Why are summoners so neglected?

[NaesakiAshwell]

False Cause circle logic. They made the class PLAYABLE and FUNCTIONAL, especially in a raid environment, allowing it to be competitive. This in turn increased the number of people playing it.

I personally never had an issue using Summoner in 2.0 - 2.55 raid content at all, it was perfectly playable and functional its just back then it was mostly dot management and very minor fester burst and the enkindle burst so it didn't interest the people who prefer a black mage style of play.

Also the ability to res was and still is exceptionally handy to have in raid environments, especially the 24mans.