Please excuse my recent comment spam! D: I finished your contest entry and would like to share my thoughts. While the other comment might see a little more depth as I get farther into Mystic Ark, hopefully this one will provide a delightful morsel right off the bat. My earlier thoughts that I wrote while playing are in the spoiler, not that it really matters much. =o.
Well, today I threw all of that nonsense along with my usual playstyle out the window! I'm permanently sticking with just Meisia and Reeshine because I like them the most - I still find everyone helpful in their own ways, but the experience boost to infused members just makes rotating much less desirable for me. I like the balance of magic and power between Meisia, Ferris and Reeshine, and I already find myself enjoying even random encounters more. :>
Also, last time I played I couldn't pick up Edison's heart for whatever reason, and after wandering around the world, interacting with everything possible and hearing nothing but repeat dialogue, I found that I could pick up his heart this time. I'm really not sure why, but things have been flowing smoothly since! I also started running from fights since I'm still overlevelled and no longer have to worry about experience for everyone. I'm now in the mysterious, sound free half of the world, and very invested in unraveling the mysteries of this place~
As always, thank you so much for introducing me to this game. Thank you for generally being funny, wise and a joy to be around. Thanks, and happy birthday! ^.^