Quote Originally Posted by IceSpear View Post
I like the idea, but it would mess up SCH if they were separate then maybe. Personally I like SMN how it is now.
Which is the pretty much the main issue. I can't point the finger and say "if SE didn't have them linked so heavily by sharing the same class as the base, there wouldn't be any issues". But in truth, it's partially true. SCH and SMN share Arcanist, so if you change anything to Arcanist, it alters SCH as well. No one wants to wreck one of the Jobs attached to the class at the cost of "improving" SMN. We just want it to work and work in a way that most people will like in the process.


I don't mind SMN now because I recognized how one-sided SMN felt in XI, which was probably my main encounter with the class. You summoned the pet, kept your distance, and watched them wreck whatever you set them after. But you were only on support and probably were a WHM as a sub-job, and even then, you couldn't heal your pets or buff them at all, which honestly sucks even now. The DoTs work, but Xillia, even though largely unrelated, did feel like a SMN when you played as Milla with the Spirits.