Chocobo Raising Now Available! (08/21/2006)

[Septimus]

So, has anyone tried to raise a chocobo with just basic care to keep balanced stats? It seems like balance is important in chocobo racing, I wonder how high you could get the stats with just basic care.

(One of the NPC chocobos I raced had First Class Speed, Outstanding Endurance, Average Discernment and Receptivity. Is that even possible?)

[Zilong]

So, has anyone tried to raise a chocobo with just basic care to keep balanced stats? It seems like balance is important in chocobo racing, I wonder how high you could get the stats with just basic care.

(One of the NPC chocobos I raced had First Class Speed, Outstanding Endurance, Average Discernment and Receptivity. Is that even possible?)

The only way I can think that being possible is via Chocobucks training boost.

That being said, I've spent 160 chocobucks on my Outstanding + 2 Carrying packages day worth of END and it still haven't turned into first class.

My guess is that those 3 NPC super chocobos in free runs are just sharks that SE put so nobody gets 5 every run.

[Khamsin]

basic care doesn't raise stats at all, period. ^.^ (yes, I tried).

The update notes from POL said they do, though.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/images/..._Raising09.jpg

[Priran]

I've basic care'd chocobos for over 20 days without a stat increase.

[BRP]

(also my gardening mules are happy. ^.^)

Wait until people find out that they can basically lose 10 freeruns a day(less if they win) at the cost of basically 1-3k tops and get a stack of Vomp Carrots/ect which would normally cost x12 as much.

[Septimus]

(also my gardening mules are happy. ^.^)

Wait until people find out that they can basically lose 10 freeruns a day(less if they win) at the cost of basically 1-3k tops and get a stack of Vomp Carrots/ect which would normally cost x12 as much.

Instead of banking those points to put into stat improvements?

[BRP]

Well, you can just do more races after that...

[Septimus]

Well, you can just do more races after that...

Or instead you can grow your own carrots and put all of your effort from the races into improving your chocobo.

Oh wait, people are lazy.

[LD]

That and the fact that you can only use the training programs on adult chocobo that you're currently raising, so getting cheap food is a better use of chocobucks for the first 28 days of raising.

[BRP]

Well, you can just do more races after that...

Or instead you can grow your own carrots and put all of your effort from the races into improving your chocobo.

Oh wait, people are lazy.

Except now I can be lazy and get cheap carrots ;p. Huzzah!

[Xodusmage]

I just started playing the game again and have a few questions about raising a chocobo

1) How do you get a chocobo to learn abilities?
2) How many abilities can a chocobo learn?
3) How do I teach my chocobo burrow, bore, and treasure finder?

[Kaylia]

I just started playing the game again and have a few questions about raising a chocobo

1) How do you get a chocobo to learn abilities?
2) How many abilities can a chocobo learn?
3) How do I teach my chocobo burrow, bore, and treasure finder?

1) using book you got
2) 2


ffxiclopedia has the answer to your question. Would probably get more detailed explanation reading that page

[Xodusmage]

ok thanks, so I can only learn 2 of those 3 then?
that kinda sucks but w/e

Edit:
Anyone know if treasure finder is worth it for later areas in H&C like jungles over burrow or bore?
And occording to the FFXIclopedia burrow and bore are basically the same thing?

[LD]

They each add a new set of items to the diggable loot in a zone, Bore adds items different from Burrow.
Use wiki before you ask any questions.

[LD]

How accurate are the numbers on that chart in the wiki chocobo raising page?
Here, under 'Care Plans.'

[BRP]

I'm looking at the wiki and I see this:

(May remove/lower stats. My chick was in High Spirits and I gave her a Parasite worm to see if it would boost her stats. It lowered her Receptivity and Discernment from Substandard to Poor. Strength and Endurance remained poor. Although she did eat it in a single gulp and she was in high spirits for several days after. My adult chocobo had 1st class Strength and Endurance, but poor Receptivity and Discernment, I feed it to him and it dropped its endurance down to outstanding! Be warned!)

Do people not understand how Wikis work? You are not suppose to talk like that...

[LD]

Actually, I'm sure the problem is that people Do know how wiki's work....

[MNKing]

I wanted to know if throwing away a vcs furnishing plaque stops you from calling out your chocobo again or is it the VCS Reg. Card? Thanks to whoever replies.

[Evelyn]

I kept my plaques, but the VCS card is the one you need for sure

[Zilong]

Throwing either plaque or card doesn't stop you from calling your chocobo on the field

But you won't be able to ask for registration for chocobo racing, and if you decide to change your registered chocobo for one reason or another, you won't be able to revert to the chocobo without registration card.