Sigh. Summoner was the only thing I really played in the first month release of ARR, then when I got to be able to play the game again two years later, I leveled and played everything else but still played summoner the most. Now I just don't unless it's the super fate boss or nasty hunt that I don't want to be in the face of and in those aoes that would kill me. I used to be oddly particular about my story play; I like to see the cutscenes for the first time on summoner.

That changed at some point during the climb, I can't remember where, other than I was in Ala Mhigo onwards on ninja. Also the speed of mobs dying when playing solo while being chased in circles spamming Ruin 2 to not become the monster's chew toy because the pet died, with a newly summoned egi and chocobo following it, becoming inefficient pretty much put it in the "a distance away from the big bad only" seat. Hell, I'd be happy if they gave sustain back and did nothing else at this point. This is getting silly.