I don't feel that SMN was bad at all that it needed such a drastic divorce from what it was. Just as RDM had to be reimagined to fit in the world of FFXIV, SMN could have been left to do the same.

Sure, there are people who don't think it's so bad currently, but let us wait until the census to see if that opinion holds that sort of water... which I wager it will reflect the outcry we are having right now.

At this point, though, I don't see the devs going back on these changes despite the many people who don't agree with it.

So Naysay as it sounds ... SMN may be a wash until next expac

(Couldn't edit post from mobile btw)