Sum-nom-nom-eners~

[Alaltus]

Really? That doesn't sound right... from what I understand the Primal will be wandering in the open and people team up to subdue it.

In any case, this has gone off on a tangent. In XI anything to do with the Avatars involved summoners, but in this game the Primals have a much larger role in the story. People are going to have to learn that not every primal will become subject of summoning.

When it comes to the debate of instant cast or pets i dont really have a side, but i would not wish for Summoners to only be a damage dealer with some Arcanist enfeebles. To me Summoner is more like the Sage than the Blackmage, high mp cost aoe buffs debuffs damage and healing spells. Wether that is in the form of instant or pet i will give it a go. Though i would be surprised if SE go for a Arcanist pet class Summoner spell job because that would make Summoner the biggest transition from class to job to date.

edit: i edited my previous post with the part of the interview i was talking about and the website the entire interview comes from. Edit2: I found the gamerescape interview of which you mentioned and also put that into my previous post.