Quote Originally Posted by Keichi View Post
Disagree, there is a reason why you can not play any other class.
Reason: Blm is the only true wizard in the game and with that, practicly a core class.

Whe have multiple caster, that is correct. But only the blm fit the fantasy of the classical wizard (staff, element magic, robes and pointy hat).
Summoner is a sub class, who is specialized in familair.
you know you can put a wizard hat on any class you want, right? The hempen hat works on any class from level 1.

Even still, If it's a valid reason to make any class baby-stupid-easy just because it's a basic fantasy archetype, then where do we draw that line?
I don't like Dragoon's gameplay, but I really like using a spear. Should I whine on the forums until Square makes it something I'd enjoy more? I probably would be a bit happy to enjoy Dragoon for the twenty minutes I try it before I go back to playing something else.
Hell, I started as a Summoner in one of my early characters, but swapped to Black Mage because playing a Summoner felt like I was a three-year-old chewing on building blocks. I want that job to change to require a bit more than a single digit IQ to optimize.
What's the main stat on Caster DPS again? Intelligence. How about we try to fill that class fantasy.