Quote Originally Posted by MellowMink View Post
I’m sorry, but this literally isn’t true.
-1.5 second cast time with weaving potential vs 2.8 cast time with no weaving potential

Weave? Weave what? The only thing we could weave is Aetherflow and it's smarter to use it during Demi phases when there's definite raid buff windows. That point is quite irrelevant.

Besides you only get to use Ruin III once per minute as a filler spell, same with Ifrit's phase because it does the least damage out of the three summons.

Are they the same? No. Similar? Yes. Do they fulfill the same purpose? Yes. So basically no true variety between them.

I will add that the older Summoner also had a few pet attacks, but those had annoying clunkiness and were often delayed, so I’m personally glad that those were replaced.
And the clunkiness still exists in Radiant Aegis and Searing Light, so not entirely gone.