As an Amistr user, I must say that I am against AFK leveling my homunculus to 150 in OD2... Amistr is the only homunculus (non-S) that cannot strike over 1000 damage (even AFTER they use their +50% atk skill, Bloodlust). Of course we know they are not supposed to... Their job is to tank and I believe that this is where Amistr is still lacking.
All homunculi take time to level and its no doubt that Amistr IS the slowest to level. Being that homunculi must kills thousands of monsters to level and Amistr must 1v1 each of those, my suggestion is slightly boosting the affects of Adamantium skin:
Max HP per skill Level : from 2% to 5%
HP Recovery per Skill Level: from 5% to 10%
Defense per skill level: from +4 to +20
There are some who would say that homunculi are only supposed to kill lower level monsters and not monsters on their level. This is true, however I think with these changes, Amistr users will be able to choose to actively level their Amistr and the time it takes to level be increased by it's inability to kill monsters closer to it's level.
I don't think these numbers will even affect those who want to level AFK level their Amistr's in OD2 considering that most monsters there deal 1 damage to them consistently. However, if they should ever want to AFK level (because I don't discriminate against AFK levelers), it will open more options as to where their cute/ugly tank can handle their own.
The +20 defense that level 5 Adamantium Skin provides is cute for pre-renewal, but for those who ACTUALLY use their Amistr to tank for parties, it means nothing. Having +100 def (and if I'm not mistaken, this is vit def?) would allow Amistr users to choose to fight medium level monsters rather than get bullied, KS'd, and ultimately outperformed by other homunculi (considering that they only get the scraps of what is left...)
Just know that this is only a suggestion. I do believe that even with these buffs, Amistr will still be the slowest at leveling. However, I believe this may help even the playing field so that Amistr users no longer have to ask "Is my Amistr good enough?" and no longer covet a different type of homunculus.
I'm no pro at the mechanics, so please come with positive and constructive criticism :-)
(And btw, let me know how you guys feel this might affect Hom-S gameplay!)
