Quote Originally Posted by Leukka View Post
Now take those parses and plug them into http://xivrdps.herokuapp.com

I think every SMN would love to take a hit to personal dps if it meant a raid dps contribution equal to Ninjas, Dragoons, Bards and Machinists.
The original statement from the devs not only mentioned utility, which SMN has in the form of devotion and raises, but also in mobility and how impacted the job is by mechanics. Considering DOTs and pet damage continue through most mechanics and movement phases, added with general summoner mobility, and the job outperforms on personal DPS and ought to be sitting just above RDM, not at the top.