Job Adjustments: Summoner (03/10/2006)

[Plow]

Question is though, is the actual blood pact used by the avatar still going to be under the control of the summoner? Something about this change to me just doesn't seem right.

I lol'd

[Dbill]

Well that's 3 updates in a row from SE, update should be coming next week me thinks. Didn't SE also state there was a massive amount of new weapons/armor coming in this update too in one of the interviews, and something like a relic weapons but from new areas.

[Eltia]

Good to hear Evoker Horn finally has an use. lol

[Sixtail]

I'll wait and see before getting all OMG JOY.

[Plow]

Good to hear Evoker Horn finally has an use. lol

Oh shit I've been 75 for around 2 years and don't have mine rofl

I dropped the item thingy and it seems to get it back I'd have to redo all my af, and I'm a lazy bastart lol. guess I'll have to do it now

[Eltia]

So what is the maximum attainable summon skill now? It would be interesting to see some test results from SMNs with different summon skill levels and find out what is a reasonable level to attain to get the most out of this patch.

[Plow]

So what is the maximum attainable summon skill now? It would be interesting to see some test results from SMNs with different summon skill levels and find out what is a reasonable level to attain to get the most out of this patch.

I'm not certain of the maximum skill, but I know between gear and merits +48 skill is not particularly hard to reach

[Eltia]

Theoretical limit of maximum summon skill level should be around 325-330? (Personal guess.)

[Plow]

Theoretical limit of maximum summon skill level should be around 325-330? (Personal guess.)

Higher, more like 345-350

[Larkwynn]

Looks like max is 341 (269 cap, 56 gear, 16 lolMerits)

[Spungy]

Yeehaw, SMN Torque on Midgar went from 0 at 20k to 2 up at 500k.

[HAcoreRD]

Yeehaw, SMN Torque on Midgar went from 0 at 20k to 2 up at 500k.

not worth it, but I'm glad I bought mine for 10k a while ago.

[Kenai]

So what is the maximum attainable summon skill now? It would be interesting to see some test results from SMNs with different summon skill levels and find out what is a reasonable level to attain to get the most out of this patch.

I'm not certain of the maximum skill, but I know between gear and merits +48 skill is not particularly hard to reach

Let's see here...269 plus...

+5 on Evoker's Horn
+5 on Bahamut Staff
+10 on Summoner's Bracers
+10 on Evoker's Ring
+5 on Nashira Shoes
+3 on Summoner's Earring
+7 on Summoning Torque

Plus merits and maybe stray Austere pieces. Did I miss anything?

[Eltia]

Base = 269
Merit points = 16
Evoker Ring = 10
Bahamut Staff = 5
Evoker Horn (+1) = 5
Summoner Bracer+1 = 12
Summoner Torque = 7
Summoner Earring = 3
Nashira Crackows = 5
Penance Slops = 4
Merciful Cape = 5

Total = 341

EDIT 1: Added Nashmir Shoes
EDIT 2: Added Penance Pants
EDIT 3: Added Merciful Cape, fixed spellings.

[Larkwynn]

Pennance Slops +4
Astute Cape +5
Summoner's Bracer's +1 (white box onry!) +12

[Kenai]

Kind of unrealistically hard to get for some of those pieces.

[darkhero168]

over 600k for torque on midgard.

[Eltia]

The merit point on summon skill is kind of unfair to people who also play BLM and RDM.

[Dbill]

Not if you spent all your time doing nothing but hunting HNM's and did nothing else.

[Larkwynn]

Kind of unrealistically hard to get for some of those pieces.

As are most pieces when discussing the max. Honestly I think the hardest piece would be bringing yourself to merit summoning skill if you have other jobs >.>