Ya Doki that's where I go a lot with my FC. We were just trying to figure out how the bonus worked. And it seems to be that the linking is likely the only bonus the choco will get. The water elementals are lv 50, so I'm not sure if they are at the right level to prove, or disprove that a "Chain" bonus can/cannot be applied to them. But the idea that linking mobs giving the bonus makes a lot of sense to me. I'm gonna feel real bad about going nuts about my theory above, if its just linking bonus I'm seeing lol. But it seems very plausible.

But this also means that for you to maximize your exp potential you need to be choosy on how your pulling the mobs, and make sure that when you scroll over that first mob, that its going to link 3-5 other mobs.(50%-100% bonus respectfully). I'm wondering if the players in the party can be any distance from the mobs, or, if they need to be really close to trigger the maximum linkage. I remember in 1.0 you could be in a full group, but if you were the only one close to the mobs it wouldn't link anything. I wonder if the game only uses the 4 players, to determine the amount of linkage, or if the chocobos count in some way. If its based on linkage, then a area where you can constantly Link 5-6 mobs, is going to be the better camp. The elemental camp is ok, but theres downtime, and a max of maybe 2-3 groups that you can pull. And the way the monsters are scattered, you will usually only be able to link 2-3 monsters. Which equates to 25-50% bonus usually. Is there other areas, with denser patches of monsters that anyone can remember? Even if the level is a little lower, if its a lot more mobs, and you can get 75%-100% bonus, it will be more worth it. Slightly lower level mobs will also make it easier to get more links too. I forget, does anyone remember the level of the spriggans in that abyss type area in central shroud? The higher level NW area, Spriggan Dig.