Quote Originally Posted by Deceptus View Post
Sounds like you need to either move on from FFXI or keep playing it if you love it so much.
Quote Originally Posted by Dyvid View Post
Sorry but I'm starting to agree with this. FFXIV's SMN has always been a DoT mage with pets and too do a complete tear down of a job because a few don't like it is bad business. Why don't you trying playing all the jobs FFXIV has to offer and find something you like rather than trying to change one into something you want. it's fine to want something else but maybe what you want is already in game?

P.S. I suggested making Beast Tamer into a pokemon style gameplay Limited Job that is old school turn base. Hate me now.
You two are free to enjoy XIV's SMN as it is, that's fine. But you obviously haven't ever played any other FF aside from XIV if you think a true SMN is a "DoT mage." I know this game gets a lot of WoW refugees and the like, and that's fine, but understand where FF fans are coming from when we complain about job identity. I'd venture to say that regardless of how many people are fine with XIV SMN, the majority of people recognize that it in no way, shape, or form aside from Demi-Bahamut resembles what SMN has been in EVERY other FF, NOT just XI. As I said before, I thought XI's SMN was rather weak and weirdly implemented, but at the very least it was still SMN. Asking me to "move on" from XI is laughable, I haven't played the game in over a decade.