Also just looked up your Lodestone, you don't even have a level 60. And don't give me this "I'm posting on an alt." To me that just makes you the less credible one. No reason to hide behind an alt.

[Silverquick]

Last time responding to you then lol.
Learn to read first please, because everything you said in your post has nothing to do with what I was saying, and yes FFlogs exist, please look it up. SMN is up there, but it's still not the top.

Yeah that IS what I'm talking about and yes FFLOGS showed pretty clearly that in the top 10 slots the upper ones are Summoners, and I can see it very clearly myself on my own character's play as well...

Stop this nonsense, you're losing credibility

[Stanelis]

I played that POS in FFXI... and no it wasn't it was little more than a half assed white mage.

It stunk on Ice... I hear that after they graded the content down to low challenge level it FINALLY was playable...and you want that?

Seriously?

Man I'll take the THIS version of the SMN... over that one.... any day of the week... at the very least its viable and powerful... I cannot say that about the FFXI Summoner who was little more than a gimped WHM.

That one blew chunks.

I was playing smn in endgame before abyssea and they were really usefull, especially on high ends HNM. Because a) you didn't need a lot of gear to deal tons of damage with predator claws or that diabolos move I don't remember b) that damage was enmity free once the summon was unsummoned.

You only healed in leveling party due to how MP intensive the use of summoner's skills were.