Summoner 6.0 Rework (my reimagining)

[ChazNatlo]

Is this something it's trying to do though?
Evoke the job fantasy established in other games?
I hear this every once in awhile and I'm not so sure...

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You seem to be exaggerating the idea of "evoking (heh, summoners, evoking) the job fantasy" that they are trying to convey. I mean, the Summoner is invoking the trappings of previous final fantasy summoners. Look at their artifact armour, look at their summoning pool. Look sideways at Dragoon. They're basically Kain as a create your own character.

The idea that they aren't evoking the classic classes is poppycock. They are absolutely putting their own spin on things, naturally, both in terms of mechanics and lore, but that's the bones they're putting the summoner wrapping around. Every FF has it's own take on the different classes, and Summoner is probably the least consistent of the core classes.

The gameplay of XIV requires that the classes be different (Imagine if Dragoon had three options, attack, jump, and use item).

TL/DR: They are evoking the classic job. They are also changing things. They have to, otherwise they may as well just make Final fantasy V again.

Edit: exaggerating may be too strong a word. overstating may be more correct.