So about Summoner...

[xxPheNoMeNa]

I think it's Naive to say that it's a community problem, it's highly unlikely that these same sheep claiming RDM and BLM are useless are doing the hard numbers for that information, they're just vomiting what the better players told them and couple that with the fact that SE doesn't always make their balancing decisions and the state of job direction tangible

This is the definition of "the problem" in my eyes. Taking the information we give (or what they see) and twisting it into "oh well this class is just bad". I mean yeah, sometimes a class is kinda bad (Samurai...) but we have a specific reason for why we personally believe that and it's due to the nature in which we play the game. I say Samurai is bad on the fact that it offers absolutely nothing for either progression or optimizing purposes while having lower damage despite this lack of utility.

Even if these advantages aren't applicable to 99% of the community, it's rare that players will turn down any sort of advantage they could get. the only thing stopping RDM is the fact that SMN is generally viewed as better all around and thus RDM will (not always) be overlooked in favor of a SMN

And this is really the idea I wish people wouldn't have. Yes there are some clear advantages with certain classes, but that doesn't mean you have to abide by it when it's really not important for most players. Making blind statements like "SMN is OP, please nerf" is fundamentally wrong, it's a strong class sure, but it's not overpowered. Too many people are concerned with numbers.