Summoner: An action or a dot?

[BlitzAceRush]

I think even if they changed nothing, some thematic reworking could do wonders for the Summoner fantasy, just dressing the egi's up a bit to look more akin to their true forms would help and then getting rid of Ruin and the dots and replacing them with themed abilities for each of the primal's, they can do the exact same thing but It'd just feel more Summoner'y if my attacks were coming from them more.
Using Garuda as an example: Ruin 3 is now Feather rain, same cast time, same damage only the spell comes from her not me. Ruin 2/4 Air slash/Twin gales, still instant, just comes from her. Obviously I'd like more changed but even if they did nothing gameplay wise and just this I think it would really change the feel to feel more like a Summoner and less a dot mage with pets.