New summoner is unacceptable

[Panelo]

You're already 90 and know how it plays?

[ChazNatlo]

You're already 90 and know how it plays?

I'm generally pro new summoner and the wait and see camp, but I feel like needing to get to max level for the game to be any good is suboptimal.

[Issaella]

You're already 90 and know how it plays?

1 new ability at 90, everything else is traits. As others have said, what you see is what you get and what I see has crushed any desire I have to play since 5.0 SMN was my favorite DPS spec.

[ChazNatlo]

1 new ability at 90, everything else is traits. As others have said, what you see is what you get and what I see has crushed any desire I have to play since 5.0 SMN was my favorite DPS spec.

The Trait at 86 is functionally a new Ability. It enhances Astral flow to have functionality during the Gem phase.

[Vulture]

You're just making me want to play Summoner.

[Dyvid]

You're already 90 and know how it plays?

Nothing changes at 90, just upgrade to current skills. 82 upgrades current Single Target and AoE attack, 86 adds a Deathflare type attack, and 90 upgrades Egis to Primals. It's watered down and very basic.

You're just making me want to play Summoner.

Please do. I want everyone who says they love the change to drop their current job and play SMN.

[Rin_Kuroi]

The Trait at 86 is functionally a new Ability. It enhances Astral flow to have functionality during the Gem phase.

And that's not nothing but it might not be much. It will serve to break up the spam. We'll see how Ifrit's/Titan's/Garuda's Favor changes things up. I think the best case scenario might be the class is going to be pretty boring at levels under 90.

[Komarimono]

This actually sounds like an awesome change. No more playing dance dance revolution with my fingertips, and if screw up one tiny thing, DPS drops drastically as whole rotation is fubar'd

[Sinavie]

As a Sprout who just started this Nov 5th, I often wondered why SMN was so different from any SMN in the FF lore. I wondered why as an Arcanist, why an Arcanist wasn't a Job in itself where poison is the main role as a dps caster. I liked playing as an Arcanist, applying dots. But that's not being a SMN. Those abilities shouldn't even exist on SMN. SMN should just use their summons. I am hopeful that I get that chance to as I level up more.

And dare I ask for a future skill tree for my Egis, like the one my chocobo has?

[Unaki]

As a Sprout who just started this Nov 5th, I often wondered why SMN was so different from any SMN in the FF lore. I wondered why as an Arcanist, why an Arcanist wasn't a Job in itself where poison is the main role as a dps caster. I liked playing as an Arcanist, applying dots. But that's not being a SMN. Those abilities shouldn't even exist on SMN. SMN should just use their summons. I am hopeful that I get that chance to as I level up more.

And dare I ask for a future skill tree for my Egis, like the one my chocobo has?

If you want a SMN that's actually a SMN and not a poisonbot with a pet that sits there and occassionally sneezes then you're better off going to FF11.