Summoner Job And You!

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Also BTW guys. out of the summons they have introduced so far in their games which ones would you like to see show their face in XIV?

[Nilheim]

I could see summons being used as a one time attack, kind of like your 2hr ability in FFXI. You pick a summon (you can change summons every now and then if they granted your their strength) and use it in combat in those tough situations where it can save the day.
I would very much like to see SMN come back because it's a very important aspect of every Final Fantasy game (imo) but as it has been said, it's hard to picture players walking around with Ifrit or Garuda this time around (the main storyline explains why I'm saying this).
I never played SMN much in XI but it was a vital part of the game.

PS: SMN wasn't broken, what happened is you probably saw terrible summoners... which isn't surprising considering half of them didn't have a clue.

[Malakhim]

NO! I want him as an instanced fight on the big bridge in Coerthas as a side boss later on in the game >.>

As long as he's voiced by John DiMaggio, I'm good. Personally I'd like to see him as a "top"(bumbled his way up) general for Garlemaid.

[Corrderio]

As long as he's voiced by John DiMaggio, I'm good. Personally I'd like to see him as a "top"(bumbled his way up) general for Garlemaid.

I still think he'd work awesome when the level cap hits 99 and he drops Genji armor.

Actually that's a good idea for XI, why is Gilgamesh a wuss in XI and not a badassed warrior?

[Verecund]

Tie it into Battle Regimens IMO... plus it would be hard to balance the badassitude of summoned demigods if classic PVP were ever implemented =3

[Malakhim]

I still think he'd work awesome when the level cap hits 99 and he drops Genji armor.

Actually that's a good idea for XI, why is Gilgamesh a wuss in XI and not a badassed warrior?

I'm not entirely sure what they were thinking with FFXI...

When they introduce more class specific gear, maybe Genji gear will be for a certain title like Warrior or Dark Knight, and to obtain it you have to go through a quest line where you have to fight Gilgamesh a few times.

[Galamantyl]

Wait, whats this??

I am in favor of the addition of chocobos that cost large amounts of gil to rent (even more to buy and raise)

Hmmm..

Obvious troll is obvious.

Indeed. You made yourself the obvious troll by digging up an old post of mine, sticking it in an unrelated thread and directly targeted me.

Nothing I've posted has stated what SquareEnix should or shouldn't do. I have merely voiced an opinion of what I'm in favor of and what I'm strongly against. If you can't handle it, or take something like that too personal, you need to get off the schoolbus and maybe try to grow up, mkay?

[Magiksmurf]

i wouldnt mind seeing it as a "show up do a move and leave" type ability for the class


Casting Ifrit: Fire
Ifrit: Inferno

and so on, itd be interesting to see how thats approached in the future

I want summoner back but this "show up and leave" crap is so pathetic. If you want it to be instant effect why not just give new regular spells to casters. Beleive me summoning an avatar every 10 sec so it can cast its spell would become annoying visually pretty fast for everyone.

Seriously people played SMN in 11 cause they could control the avatar like pets and having a giant like Titan running next to you was cool specially when it was new.

[Evangela]

show up, attack and leave <<< dead system since FFIX, R.I.P.

[Arcell]

Seriously people played SMN in 11 cause they could control the avatar like pets and having a giant like Titan running next to you was cool specially when it was new.

Which would not work with how summons exist in FFXIV. Judging by the Limsa story and the R38 story (and some before that) the Summons are never going to bend to our will. In fact they're using others more than anything. Not going into specifics for sake of spoilers but go watch the story missions if you haven't and want to know.