Easier? Dancer vs Summoner Debate

[Katish]

If we're talking good DNCs and SMNS then:
I'd say SMN is more easier...but not for something already mentioned.
DNC has to worry about lining their buffs on their partner for the partner's optimal performance and also optimize their party buff (with the juggling of the rng as mentioned)
SMN doesn't have to worry about a partner's performance but they do have to juggle that party buff.

Of course there are bad DNCs and SMNs and when looking at it objectively:
- A DNC that doesn't care about their partner's performance or who they are partnered with is a bad DNC.
- A SMN is easier in this regard, they don't "play" with other people as an attachment or extension.

[LoveDroplet]

I know it's easy to press things on cooldown but let's be real for a sec:

How easy is it to drift SMN vs drifting DNC and how punishing is it?
You constantly need to look at your hotbar if you're a total newbie and see when Standard and Technical step come off cooldown. Then you have Devilment and Flourish. There's no tell in your rotation of when you should be pressing these buttons, meanwhile SMN...
You press bahamut, then you get cooler ruin and have 15 seconds to remind yourself to press the cooler oGCDs. Then instant cast phase ends and you go "it's garuda time" and press every garuda button. Then you get into titan and do the same, and finally, you finish with ifirt. It's very obvious when you need to change your egi and when you need to press these major cooldowns (you literally can't press the gemshine button).
What's no so ideal is pressing seeing light maybe..? Though you can just remind yourself to press it with bahamut and energy drain + fester, though the window to press those buttons is so wide, even drifting it has barely less impact than drifting anything dnc.