Why are summoners so neglected?

[SendohJin]

sometimes it's the only way to get a cohesive design and at least show a clear direction for the system in question.

both of these things are unnecessary. neither incohesive design nor unclear direction matters if people are playing the jobs.

So they can be half assed too in the name of "balance"?

that's basically what everyone who accepts Wanderer's Minuet as a mechanic is saying.