I will be replaying the game on Expert, and i need some tips on how to max all the social links. A lot of people say i should finish up dungeons ASAP, but some say that it's better to wait for rainy days, because there's noone to hang out during that time, and there are rare drops in the dungeon. Also what attributes should i focus on primarily? Should i max out my teammates at first, or school friends? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

-Don't focus on either the party or the school friends, spread the S-link love evenly. That way, when you'll get an opportunity for extra S-rank points, you can actually distribute them.
 -Get Fox's slink done as soon as possible. It'll make sure you only need one day to finish dungeons and give you more Slink time.
- There is no reason to finish dungeons as fast as possible.Only go inside the TV when its raining. Rarer enemies+nothing to do in town= punch my id in the face
-Your evening S-links are super easy to complete on Newgame+. When you get the choice between making a sandwich or spending time with nanako-- YOU MAKE A SANDWICH

I won't be doing new game + though. What stats should i focus at first? Also when i spend time with someone, and it says your relationship will become closer soon, should i accept their invitation if they call me the next day asking to hang out? Do the points stack?

" -Don't focus on either the party or the school friends, spread the S-link love evenly. That way, when you'll get an opportunity for extra S-rank points, you can actually distribute them.  -Get Fox's slink done as soon as possible. It'll make sure you only need one day to finish dungeons and give you more Slink time. - There is no reason to finish dungeons as fast as possible.Only go inside the TV when its raining. Rarer enemies+nothing to do in town= punch my id in the face -Your evening S-links are super easy to complete on Newgame+. When you get the choice between making a sandwich or spending time with nanako-- YOU MAKE A SANDWICH "

@Knave

" I won't be doing new game + though. What stats should i focus at first? Also when i spend time with someone, and it says your relationship will become closer soon, should i accept their invitation if they call me the next day asking to hang out? Do the points stack? "

" I won't be doing new game + though. What stats should i focus at first? Also when i spend time with someone, and it says your relationship will become closer soon, should i accept their invitation if they call me the next day asking to hang out? Do the points stack? "

All of the advise telling you to wait until rainy days is very sound. And only fish when you absolutely need to, by which I mean the one time you need to for the fox quest. I was on a new game+ save, full stats, and I was doing dungeons on day one while doing a lot of fishing and I finished with three links at rank 2-5. That was with the free month.

Use a FAQ cus 100%ing is fucking ridiculous.

I'd use a guide if I you plan to max out every S-link, the requirements for doing it are pretty severe and the game often throws wrenches in any planning you might do with storyline related events. 
 
I think 4 is slightly more lenient in this regard though, 3 was insane towards the end.

" I'd use a guide if I you plan to max out every S-link, the requirements for doing it are pretty severe and the game often throws wrenches in any planning you might do with storyline related events.  I think 4 is slightly more lenient in this regard though, 3 was insane towards the end. "

" @WatanabeKazuma said:

" I'd use a guide if I you plan to max out every S-link, the requirements for doing it are pretty severe and the game often throws wrenches in any planning you might do with storyline related events.  I think 4 is slightly more lenient in this regard though, 3 was insane towards the end. "

Nowhere nearly as bad as Persona 3. P3 had most guides running up till the last day finishing S-Links (IIRC usually Aigis'). This at least gives you 1.5 months free. Still, very sound advice. "

" @Aus_azn said:

" @WatanabeKazuma said:

" I'd use a guide if I you plan to max out every S-link, the requirements for doing it are pretty severe and the game often throws wrenches in any planning you might do with storyline related events.  I think 4 is slightly more lenient in this regard though, 3 was insane towards the end. "

Nowhere nearly as bad as Persona 3. P3 had most guides running up till the last day finishing S-Links (IIRC usually Aigis'). This at least gives you 1.5 months free. Still, very sound advice. "

I only finished my play through of 3 last week and skipped back about a month for this reason. I got caught in not being able to do anything and realizing I could realistically finish about 2 if I was lucky. The downtime comes out of nowhere which makes it pretty unfair. "

Using a guide is kinda lame. I like to make my own decisions, because that's what makes Persona fun. I'll use these tips and hopefully get close to maxing everything.

" Using a guide is kinda lame. I like to make my own decisions, because that's what makes Persona fun. I'll use these tips and hopefully get close to maxing everything. "

Yeah, i'm at the end of 3 now. I maxed out 17 S. Links, with 5 being at rank 3-5. It was my first time playing it too. I agree though, it really seemed impossible to max them all out. And i'm not playing them simultaneously. I recently completed P4, started watching the Endurance Run while playing P3, and am nearly done with both the videos, and P3. I will be replaying P4 after that.

A guide is not strictly necessary for P4, but you it would be wise to look up the best dialog choices to get the most out of each meeting.