Quote Originally Posted by Silvero View Post
Regarding the possibility of removing the resurrection ability, I think if they are going to remove an ability, it should be Physick. As a summoner, that spell/ability does nothing AT ALL. I would say swift cast + Resurrection + Lucid Dream are the only Arcanist/Summoner functional non/DPS abilities. All the other skills are hardly adequate or make a difference and are "meh" at best. These are the abilities they can easily replace to create exciting or different add-ons to change up the summoner, but to wait and not get the 6-element primal/summons even before getting the "demi" summons? I am disappointed. Whatever the outcome may be, I love Summoner too much; I love the lore of being able to summon powerful deities or mythical beings of the elements. I'll still play my summoner, just not as excited about the changes.
I agree that we should’ve gotten the other 3 gems before the next demi… it just feels wrong! And it’s the easiest way to both increase the number of summons and abilities without button bloat, since they can all proc off the gems like the original 3. I’d always thought Levi could be aquamarine and Shiva could be sapphire, but you have a point with diamond! lol as long as I get a sapphire somewhere!

I was also intrigued by your idea of an astral vs. umbral trance. I feel like they’re putting a lot of jobs in transition mode for whatever big plans they have in the next expansion, so hopefully they’re paying attention to player feedback. But I think a lot of us were hoping for something more for level 90-100. Still love the job, still going to main it… but give me my other 3 gems! PCT is going to have all their elements by 100!

As far as the Resurrection debate, it kinda balances now having 2 casters that can rez and 2 that can’t. As good as it feels to pull off a well-timed rez, I wouldn’t be totally devastated if they removed it, but hopefully it would be to make space for something big. That said, I agree that Physick is the weakest link… either increase its potency to be in line with the other rez mage, RDM Vercure which is actually useful, or scrap it altogether. If we’re going to share anything else with SCH, I’d rather have Expedient!

You want to keep your Surecast though… lol that’s your anti-knockback!