SMN in T8

[Elos]

Serious question, how much more DPS does Ifrit have to do for you guys to actually consider him viable? Do note that I said viable and try to keep balance in consideration otherwise we end up with the current situation where we only have one goto pet.

For me, he does 20~ DPS more than Garuda when you factor in blunt/slashing debuffs. Personally, one of the main buffs that I feel Ifrit needs is movement speed or some kind of shoulder tackle skill so he can quickly get next to an enemy without wasting too much time chasing them down.

I dont have real numbers right now, but for me its like:

-with Ifrit i will do ~20dps more than Garuda
-with Ifrit infight i myself lose ~10dps
-with Monk and War Ifrit can gain ~10dps

= with Ifrit i do usually ~15-20dps more
in fights like Turn 6/(7)/8

but yeah SE should take a closer look to Ifrit and change a few things maybe.
The overall pet control should be improved. Other Icons ....
The Egi's are really sluggish.