Quote Originally Posted by Supersnow845 View Post
“The most optimal time to pick the one that has 4 instant casts or the one that has 4 instants + a cast you swift or the one that has the only 2 casts the job has”

Yeah real big decision there, deciding when to fit in two (2) casts per minute is real gigabrain. How does SAM manage to figure out how to do five (5) casts per minute
This is definitely a bit disingenuous. It’s not just about the number of casts, you have to factor in that earlier summon choices imply later ones. So you have to have the order planned out well in advance. In the end, you map out the summon order for the entire fight and it’s hardly different than mapping the fight out on other casters.

Furthermore, since optimal play puts titan in buffs, you often lose your best mobility at a point where you don’t need mobility.

This also didn’t consider the difficulty of keeping slipstream on the boss for its complete duration. Not a problem in Endwalker with massive boss hitboxes, but something that has to be handled properly in Dawntrail.

Finally, it doesn’t consider optimization around downtime and the optimal way to condense summons around it.

This isn’t to say summoner isn’t easier than the other casters; it is, but I see a lot of exaggeration about its difficulty.