(04-08-2014, 04:46 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: The carbuncle isn't a Primal -- in fact, technically speaking, neither are the Egi of the Summoner. In fact, several "summoned creatures" (Good King Moggle Mog, Siren, etc.) aren't Primals, a point that's made in the 2.1 main scenario quest and by dev post in the case of Siren. The game isn't yet entirely clear on what exactly a Primal is compared to these other things; to me, it seems "Primal" is used to mean powerful creatures summoned by beast tribes with the ability to Temper. The Arcanist, Summoner, and Scholar summons don't have either of those qualities.
In terms of the social acceptability of summons, Arcanists are well-respected members of Lominsan society, so carbuncles wouldn't be seen as weird or disturbing. Summoners use a newly rediscovered art and do things that are fairly crazy (fighting Primals), so the sheer rarity of them and their egi would give some pause -- but this isn't a situation like Warlocks in WoW.
I'm not entirely with you on your last point. While they probably wouldn't inspire the same level of revulsion in most people that say a voidlord would, there are plenty of people that would probably take issue with a small sized titan roaming around.
Sure, the smaller size helps, but have you seen Ifrit-Egi? That thing is menacing.
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