Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
Summoner feels fine, mostly, the only thing that feels a little off to me is the trance step. Channeling isn't really Summoning.

I'd replace trance with Demi-Ifrit/Garuda/Titan (changing depending on which egi you have out.) That to me would "feel" perfectly Summoner.

Start with tiny pet and DoTs, go to big summon and burst phase, onward after that to your ultimate summon and even bigger burst phase.

I might be tempted to shift timers and potencies about a bit so you just go 1-2-1-3 on the phases instead of 1-2-1-2-1-3, drop the 2nd repeated trance/potentially mini-demi.

Honestly though, I like Summoner as it is. I'd make tweaks here and there, make some cosmetic changes too, but I don't think it needs a full strip-down and rebuild. Doesn't need a copy of Bards song system with primal skins draped over it either.
I like this idea. I would still want the pet AI to be reworked, but I agree that the current kit isn’t wrong, just clunky. The original summoner was based on a turn based system, which is not happening in 14. So I think we would lose a lot of what makes the class unique. Mobility and utlity being the first. I would always want more summons, but I’m willing to wait :P, but yeah I think the current kit can be streamlined down into something that fits the idea of a classic summoner, while still maintaining our current standards.