Felonies give you bonus exp (+1% per felony capping at +300%) so they're almost always a good thing.

Only exception is Adell if he's got a certain amount of felonies and/or ally kills you can't get the best ending anymore which only matters if you want that ending in particular. (and you can undo felonies if you want)

You should really send a tower of 9 characters in the felony room every time or as many as you can so they all get the felonies at the same time, cuts out on farming time and efforts.

Originally posted by Tomberry Blue:

You should really send a tower of 9 characters in the felony room every time or as many as you can so they all get the felonies at the same time, cuts out on farming time and efforts.

Thanks for this, I wish I knew this earlier, i kept getting them one by one lol
Also, what is the felony limit for Adell before the best ending is locked out? I intend to get the best ending before I attempt any postgame stuff.

To add to what Tomberry said, there are a few more things related to felonies that should be mentioned:

- there are 2 "types" for them:
> displayed felonies (the stamp that is placed on top of a character's portrait, which caps at 99, and you can get rid of them through a special kind of reincarnation). These affect shops buy/sell prices in your favor, increase your favor in the dark assembly, unlocks a couple bills for optional maps/bosses (which can be recruited later), enables the alternate/bad endings (though, as mentioned, there are also some other requirements for them) and lastly, arguably the only downside, is that any character(s) with these stamps become unable to damage the Dark Sun and ascending/sacrificing them will only raise the levels of the enemies on the map (these are optional mechanics from some postgame stuff and can be completely ignored if you want);
> hidden felonies, which you can only see at a character's status menu (labeled as "gross criminal records) and has the bonus exp and 300% cap that Tomberry mentioned. You can't get rid of these (not that you'd want to), unless you outright delete the character.

- to reiterate what Tomberry said, since farming felonies is slow and kind of a pain, make a tower of characters and throw as many as you can in the court room/gate.

- while not related to felonies themselves, it's probably worth mentioning that there are some crimes that you can only get once per character (these are mostly the ones related to Mastering X weapon type/magic) or, worse, once ever (the ones under the "Everyone's Crimes" list). Most of the rewards aren't really worth the trouble (you'll mostly get them for the felonies), but 1 item in particular is quite a hassle to get otherwise, so I advise to leave that one alone until you really need it. It's the M-Change Scroll from the "Magichanging self" crime.

Also, what is the felony limit for Adell before the best ending is locked out? I intend to get the best ending before I attempt any postgame stuff.

10+ felonies, but you also need 50+ ally kills for the first bad ending, so don't worry about it and gather as many as you want.

I think it's about 10 felonies and maybe some ally kills too it's been a long time. If you want the best ending it's better to not give adell any until post game.

Thanks for all the responses, much appreciated!

Once you get a sizeable party you like, you want to start keeping an eye out for the really good Felonies like Too High (stat) and Weapon Mastery - some of these can generate a Gold Legendary Subpoena item, and stuffing all of your bailiff Innocents onto a single Gold Legendary Subpoena is a great way to unlock Pirates while you travel your way to an easy 100 Felonies on a stack of 9 characters.

Dont accidentally waste the Felony that grants the Gold Legendary MagiChange item though.

I'm gonna have to look up magichange again. I've seen the word, but don't really know what it means. I think I saw it in regards to "Axel mode" but I started in regular mode so I don't even know if it's relevant. I'm starting to realise this entire game is more of a grind than a game tho...

Yeah, you unlock magichange by playing Axel mode (you can do it later on NG+, doesn't have to be your first playthrough). For the most part, you can ignore it, but the fastest way to grind available involves it. Axel mode also comes with a new mechanic that allows monsters to use their "throw" stat and unlocks a few more generic classes, one of which is pretty good for the Item World.

Also, Disgaea games in general are about grinding and reaching ridiculous numbers. For most stuff, not much grinding is actually needed, it's mostly there for players to always have a greater height to achieve. Not sure how you're playing, but try using less characters so the EXP doesn't get diluted as much. Alternatively, you can look for better ways to grind to reduce how much time you spend on it, though some people might not like the idea of using outside resources.