Sorry about the double post,Simon mobile and can't edit my last one...
I can't touch on everything you brought up, but I wanna highlight this and say I agree.

Quote Originally Posted by Eorzean_username View Post
Issues: Devotion
  • I think that Devotion is a bizarre and boring cooldown that does not seem to fit the Summoner "fantasy", nor does Summoner as a job really "need" a raid buff.
  • More objectivey, Devotion is a raid buff — which therefore encourages it to be timed precisely and consistently — that is produced via an Egi command, which therefore results in it being timed erratically and sluggishly and with a frustratingly-unpredictable responsiveness.
Suggested solutions: Devotion[LIST][*]I would personally advocate for Devotion to be removed entirely. It feels like unnecessary, tacked-on action bloat.[*]If you still want Summoner to bring raid support, make it radiate passively while Demis are summoned, or... something.[*]Or, at least make the Summoner raid support an actual summon, in line with traditional Final Fantasy Summoners — for example, a button that summons Carbuncle to provide the raid with Magic Damage Reduction, or Unicorn to heal the raid, or etc. Something that feels cool and exciting and fits the "fantasy", rather than bizarre and bland. Look at Dancer's Shield Samba and Curing Waltz — those are examples of job utility that feel fun, flavorful, and fantasy-fitting.[*]If nothing else, at least de-couple Devotion from Egis, and just make it an effect — like Embolden, Battle Litany, etc. — that originates from the Summoner player, and is applied immediately on keypress.
Heck, Phoenix comes with sustain. They could introduce a 3rd big summon that just has devotions effect while it's out.