Quote Originally Posted by Pentacus View Post
before you bring up tristan, remember that he has been a summoner much longer than you have been, and that he was making deals with the ascians for more power, and he was able to just consume belias-egi, so he was likely able to release an egi's full power whenever he wanted (that said, I'd love that ability to merge with your egi and get an additional ability at the cost of your pet)

it's possible that at some point down the line, maybe when the level cap is raised, we'll get a summoner quest where we prove that we're strong enough to command the full power of an egi, and then we'll get the larger summons
To begin, SE developers already said they do not intend to change the Egi's size or appearance as we progress in level or in content (something that's not necessarily set in stone). Second, the untamed-Egi we summon initially and defeat is much too large for a player's pet (with this I agree entirely); however, Tristan's Egi is the size I believe most Final Fantasy fans are desiring. SE summoner developers made the mistake of maintaining their intended Egi size For Tristan's Egi during the cut scenes and during the quest fights, which does tend to have a negative impact on the perception of the job as a whole.