Why summoner is a DoT job?

[Jyhnnox]

Why not make it a DoT class?

They summon things and use DoTs. Sure it's arbitrary but so is summoning big creatures for big alpha-strike damage. There's no real logic either way.

The logic is that of a Final Fantasy game, not real world game. And there's no logic in Summoner being DoT mage while theres plentiful logic in the summoning of big creatures for big alpha-strike damage.

And the question is not just the damage. Summoning can have multiple effects, like casting Doom, casting regen in the party, casting protect/shell/reflect like in other FFs its not just about the damage.

If this class was called warlock, nobody would be saying anything about its name other than it's a copy from wow :X