Might be the settings.
Amistr is a very, very slow killer....even with the Attack Boost from Bloodlust.
I'd say you tweak the OwnerRescue in the AI Interface to set it so that your Amistr comes to your aid right away. Also, keep in mind that an Amistr might end up tanking a lot of mobs, which can overwhelm it and kill it. (And then come after you)
Armor and Shield are not enough...try adding more DEF with an Angry Snarl or a racial reduction with a PeacePipe (wish I had one back then) maybe a Yoyo carded accessory and Fortune Sword for P. Dodge.
If you can afford it, get a Ring of Flame Lord (RoFL) and a Ring of Resonance (RoR), the effects proc'ed when attacked might help you out of a pickle...depending on your stats you could try a Rybio card in your armor to stun the mobs hitting you (any armor will do, like a Glittering Jacket.....the only good thing of Orlean's Gown is that you can CC the mobs away from you w/o them hitlocking you)
Last option I can think of is getting a +9 Easter Eggshell and a Frilldora carded Garment to be perma Cloaked. (This has the downside that other players might park in your area, disregarding your homun -set a chat to show where you are- and since you are not tanking or 'claiming' mobs for your Homun to kill -Homuns set to not ks will not attack mobs that have already hit you- your Homun will be running around and it somewhat lessens the exp gain/hour)
I forgot...do you have enough VIT? I had to use Mesmerist to reset and reallocate my stat points in order to get 90 VIT...might not be the case for you, but having high VIT helps a lot. Granted, when I had to AFK level and was doing anything else in the laptop I used to check every 30 mins or even every 15 mins to assess the situation (mob density, other Alch/Bio/Gens with their Homuns and whether or not the surrounding Dieters were farting Lava Slides in places other than their owners feet )
PS: Watch out for Dieters farting Lava Slides in places other than their owners feet. They really mess up with your exp/hour ratio.
Edited by Erydanos, 18 July 2015 - 09:09 AM.