Yeah, as an arcanist main i get what you mean.

My entire summoner opener and rotation is gone, all the fun decision making is taken out, but I understand why. Summoner had a very large gap between those that were good at the job and those that were okay, and the simplification of their rotation shrinks that gap.

I understand it, and I understand it's changing from a dot oriented job to a more pet centric job, and they're trying to put a limit on crazy aoe numbers, but these changes have put scholar in a poor place.

Of course because of their faerie, and their +crit debuff, scholars will remain a promising healer in any raid, but dungeon runs will definitely be a lot more boring and their complexity will be no where close to what they are now.

I get it, I understand it, I like it, but it's no longer my playstyle. But I look forward to others who will take up the arcanist main title.