[Selfish Gene]

I'm glad to see you pitching in your two cents on the matter, Raigen. You're probably the longest standing summoner in the game and it's always nice to hear experienced people giving their opinions on topics they're very familiar with. I agree wholeheartedly with that as well, I remember the entire reason Youkai were at a decent position pre-reckoning was because of the RNG leveling. They had their own designated stats and grew along with what their base strengths were. Was it frustrating to have said Youkai get shitty stats because RNG leveling was horrible? Yes, but it made them fairer and not horrific to fight against. So I couldn't agree more with having Youkai focus primarily on those stats. I'm well aware that the current way they work is similar to that, as shown by their stat growths as you get them to the higher levels, but their skill scalings are all pretty atrocious for the most part. The dragons and fairies are probably the most sought after Youkai due to the dragons' high survivability and damage output and the fairies deal massive damage, whether it be from a range (Izabe, looking at you sniper fairy) or up close with dreadful side-effects (Wawa with her blinds and charms).

And I agree again, having Bonder's strength highlight the importance of Bonded Youkai should make Fast Offense limited to them.