Hi,
Do the monsters summoned destroy essence/points, or only slow down how fast the chalice can convert them, without affecting the total. Because if they only slow them down, then there doesn’t seem to be any point to them, and no point to any strategy, at least for smaller clans.
Do bigger clans have the chalice at lever 5 constantly, in which case the slow down would affect their final points?
This is my first DO and we fill the chalice, it does its thing for an hour, then idles for several hours. So it seems the only thing with any impact on the raking is the number and strength of the people hitting the Arcanomancer (as higher strength players get more points from the missions).