I use the regular butler and I have trouble keeping up with him... I don't consider myself to be very slow at it either. At least try the regular butler for awhile to see... (otherwise that's an extra 5k every 8 trips I think) Don't know exacts for exp, but I can give some decent methods Mining - Mine / drop / give iron or possibly with granite in the desert (more exp, but you have to worry about water) Smithing - Plates (preferably steel) Hunter - I did various birds to 27, then ferrets to 53, and now I'm doing chinchompas (ferrets are better exp, but I'm sick of dropping them)