The problem with Summoners

[Orrias]

I just don't understand how they keep saying things like "We're listening to your ideas!! We really are!" and then flat out say no. We don't know what's in store for us for the expansion and we won't know for a bit. In the footage we saw, the old models were being used. That being said, I didn't notice any other classes using new abilities. It's possible they just didn't want to spoil some kind of reveal. Only time will tell.

They have been. It's just that 3.0 took priority over trying to re-balance an already dysfunctional Job.

The Summoner Job is a rushed attempt at trying to add an additional Job into the game, and is really no more than DPS Scholar with variant pets. I'd rather they re-hauled the Job (e.g. split it from Scholar, made Spell Speed much more purposeful, increased sustained and burst damage) than make minor tweaks to a few spells, that may or may not even be in around when the expansion hits.

All classes/ jobs, in MMO's, have their 'ups and downs' over the course or their respective games. Let them address the core issues rather than superficial one's.

Why not making Summoner "mounting" on the primal? (something similar to FFX). Each Primal has its own skill set :3

Scaling would be an issue: non-lalafel characters would need rather large summons to 'mount'. Imagine how big they'd have to be for a Roe, then ask yourself if you'd want a giant summon obstructing your view in boss fights.