Quote Originally Posted by Archwizard View Post
As far as auto-attacks... probably a dumb question, but do Demis even have auto-attacks? I was under the impression they only fired off Wyrmwave/Scarlet Flame as you attacked, and otherwise were lacking in that department.
Sorry, yes that's what I mean, auto attacks are Wyrmwaves / Scarlet Flames. But the current design is crooked in the sense that you have to work around a "bug" to ensure 8 WW/SF per cycle because of the summoning animation possibly ghosting the first Ruin, so tying Auto Attacks to the SMN cast shows some problems. Tying them to oGCDs (like it used to be in StB) too would feel more bursty but the current oGCDs usage would be conflicting (as I guess we'd aim for 4 Festers and 1 ED).
While a pet that would auto attack on its own could be a solution, it might get queueing issues when we enkindle them... And having things get automatically done is boring (see MCH Queen Automaton).

I fear the broader problem is that pets just don't fit the FFXIV system, and that makes SMN pet interaction more of a hassle than anything really.