Summoners can also solo IT bombs.
Go to Ifrit's Cauldron. Summon Carby. Sic him on an unexpecting Bomb. Have him melee until bomb goes boom. Collect your 250+ XP and go on to the next bomb.
You can also do this with a SMN friend and you can easily protect yourself in case Carby goes down...
But by that logic Firestreak,
You can say that a taru BLM / WHM with a Vermillion Cloak is a better choice for a healer than a Galka SMN / WHM. Kipsy is right, taken as just their jobs, a Summoner is a Summoner and a White Mage is a White Mage. To define a class just by their subjob is...
I just wanted to add a quick note.
When I say 4 melee and 2 mage and you say 3 mage and 3 melee, this can mean that one of those Melee or Mages act as a heavy damage dealer and are therefore interchangable.
For example where I have a melee be a DRK or a RNG and you have a mage being a BLM...
If you read my post, you will also see how I state that I am typically the main healer in my party. I'm not saying that Summoner's should ignore that role, I am saying that we are capable of much more than that. We can be main healer and still accomplish more beyond. 4 melees, a SMN and a...
A few friends of mine made this thread apparent to me and I had to add in some input of my own.
First off, thanks to Sethala, I'm the SMN in her party that acts as main healer. Always good to hear that I'm doing a fine job... =)
But I am a Summoner and I'm currently level 59 and I have used...