Quote Originally Posted by DPZ2 View Post
Cf. Astrologian

The job is fun to play, despite controversy. Many of those who I've read lately who don't like it appear to dislike the 'pet' in particular.

I've learned to live with the pet over the years, it's much simpler to deal with now: think 'auto attack' + 3 special spells bound to the GCD.
The pet doesn't really bother me. Personally, I feel like it's actually not that fun to play mainly because of how disjointed everything feels. None of SMN's tools seem to have anything to do with one another outside of just being on the same hotbar. In contrast, the majority of BLM's spells all have a very important purpose that strings your combo together. Fire refreshes your Astral Fire, Fire III is what helps you swap back to Astral Fire from Umbral Ice, and on the flipside, Blizzard IV is working to give you free Despair/Flare casts, Freeze maxes out your Umbral Ice right away so you can get straight into your combo, and it all feels more cohesive. This is something that doesn't bother everyone, it seems, and so it really depends on the person.