How's onigiri been while I was gone? Is it worth reinstalling? Or is it still a derp grindfest? Don't worry, I know most games are grindfests, but with onigiri it never felt satisfying considering the 3 day grind would normally make it "easier", but then eventually you find yourself not too far from a dungeon with mega tanky enemies. So should I give it another chance? I remember how long it took me to solo that ice dungeon with the gay guy and his dragon boss thingy. :/

I came back after 3 months, it is still the same. Just new maps and events, that's all.

Well, the required amount of experience for levels 2-100 have been decreased, and many players' levels were increased to fit the accumulated experience. I recently went from level 64 to 74. There's now a stamina bar, a perfect guard feature, and counterattack move, more details here: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5093

There's also a new(ish) enemy in the game, called Goldaruma. Killing it gives you a buttload of EXP, money, and drops Ryou boxes. Guide to it here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5036

A few events, there's a Christmas event going on that's pretty damn difficult, but worth it, (depending on your opinion) there's now character emotes, two new bosses that you can craft weapons from, etc.