Quote Originally Posted by Talaya View Post
So ive been playing for a while and i played FFXI for 8 years, ive started to come to a conclusion that FFXIV summoner, really, reallly blows...
i am very dissapointed, i must admit.
i was very much looking forward to being a summoner again, it was my most favourite job in FFXI, i was able to fend for myself, level myself on my own and more, i enjoyed being a good asset in a party and out of one also.

what is my problem with FFXIV version of summoner?
well this image sums up one of the issues, it really does.

yes SE, WTH HAPPENED!?
this was most disheartening thing
as much as the egis are kinda cute, i just, i cant, i feel like this is a step back.
will we be getting some kind of upgrade from this?
(please say yes!)
because, right now, i dont have that summoner feeling, the egi's are the equiv. of, well ... FFXI Spirits ... and every summoner knows how "amazing" they are (sarcasm!)
First things first, I am kind of confused about your post, at first you start out talking about the functionality of the job, fending for yourself, being useful in parties, ect. Then you turn around and post a picture of the summon, and the thing that confuses me is what does the aesthetics have to do with your functionality? SMN being DoT class with a summon makes SMN one of the most functional job in the game. While everyone is running around dodging mechanics losing uptime on a boss there you are still doing 95% of your job without having to cast a spell for the moment, especially while you have ruin 2 and fester which are two instant casts you can perform while running. Don't try to hook people in with a complaint about the functionality of a job just to complain about how it looks. Secondly the reason for the looks of the summons is HEAVILY described in the lore of the job and it makes perfect sense when broken down the way it is. Nothing is changing, at least not for a long time and SMN is just fine the way it is.