Things currently wrong with frontlines that the community would like to see fixed

[Kyani]

The zerg style gameplay is definitely the biggest thing I don't like about the latest frontline modes, but them being flooded by summoners is a close second.

And am I the only healer that places so little value in aoe heals and HoTs? Only dangerous aoe damage I see is cometeors and when 3 or so smns bane buffed DoTs and usually my first response to either of those is the healer limit break.

You're not wrong - AoE healing is only really useful in very small bursts (but it's very good then). In practical terms, though, you only really want to spend one GCD on your AoE, which is when Scholar is at its weakest / Astrologian is at its weakest - that's where my perception of AST as a weak AoE healer is rooted.

The 3 good HoT effects are legit, though - their presence is why Bane is wasted damage, and they're equivalent to casting half a basic heal on someone every single GCD for the duration. Having lots of strong HoTs makes triage healing a lot more effective, and it's the only way to keep people topped off through movement. Medica II's not really as good, though - it counteracts Bane, but for the most part it's Meter Padding Central :x

JP PvP matches are literally zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

If you look on XIVPvP it's SMN after SMN, at least with EU/NA servers they have at least some difference in classes, not everyone and their mother rolls SMN

It's funny - they flock toward a percieved imbalance, but don't really have a great idea of how to counter it. A giant pile of summoners like that is soft to paladins and warriors, especially after Adrenaline, but there doesn't seem to be much of that present at all.