This is a bit of an indulgent thing to make a thread about, but figured I'd toss it out there.

I want to play Summoner. I love Summoners in other FF games. So, tell me what makes it worthwhile and why it'd be a good DPS choice for Heavensward. Make a discussion of it or not, I'm pretty much just looking to be inspired.

Backstory: I leveled ACN for Scholar. I'm probably making White Mage my main healer going forward, but don't want to leave this collecting dust. Summoner is just sitting here as an option. I've tinkered with it but don't get the sense of "feedback" that other DPS classes deliver...so far. It seems to be quite passive and lukewarm compared to the more direct role played by others, despite the numbers being mathematically "sufficient" for what it's supposed to do.

So, what's the appeal? What's to make this something to aspire to play, and play well?