What are your thoughts on 2.0's summoning system?

[Dubont]

I suppose your last sentance is really the question, if we define it like that then FF11, from what i understand, would be a Channeler. So going by those definitions, do we prefer a Channeler or a Summoner for FF14?

Personally, i'd rather have a Summoner, working in the bounds of what Yoshi-P has planned as far as we know, would cost us the big name summons. I'm fine with that.

How about Channeler (Class) Summoner (Job). Channeler can use the mini-powers of the aeons and such as well as using elementals while Summoner can actually summon the aeons for the big godly burst of destruction as well as being able to summon slightly stronger versions of the elementals? I think that would be awesome.

[Viritess]

How about Channeler (Class) Summoner (Job). Channeler can use the mini-powers of the aeons and such as well as using elementals while Summoner can actually summon the aeons for the big godly burst of destruction as well as being able to summon slightly stronger versions of the elementals? I think that would be awesome.

Not a bad idea really. Gives ya some options atleast. Though i'm personally not a fan of having pet versions of Ifrit and such, atleast the discussion is going in a creative direction ^^

[Dubont]

Not a bad idea really. Gives ya some options atleast. Though i'm personally not a fan of having pet versions of Ifrit and such, atleast the discussion is going in a creative direction ^^

Totally. I wasn't thinking of a pet version though. I was thinking more along the lines of what Yoshi is thinking with the whole summon them once for a big deal then they're gone until you get them again lol. As for the mini-powers, the channeler could use a materia like ability to use a lower power verison of the aeon's ability.

[Ehl]

How about Channeler (Class) Summoner (Job). Channeler can use the mini-powers of the aeons and such as well as using elementals while Summoner can actually summon the aeons for the big godly burst of destruction as well as being able to summon slightly stronger versions of the elementals? I think that would be awesome.

I like this as well. Plus it's a nice fit with the current class/job system.