So I was a bit bored and figured I'd try to analyze summoner to determine SCH vs SMN DPS mechanics.

It's extremely lengthy (about 4 pages) but can be found here: http://sollabs.net/media/xiv/ffxiv_s..._breakdown.txt
I'd post here, but forums don't like 15k character posts .

After running through about 150-200 mobs in SCH and SMN I came to the conclusion that the DPS breakdown between the two was almost on par (<50 DPS variation in potency calcs) when including a pet using xiv world examples (in combat between the two in dungeons and individual mob fights) the variation between the two became even less noticeable.


At the bottom I added 2 mechanic changes (tri-disaster, a 4 part breakdown of pet mechanic changes) that would shift the DPS back in favor of the SMN vs SCH and also move SMN slightly lower than my MNK/DRG in terms of dps.