Summoner: An action or a dot?

[Shurrikhan]

I just want to get a feel about this, would people prefer if they revamped Summoner for 6.0 and remove egis and instead just let them summon the primal for one big attack or is having your summon pet at your side all the time make/break the job for you?

I'd rather summons have a variable opportunity cost than be obliged to have out something lackluster all the time. I don't mind Egis, but I mind that they're my only summoning option outside of Dragon-Eyes-a-la-Summoner and Version 2 thereof.