Quote Originally Posted by Scruit_Bigtime View Post
there's only a grind if your one of those people who wanted to max it within the first week. all the rewards are shown on the vendor from the start (with one exception unlocked at rank 10), there is nothing you need a guide for except the rare animals (which don't offer anything different than regular ones, just aesthetics)
I've been picking at this every several days, and I still have to gather from one. node. at. a. time.

That's a grind no matter what angle you come at it with.