Quote Originally Posted by viion View Post
Doing anything gets you spiritbind, I've noticed even getting 0 exp gets you it. I have capped out a few things by just spamming shards from all the fine sand I preordered.
This is true. you dont actually need to gain EXP by spirit bonding. I've spiritbonded gear by making shards with fish too. no exp whatsoever. I haven't noticed it going a whole lot faster with getting high exp. I really thing its a per kill/per craft/per gather success rate.