Summoner Changes

[Shamirah]

The primals will be summoned by FC not SMN so... no.

[Blackcanary]

The primals will be summoned by FC not SMN so... no.

I really hate that idea makes you wonder whats the point in having a summoner. A summoner in FFXIV shouldn't even be called a Summoner it should be called a warlock cause truly that's what it is.

[jars]

I really hate that idea makes you wonder whats the point in having a summoner. A summoner in FFXIV shouldn't even be called a Summoner it should be called a warlock cause truly that's what it is.

a warlock is a summoner that deals specifically with demons

this is like saying you should be calling a square a rhombus

[Tharian]

a warlock is a summoner that deals specifically with demons

Actually that is inaccurate. The word Warlock comes from the Old English word Wærloga which when translated into modern English literally means "Traitor, Liar, or Enemy." The most accurate definition of a Warlock is an individual who breaks their promises on a regular basis. In fact it is entirely applicable to say that a Warlock is simply a Priest who has broken his Oaths to God. It has absolutely nothing to do with the summoning of demons.

Granted the term Warlock is most commonly used to refer to a male Witch, or one who is in league with the Devil, that is actually a fallacy introduced during the Roman and Spanish Inquisitions and is not what the word actually means in a literal sense.

To get technical, a Warlock in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, would be the equivalent to a Summoner who willingly summons the full form of a Primal and allows it to Temper anyone it comes into contact with. Because that is a breaking of the "Oath" that a Summoner essentially makes when they first embark upon the endeavor of becoming Summoners to begin with.