Quote Originally Posted by BigRed5392 View Post
gf posting:

it wasn't till abyssea that smn actually summoned. Before you was told to /whm and heal. and even still avatar summons had too many cons and not enough pros
This is only partially true, you're not telling the whole story. SMN/WHM was popular as an exp party role, but SMN damage was very popular at HNMs for it's extremely safe low-TP build damage.

My LS of the day, along with pretty much every HNMLS on the server, would bring SMNs for Garuda's Predator Claws on Jormungand and Tiamat, among many others.