Summoner & Fates

[Seraphi]

- Summoners have one set of skills that none of the other classes do not have. A summon egi. Take advantage of it.
My carbuncle/ifrit/titan do fairly well in grabbing mobs first and doing damage. For all you summoners out there,
LEARN how to use your egi summons. There is a reason why there's a steady, guard, sic, heel and so forth. It's
your "2nd half" of your job.

Tagging and enmity is what seems to matter most for participation. If you haven't noticed, mobs don't actually get tagged to you when just your Egi attacks it until you attack it yourself. Contrary to popular belief, damage done doesn't seem all that important for participation scores.

I have virtually no issues, ever, getting gold in FATES unless I show up late. Even then, I can usually muster a silver in 10-15s.

Ruin II spam. Bio + Bane. Energy Drain. For boss FATES, you can also generate participation by healing the person tanking the boss.

It's not hard.