Quote Originally Posted by Xeronia View Post
For those who say that the pets are the issue, BRD's gameplay currently is similar to those who suggest SMN should be a trance mage and it too is a class in dire need of a rework.
Let's not try to say that the song rotation cycle is the reason Bard players are unhappy. The core of Bard's rotation is not the issue, it's still the same one from Stormblood where it was one of the most popular and loved classes in the game. Bard players only want a rework to the support kit that got absolutely axed coming into Shadowbringers so that the new shiny toy Dancer could shine.

Those of us who have an issues with Pets don't just want to see them axed, we've just given up on them ever being done right. Summoner has been my main caster class since 2.0, I've swapped off Bard and raided on summoner in two separate expansions. I've been through every single rework that they've done on those damn Egi's and honestly I just don't believe the dev team can do it right. Of all the mechanics on Summoner that has bloated the class so much, they are the only one I don't see a good potential reworking that makes feasible sense that the dev team can pull off without issue.