[Charon]

in E1 i feel like yokai also were super shitty and unfun to play for the most part, but the difference was that there was a light at the end of the tunnel. the fact that any gremlin had the potential to become a demi-god with a sick ass demon sword was actually pretty cool, and super spooky when it did happen. it gave each growing yokai the feeling of them being a festering wound on the world, with a real sense of urgency in taking them down. that was really cool in my opinion!  . . . . . . .

I agree, a blend of that would have made for more interesting characters. Long term characters. Yokai were miserable to play at the start but their was a path of evolution, and growth. . .their was some goal to get strong! To create something unique and different. That sense of 'wow if we let them grow too much they will be a problem. . .' has been in large part replaced by 'I'm not gonna worry too much this character wont exist in a week, so thanks for the dev.' 

This is part of the problem, though it can be fixed with careful dev. Maybe even a general lowering of the RPL gains at the beginning (from 150 to I believe the yokai started off at 50?)