I just wanted to see if there was anyone else who agreed with me that the prerequisite for Augment Summoning should be changed in some way to accommodate the alchemist, as Spell Focus (Conjuration) is literally a useless feat for an alchemist. I understand the concept of a feat tax, but not having any other route to Augment Summoning makes the feat more of a burden on the alchemist than any other class.
Maybe I'm just complaining too much, though. Thoughts?
Well, we are talking about a very specific case here: Not just a non-core base class, but a non-core base class with an archetype. Changing the feat itself to accommodate that exotic concept would probably more noise than it's worth.
You could always say that the preservationist can get Augment Summoning without Spell Focus. Maybe make them get a different feat, like Skill Focus (Handle Animal) as prerequisite (that way they don't get a freebie, but the feat is at least of some use to them).