So... yes, i am happy cause i think the egi's were an insult to the legacy of summoners. The way they will work now is more akin to the FF games where they are attacks. They appear on all their glory, make their trademark attack and buff your abilities. It is great.

My only concern is about the cycle. I think these summons should be cooldown based. This way they can add more as they go along in expansions. The way it is now, it's a cycle between Garuda, Titan and Ifrit and i don't know how they are gonna implement more, unless they implement them 3 at a time and make another cycle between phoenix and Bahamut. But, yes, i'd like to see more. I hope this implementation is something they can expand on.

But, atm and that is very important, more than fall into design pitfalls from thinking too much about what comes next at the cost of fun (cough WoW cough), what is important is that it is enjoyable to play. It seems to be from where i see. So, lets worry about the future when we get there.