I would like to first start by saying that even though this is my first post, I am a well seasoned Final Fantasy player. I have been playing FFXIV since the BETA, FFXI since the NA release, and virtually every FF game released in NA. Needless to say I am not a Nuub.
I tend to agree with the majority in that this feature would not be a good fit for FFXIV in its original envision. It sounds much like the system in FFXIII and I didn’t care for it in that game either. However, I do like some of the concepts. The idea that every “job”/”class” could have this ability does not fit well with SE’s role based parties. I do like the idea of transforming into the entity vs. controlling one, or casting a single ability. I think it would be an innovative way to portray the Summoner job. Even though the mention of a Summoner type job has been rather minute thus far, it is safe to say that SE will eventually implement something to that effect.