Quote Originally Posted by SenorPatty View Post
I'm gonna be that guy and say fix summoner aesthetics and pet gameplay first. Not because I'm trying to be a jerk but because I want to spare BST the same pain.



Trust me, you really don't want to play with the same 3 pets for years.
that is my biggest concern and why I suggest using this as an expansion of the companion system instead of a job. If it became a job it would need to be very limited in order to make balance easier. One of those limitations is the available pets. If they were to make it into a pet based job we would most likely get stuck with the same 3 pets much like summoner is resulting in the taming aspect not being there outside of job quests.
As for gameplay, if they go with my suggestion then it would be more or less a lot like the chocobo we have now where it fights with us in the open world and the abilities it has we have some control over adding variety to the pets we have. Could even have pets for different occasions whether you need damage, healings, support, debuffer, etc.