Easier? Dancer vs Summoner Debate

[Shiroe]

on normal / easy content, Smn really is braindead ..,but that changes in hard content, shuffling primals & skills, holding out burst, using SC etc.

[Renathras]

on normal / easy content, Smn really is braindead ..,but that changes in hard content, shuffling primals & skills, holding out burst, using SC etc.

Funny thing is, this is true on most Jobs. No one needs a Savage opener, reopener, and optimal play to run...Crystal Tower.

[Ggwppino]

on normal / easy content, Smn really is braindead ..,but that changes in hard content, shuffling primals & skills, holding out burst, using SC etc.

in hard content it's even easier! In casual the smn could be interesting because you have people who don't do a certain amount of damage or the bosses aren't walking timers. In high-level content you know perfectly well that at minute x does this mechanic, there is no boss that does not have this feature. While it might vary (think p8s p1 dog-snake) the mechanic is so slow and well-named that it gives you a chance to even make yourself coffee before the mechanic actually starts.
the problem that the smn has, the DNC also has, furthermore the DNC, if the buffs have to be postponed, must think 4 gcd before to be able to drop its buff perfectly (because unlike the smn, which has an instantaneous buff that lasts half a minute, the dnc must first perform all the technical steps to have a technical finish).

[NullPointerException]

In normal/easy content, any class is braindead. There is no damage requirement and you can just stay on the floor and nobody will bet an eye. You easily outperform most of duty finder by just staying alive and pressing some button.

In hard content? You know exactly when something shows up. Most classes have more to worry about than SMN. MNK maintaining optimal drift, SAM casting more things than SMN has to as melee, BLM turreting, MCH trying to put on carpal tunnel gloves. You get to keep your gems after death and get your burst ready at the 60s mark again anyways, but RDM loses their 2 minutes of gauge setup and will never be able to recover. You can figure out the entire P8S timeline in 2 pulls, assuming you know the fight. "finishing Garuda early to rush primal summon casts before phase change" is not a deep optimization, since adapting to timelines exist for literally every other class.

You use swiftcast on CD for damage, or save it for raise. What's the skill in 1 button that exists to make your life easier? When, in this tier, does a SMN actually hold out burst?