FYI, the "nothing happens" doesn't mean your not gaining. It means that the monster cast something on your pet that raised its resist spells. I found that out by paying attention to the lore screen. you can tank the same thing over and over again. itll get slower the higher the slots become regardless of what you fight.
"Nothing happens." in red text indicates you failed a training progress gain. This occurs for two reasons. Damage was <=0 or the amount of training points available from any individual creature was exhausted. These messages will be more informative in final release.So I wonder why they even put it. Maybe in its current state that's an accident.
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