This iteration of Summoner is a huge failure because it doesn't live to the image of a Final Fantasy Summoner like other jobs. Every job maintains the image of its single player Final Fantasy counterpart except for Summoner. SE didn't plan the Summoner through they just wanted a DoT class and a Pet class while the player base wanted a Summoner so they combined the two and came up with the current iteration of the Summoner. No one can explain the current iteration of the Summoner and how it fits with the lore so people resort to saying in every game Summoner is different or my favorite if you don't like how the Summoner plays then switch to another job.

The problem is every other week their are new players trying Summoner and posting threads that the current Summoner isn't an Actual Summoner. I know this is an MMO but SE still should make Summoner stay true to its single player Final Fantasy Image. The Summoner has both an identity and image problem that should be addressed with the new battle system in Heavensward.

The Summoner shoul've used Elementalist as a base since it naturally flows into the Summoner lore.