But what about Summoner???

[Khalithar]

So, in general the new direction makes sense from a gameplay standpoint. But I maintain that Summoner feels so unlike a summoning job it might as well be called Mystic for all the emphasis it has. Pet jobs can be done well, but they've decided to have zero emphasis on the pets. In my opinion, Scholar is more of a summoner than Summoner is. At least their pets aren't just slightly useful, but genuinely crucial to every aspect of the job, with strength that rivals the caster.

Well said, especially your point about the scholar bit! I feel the same way. Summoner does not really live up to it's name. They do at least explain a good deal of the why in the story yes, but as Lemuria said, they may as well change the name then. A Summoner should be a pet class or it should be about actually summoning things to attack for you. As is, the "Summoner" is not a summoner, it's one hell of a strong dps class though, I cant deny that.