Summoner's MP issues

[pandabearcat]

Everyone runs out of resource (except BLMs).

What are you actually trying to change?

Either:

1. resource is no longer a problem for anyone (I'm a fan of this approach).
2. deal with it.

I dunno why you think this is a problem only you have encountered.

Also, insulting people is really not a very good way of getting them on your side.

[Yenn]

Everyone runs out of resource (except BLMs).

What are you actually trying to change?

Either:

1. resource is no longer a problem for anyone (I'm a fan of this approach).
2. deal with it.

I dunno why you think this is a problem only you have encountered.

Also, insulting people is really not a very good way of getting them on your side.

When a melee runs out of TP, their next Invigorate fixes it for quite a while.
When a SMN runs out of MP, our next Aetherflow lets us put up exactly one set of DoTs, but doesn't sustain us to our next Aetherflow. Even if we use Energy Drain x3 (which massacres our DPS), we can't sustain a rotation until the next Aetherflow, or even close to it.
Once we hit the point that we're OOM, our DPS drops off hard and stays low until the encounter is over or we get a Ballad.

Again, in the case of Twintania, a Ballad isn't going to happen; the BRD will have used all of his MP on Foe Requiem once the final phase hits. If he has to save MP just for the SMN, then the SMN is weighing the group down where a BLM or different class wouldn't.

[ziddyt]

When a melee runs out of TP, their next Invigorate fixes it for quite a while.

You do realize invigorate has twice the cooldown of aetherflow, right?
And that after using invigorate, there aren't 6 free chances to restore additional TP?

to simplify:
Invigorate: +40% of resource
Aetherflow x2: +40% of resource, + Potential Energy Drains

now compare your resource efficiency with that of a physical class. You've got them by miles. Your worst skill beats all but one of my regular rotation skills.
Monk has it better, if they ignore certain dps boosts (resource management, the thing you seem to be allergic to).
Dragoon not so much, though they've got +50% resource on their CD instead of 40 to balance out their TP efficiency.

Your class is not getting the shaft and is hardly at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to resource management.