I feel ya! My rank plummets because of those daily quests! Not that I'm ranked high, though. Lol. But it sucks burning ECR while losing because you're using a splinter you aren't strong with, then needing to get those rank points back up but getting little DEC because your ECR is slow. But it is what it is. I still love the game and am thankful for how it is and how they're shaping it up for the future. Hang in there bro! :)
Oh, as for my favorite with Earth, other than Kron and the Llama who are a given (yeah I'm pretty mainstream, sorry), it'd be the Spirit of the Forest :)
RE: The daily quest drop