[Selfish Gene]

I agree with Soapy in regards to Fast Offense not being the problem but more so how strong the Youkai actually are. The entire problem that comes from Fast Offense isn't the skill itself, but the sheer amount of damage the Youkai can deal as a result of it all. Throughout this post, a few things along the lines of "They're so squishy that they explode within a turn" has been thrown around to justify their damage output... But that isn't necessarily the case. Of course, it would be easy for an Evoker who has already prepared Charge Mind to rid themselves of the Youkai or any class with massive AoE's provided, but that isn't every class. As such, the idea of trying to kill 3 Youkai who appeared suddenly and brought you down to red as say an Arbalest is far too daunting compared to others.

As someone who has a Bonder/Summoner, I understand that we're, to a degree, "entitled" to having these Youkai be very strong to commend us for the amount of work we've put into them (14 hours of solid grinding for 3 Bonded Youkai to level 60 and whatnot), but that doesn't justify Youkai bursting people for 130-200 damage per skill. As Soapy has said beforehand, I'd be happy with the damage being toned down and the Youkai themselves being a bit tankier.

Edit: Also, about the whole "No one's ever complained about it before" bit... I think that's more so people trying to cope with it for as long as they did but imminently getting fed up with it and expressing their opinion.