Feedback: Summoner Class Feels Lackluster

[vorpalix]

Before you start throwing rocks, hear me out...yes, as a traditional pet class (i.e. warlock from WoW) it serves in that capacity, but pet A.I. being terrible and having in mind how the original summons of FF games work, then, yes, it feels underwhelming, I suggest the removal of the permanent pets, there's nothing nice or cool about them and I call for the addition of more demi summons that cast one or two impressive spells and that's it.

Demi-Alexander would be great. Thank you.

[Enkidoh]

Unfortunately, 'traditional'-style FF summons haven't been part of the series for over 2 decades now - the last main series FF game to feature summons as a spell that does it's attack and then disappears was FFIX on the PS1 in 1999, since FFX summons have been more like pets that stay on the battlefield for extended periods, and FFXI basically codified that style of summoning within a MMO paradigm.

As much as I wish summoning was like it was in the old days, I think that airship has well and truly sailed alas - even FFVII Remake retconned summoning there to be pet-like, so it's clear SE simply are not interested in that style of summoning anymore.