Summoner a whole disappointment for pet-class lovers?

[Tonkra]

Yes, we dont have that many information for now concerning the new summoner job.. but what we know so far is that he only will have 4 pets to summon (seems to be due to 5 skill restriction for jobs. thank you SE) and the new artwork... where it seems that the summons for the job wont be "real pets".

it looks like they will be just "essences" of the big primaes and end up as super animated one-hit attack spell? Hopefully not... because we player who enjoy playing petclasses wanted to have a real petclass for 2.0. (thats what yoshida was saying back then)

Now it seems only the arcanist will be a real petclass which we are used to.. But only with two different types of carbuncle.



what do you think about the artwork and information about summoner, just having 4 types of "summons" and regarding to the artwork?


Arcanist with a real pet:


Summoner coming along with one-hit attack "summon spells"?
on the artwork it does not look like a permanent pet, more like a ghostly spell version which works like a regular spell.



are you disappointed about the announcement as well? First i was "aaww freaking awesome"... but then i was like... "oooh just 4 prime versions, why? no shiva? no ramuh to summon?" then i was like "oh maybe they just end up as super animated spells in the end?"


i know that its maybe too early to talk about that.. but i dislike the first impressions and informations we got so far.

[kurokawa]

They might add elementals as with ffxi, so you could summon earth, water, fire etc.

Then again, you might just be stuck with the 4.

4 is better than none though eh?!

[Tonkra]

They might add elementals as with ffxi, so you could summon earth, water, fire etc.

you forgot the "5 skill limitations for jobs"

and well the elementals have been the last pets which i wanted to have in the game.. seriously... totally deplaced and unimportant. i dont want to summon "pets" which looks like a wandering stone... then i really dont need a pet.

4 is better than none though eh?!

Seriously i am sick of that "we have to limit the number of job skills to 5." regardless which job. in my opinion they should have that many skills, that it makes sense for the job itself.

and how do they make the decision which primae spell version summoner is going to get? do they dice or somethin? ah well.. let us give them garuda... for what reason ever.. ;XD


and as i said i am most afraid of the fact that they may be no real "pets" to summon to your side.

[kurokawa]

you forgot the "5 skill limitations for jobs"

and well the elementals have been the last pets which i wanted to have in the game.. seriously... totally deplaced and unimportant. i dont want to summon "pets" which looks like a wandering stone... then i really dont need a pet.



Seriously i am sick of that "we have to limit the number of job skills to 5." regardless which job. in my opinion they should have that many skills, that it makes sense for the job itself.

and how do they make the decision which primae spell version summoner is going to get? do they dice or somethin? ah well.. let us give them garuda... for what reason ever.. ;XD


and as i said i am most afraid of the fact that they may be no real "pets" to summon to your side.

5 skill limitations for jobs - Is that confirmed for ARR?

If so, that sucks camel balls.

[Nakiamiie]

you forgot the "5 skill limitations for jobs"

For jobs, I'd rather have them cut the cross-class abilities and add more job unique skills. The jobs are supposed to be super specialized, it's the focus of classes to be generalists.

I, too, expect more summons sometimes down the road when more content and Primals get introduced. I want to tap in their power... all of them! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Yukagama]

They might add elementals as with ffxi, so you could summon earth, water, fire etc.

Then again, you might just be stuck with the 4.

4 is better than none though eh?!

yeah it be cool to have elementals like in XI. we can only hope.

[Randelmire]

I thought summoner sounded badass.

Also it will be only 4 summons for now but they may very well add more summons when level cap is raised.

[PandaTaru]

The job isn't out yet, with little info about how it will be, and some are already whining about it based on personal assumptions? SE should consider renaming this game Final Fantasy XIV - A whiner Fantasy instead of ARR.

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it will be only 4 summons for now but they may very well add more summons when level cap is raised.

THIS, this and THIS again. For Christ shake, stop thinking that level 50 is the end cap.

[Yukagama]

I thought summoner sounded badass.

Also it will be only 4 summons for now but they may very well add more summons when level cap is raised.

Of course they will add more. I think future of summoner is very long and it will have more summon's then XI. i hope.

[Raubahn]

well smn is a pet class as far as i know only diffrance we wont summon The Ifrit it gonna be more like an ifrit spirit or essence roaming with you
not to mention there is no raise cap so for now 4 at 50 is pretty much alot and dont forget they are changing class>job system so we might end up with 10 job abilities rather than just 5 (restricting 5 class abilities not able to be used by "Job" like SMN cant summon carby) maybe