[POLL] Do you think SE should remove the Aetherflow/Aethertrail Lockouts on Summoner?

[Karshan]

Sure thing. But someone who just follows the general pattern will not do a good job (very far from the top, as compared to another class doing the basics).

SMN right now is a precise timing of all skills, and just following the pattern without paying attention to the very precise moment a skill needs to be used has a huge impact on DPS.

That's what I'm calling out with the locks.

And honestly the basic pattern wasn't hard (and still is not). Prepare trance > enter trance. But maximizing was a lot less difficult in HS than it is now, especially in the heat of a fight.
What I'm calling out is that they wanted to reduce the skill gap and it ended up being the opposite, someone just doing the basics has never been so far from an optimal rotation guy

Let's take exemples of fights with not much adds (or very little DPS gained from it) :
HS A10S : 10% 1800 - 95% 2500 the top was doing 38% better
HS A11S : 10% 1800 - 95% 2500 the top was doing 37% better
Stormblood :
SB O1S : 10% 3300 - 95% 5400 the top is doing 63% better
SB O2S : 10% 3400 - 95% 5300 the top is doing 56% better

The skill gap has increased