[HexGirlBestGirl]

I actually agree with the above sentiment. GS is inherently broken in a game like this. The sanity testing grind is the biggest thing keeping the class in check. If it were very accessible to have 12 level 60 goons things would get real stupid real fast.

I'm going to be a bit blunt here for the two dolts not taking their hate boners somewhere else.

First, fighting a summoner is an interference shell away, there's one.

Second, interference the status, or doing stuff that'll allow their pools of FP to not easily recover when they summon storm.

Third, keep your hate to a minimum as this isn't what this post is about, given the changes with exp grind in general.

That being said, and attempting to bring this whole point back, is simple, yes. I do agree that youkai should have some degree of benefit from full clear bonuses, I thought they did previously, but I could be wrong. As long as you keep said youkai summoned so they can reap in the benefits of the dungeon. Because while massaging is fine for friendship and some exp gain, the time between CD of massaging makes things tick down slower.

I merely opened up with such a thing. I already pointed out that i've hardly had any issues with grinding myself and the only tedious part overall is the whole "you have to summon every single youkai out" ordeal. Rather than the actual grind itself. Depends overall on what class you play, but y'know. My points were already made so do go read those up above.

However, consider that summoners can get higher status resist than most due to potentially easily getting 30% extra of it just from having the three fairies. Honestly sounds like a "just go MG or get fucked" kind of ordeal. But yes. This is about the EXP Grind. To which i'll address.

That's the thing, I've seen people summon storm to get their youkais out, drink blue potion like it's power aid and pray their partner is able to kill the monsters before their FP runs out, yes. With the talent and everything. The problem is at, once you hit level 50 and up on the youkai, the curve spikes heavily. And yes, they are similar but a player character has many different ways to flat out improve how many experience they can gain. If they do get themselves the aspects, that'll improve greatly.

I'm not saying it should be baby easy whereas they can level a youkai in a single hour but more options to help improve it a bit.

Personally, I usually just kill them myself since I have minimal reason not to be able to do so with how PvE is as a whole right now. Summoner doesn't need to be a main class either so temporarily swapping around to make life easier based on your gear/what have you might help greatly. I usually ain't always fully kitted out and all that while I grind my Youkai. But usually the summoner themselves should be able to at least kill mobs or you're unironically probably fucked if your youkai aren't a high enough level for their kind to manage on their own.

Likewise, the sooner you level your FP , the better. But really depends on how you, yourself can function to kill. Remember folks, you don't necessarily have to try and use your finished build as it's growing. Especially if you plan on LEing. Then why not just play something that y'know, helps you grind or what have you? Barring wanting to be IC while grinding, of course.

As for the Level 50 spike, hardly noticed it do the previously mentioned paragraph. As far as I see it, it only took about a good hour longer due to lack of EXP Boosts compared to how I was going. Likely since I didn't use Tactician or Combat Training or Brain Food or anything. I merely ran off of Deja Vu the second time around. I tend to go

>Determine how many times i'm going to LE (Usually only twice for me.)
>Get to Level 60 making build:tm: that makes it easier to grind whatever I need while getting youkai out here and there.
>Assess gear.
>Determine build based on gear obtained or obtainable (be it from friends or whatever.)
>LE
>Repeat
>If going to LE again anyway, make build to assist in grinding otherwise play build as normal and grind GS on Xth go through.

The point being that you either can make a build temporarily where you're capable of helping your youkai grind or you can grind them as you go along your first time. In general, i'm rarely getting much more EXP than my Youkai as a result and probably admittedly only don't notice it since I plan ahead of time. That's not exactly something a new player would do. Hence.

I'll also add to my previous suggestion of allowing FC Bonuses to summoned (within dungeon) Youkai.

Make it so that they can get LaPlace.NET Quest EXP too. Primarily since there's the Black Blood Quests that'd also help alleviate such a problem.

That's about all I got to say and suggest.