Can someone give me an in-depth explanation why Summoner is arguably the worst DPS?

[FenreyVarnell]

Don't mind me if this was already suggested (or answered beyond my knowing), but what if Arcanist's abilities were adjusted separately based on which Job you're currently playing? Something like Job-Specific boosts

For example, showing this in the tooltip for Miasma:

Additional Effect:
Unaspected damage over time.
Potency: 35 (Summoner: 70 potency)
Duration: 24s

Is something like this truly not possible as a work-around to the idea that if you buff SMN, you also buff SCH?

[Tex_Mex]

In the main series, SMN has typically been a hybrid role, most often having healing abilities as well. (Garnet/Dagger, Eiko, Yuna, etc.) With the exception of FF Tactics and a few other places, summon skills were not usually the only abilities that a SMN had. Because of this, I think most people outside of FF know about summons, but very few know about the summoner as a class, or would be able to recognize a summoner horn.

[Akiza]

In the main series, SMN has typically been a hybrid role, most often having healing abilities as well. (Garnet/Dagger, Eiko, Yuna, etc.) With the exception of FF Tactics and a few other places, summon skills were not usually the only abilities that a SMN had. Because of this, I think most people outside of FF know about summons, but very few know about the summoner as a class, or would be able to recognize a summoner horn.

Most people outside of Final Fantasy identify Black Mage as a Sorcerer while the Summoner is identified as a Black Mage that specializes in Summoning Magic.

[Skeith-Adeline]

You're telling me that SMNs are more iconic than BLMs? Anyways, this is waaaaaay off the OP

[Akiza]

Black Mage is a staple of Final Fantasy but anyone outside of Final Fantasy looking at a picture of a Black Mage would think its a Sorcerer. Summoner is iconic throughout the mage world they even have a few games named after them where players go around summoning gods and battling against each other while the Black Mage is only iconic withing the Final Fantasy series. Besides most gamers knows the schools of magic and that's how they recognizes the various type of magic users.

[Viridiana]

Why are you guys arguing with Akiza? >_>

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Why are you guys arguing with Akiza? >_>

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it

[Tex_Mex]

Why are you guys arguing with Akiza? >_>

haha arguing with akiza is never a good idea

Cuz ppl suck... spam >Ruin II then complain about mana issues..... i NEVER get dry on my SMN and my DPS its always 400+... i also res ppl btw

Based on your comments, it is safe to say that you are not doing any FCoB content. Everyone knows that SMN is fine in all content other than FCoB. This discussion pertains to only the highest difficulty content in the game.

[Valoiz]

Cuz ppl suck... spam >Ruin II then complain about mana issues..... i NEVER get dry on my SMN and my DPS its always 400+... i also res ppl btw