Follow works ok..ish. the servers are laggy. I often just take little pauses or stop and jump when I need to make a hard turn. Jumping causes your characters to get closer because follow is just an absolute distance thing.

I started a new keeper, soldier, and engineer last weekend, already 210/8s with research. picked the soldier instead of the crat for I don't know what reason ... I'll probably regret it and level 3 or 4 new tools in a couple weeks.

I've been told keeper ward effect is the key to ez mode beast / raid farming. we will see!