Dear Summoners...

[Kuurei]

Titan-Egi is our lord and savior in awkward situations, tbh. More tanks should hope to be a floating chicken nugget with as much hp, defenses, and strength as he.

[Mature]

Fail thread

[sayafrost]

Saw a Titan Egi tank the adds inside Cerby once all the DPS went inside. No one died from those things.(Usually people do.) I thought it was clever.

I have to do that, had to summon titan-egi for adds because there was no tank, and we survived it wonderfully.

Aside when I play summoner, I always have my pets on obey, and manage them.

[Tsukino]

Not that Summoners shouldn't use Obey instead of Sic, but this is at the very bottom of the list of things done wrong in at least my last...30 World of Darkness runs?

[BreathlessTao]

...if a few random stuns/knockbacks are your main (only?) issues in faceroll/spammed instances - you must be in a very pro group. In which case it's questionable why you even have people like that with you, who play SMN and just let their pets do whatever they want. Similarly, if actual and properly geared tanks have trouble maintaining enmity against Titan-Egi (especially if that Egi is on Sic!), it might not be the SMN's fault, regardless of how they should not exactly do certain duties with Titan-Egi summoned. Just saying.

I don't think people doing FCOB (where I imagine these might matter) commit these "grave mistakes"...

[gorezilla1]

More often than not Summoners dont have their pets on Obey.

Not all Summoners, but the majority of them do.

This. I main smn and I don't take offense to the post because When i queue for instances I see pets on sic which isn't always bad with ifrit. But when garuda is using contagion on an enemy with no dots, that smn is bad.

[FoxyAreku]

I like Summoners who have garuda on Sic on the first boss of tam tara hard.

[ThanMazus]

Okay OP, I'll get right on that and I shall go and spread the word, telling every single Summoner, since obviously all Summoners do the same thing in all duties.

I sure hope you posted something similar in that "Dear all Bards" thread that's been hanging out for 2 months.

[Nerael]

SMN, WAR, WHM here.

My perspective from each role:
SMN: Always keep Pet on Obey, Macro certain pet skills into normal skills (I have obey weaved into ruin II so I know Garuda attacks same target I am). Bane with Aerial Slash for that little boost of AOE deepz.
When tanks are not holding aggro or a tank is down, Titan to the rescue. I have had titan tank the Cerby adds as well as in Belly he tanked (We were one tank down).
As long as you don't bother the tank, MANAGE your pet there is no issue. Soon as Titan was finished? Welcome back Garuda, I missed you buddy!
If you have aggro only use Garuda's push skill as last resort. First try to get the mob to the tank so he can grab aggro. If the tank still does not grab it off you? That's when you can use it. Do not use it if the tank is trying to grab aggro or you're just making it more difficult for him and yourself.

WAR: If you lose aggro to Titan I will point and laugh at your mercilessly. Besides, you are gimping your DPS with titan out while you have a proper tank, why use it in the first place? You should use it when there is a lack of tank or if a tank is not doing his job. Titan should not be used otherwise (Last Resort). Also don't have Ifrit use stun skill or I might not be able to Stun/interrupt when I really need to. Pushing away mobs is also stupid. It takes me longer to get aggro.

WHM: Keep adds away from me. I try not to grab aggro, allas Medica II is sometimes required and sadly enough it creates a lot of enmity. Shroud is not always available. Preferably the tank grabs aggro on the mobs. If the tank cannot, I definitely appreciate the SMN doing all in his power to keep me safe (and thus keep the group alive)

[Jubilation]

Saw a Titan Egi tank the adds inside Cerby once all the DPS went inside. No one died from those things.(Usually people do.) I thought it was clever.

I do that every time I queue as SMN. You have to focus on just keeping Titan alive though, those Unknowns hit him for a ton of damage.