Being a SMN main in Final Fantasy XI and then transitioning to being a SMN main in Final Fantasy XIV; I am A-OK with how summons are perceived in this game because there is lore behind the reason on why they look they way they do. And SE will not change the lore they have already placed on Summoner's and their Summons in FFXIV. So please don't ask for something like WoW where the devs and producers bend lore out the wazoo just to create new expansions and crap.