[Nanovelich]

I think multiple levels would eliminate a huge enough chunk of the grind for it to be worth it, really, but I like Fern's suggestion.

At the moment, the Summoning Talent only requires 5 of the 10 possible ranks to max it out completely, so I think adding something like Growth as a subtalent would be swell.

Here's an idea or two.


Additional Subtalents for Summoning.

Mentor - 5 Ranks
The first SR Youkai in your contracts gain EXP even if they are not summoned at the end of a battle.
Unsummoned Youkai receive a 50% penalty to EXP gained. (Unconscious Youkai do not gain EXP.)

Guidance - 5 Ranks
Reduces the penalty of Mentor EXP by (10*SR)%.

Numbers are arguable, of course, but that's my idea. As for 'why the first X Youkai' and 'doesn't that interfere with Auto-Summon,' I imagine it's easier for Dev to program, and the first X Youkai are generally supposed to be your more important ones anyway. I think it colliding with Auto-Summon balances out how much easier it would make grinding them.