Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
I think we can safely say this has been quietly abandoned, as nothing has been mentioned since before launch
Actually, I recall it being mentioned around the time of 2.5~2.55. Specifically that they're waiting for it to make sense within the context of the games lore before releasing it. In the lead up to Heavensward I think they even said it's still coming, I imagine they're being so quiet about it because it's a pretty big story spoiler; If they said it's coming in 3.4, then we'd know between now and then that something changes that lets us summon Primals. Better to be ambiguous about it and let me jump to conclusions whenever I see plot developments like Iceheart summoning Shiva.

I wouldn't really say the biggest problem with it is monopolization, since there actually can be workarounds for that. The bigger problem I see is that there simply isn't content in this game that can effectively utilize such a system, perhaps the Sky-Islands in 3.1 will change that, but for now I can't really get excited over the prospect of rofl-stomping a dungeon/FATE/Hunt with a Primal. If we had Final Fantasy XIs Besieged or Campaign, that would be a different story; A Free Company who has Ifrit could jump in and turn the tide with the summon. That would be epic. One-hitting a Hunt mob with Ifrit would just be sad. Very very sad...