Quote Originally Posted by Dyvid View Post
They tried though. Look at SMN pre 4.0:
Player solely used Garuda for Contagion; which extended DoTs. This let player focus less on DoT management and opened the window to spam ruin more. SE's Response: Remove one DoT and extend duration to 30s each and add a proc ruin spell; less DoT management and more ruin spam.
Players wanted a big bad primal pet: SE adds DB and the community is upset because it's too big and blocks view.
Players wanted Egi's to be more like other FF and do more like buff/debuff: SE add buffs and debuff in which the community responds with anger because Buff/Debuff meant lower dps numbers.

I'm sorry but the community got exactly what they asked for and are pissed because of it.
I'm upset because I thought HW SMN was near perfect, and they decided to go and change it up enough that it no longer feels fun to play, with core mechanical problems that aren't going to be solved until next expansion at the very least.