Additions and Adjustments to Chocobo Raising (25/09/2006)

[Seebo]

So here's what to do.

Retire or abort your chocobo, get an egg.

on day of update as soon as server goes on trade egg then head to HNM camp.

Eat another 10-20k for Vomp Carrots, and probably raise another yellow bird.

10-20k?

They're 70k a stack on Siren...fuck that.

[Raise4]

So here's what to do.

Retire or abort your chocobo, get an egg.

on day of update as soon as server goes on trade egg then head to HNM camp.

Eat another 10-20k for Vomp Carrots, and probably raise another yellow bird.

10-20k?

They're 70k a stack on Siren...fuck that.

Buy mule 10 flowerpots, plant wildgrass seed, use earth crystal, check once a day, try to harvest on full moon if possible. No matter what gardening theory you use you'll get a load of little worms, crystals and yellow rocks, but also around a stack of Vomps every five (Earth) days.

[BRP]

All I want is a callable chocobo thats at least as fast as the ones from stables without having to spend 20 minutes a day for a month running to the fucking stables and playing tamogachi. Chocobo breeding = fail.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

All I want is a callable chocobo thats at least as fast as the ones from stables without having to spend 20 minutes a day for a month running to the fucking stables and playing tamogachi. Chocobo breeding = fail.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

He still has his mission to tell everybody how everything sucks. He still hasn't evangelized enough people to the path of hate.

[TsingTao]

All I want is a callable chocobo thats at least as fast as the ones from stables without having to spend 20 minutes a day for a month running to the fucking stables and playing tamogachi. Chocobo breeding = fail.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

He did, long ago. All of these posts are from the restless ghost left behind after the /wrists.

Once everyone realizes how much FFXI sucks Flux's Ghost will be at peace and he'll finally go away. Arguing with the Ghost is pointless though, disembodied spirits never listen.

[miokomioko]

"I WANT PUDDING"

"Fine, here's some pudding."

"THIS PUDDING IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, I HATE YOU, AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

[Krandor]

All I want is a callable chocobo thats at least as fast as the ones from stables without having to spend 20 minutes a day for a month running to the fucking stables and playing tamogachi. Chocobo breeding = fail.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

I'm actually inclined to agree with Flux on Chocobo raising so far. It was cute to begin with but having to burn a silver coin everyday to spend gil to see the exact same cutscenes over and over again got old pretty fast, and once I found out that the chocos don't even go as fast as rentals and can't be called where chocos can't already go, I just gave up on raising mine.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

All I want is a callable chocobo thats at least as fast as the ones from stables without having to spend 20 minutes a day for a month running to the fucking stables and playing tamogachi. Chocobo breeding = fail.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

I'm actually inclined to agree with Flux on Chocobo raising so far. It was cute to begin with but having to burn a silver coin everyday to spend gil to see the exact same cutscenes over and over again got old pretty fast, and once I found out that the chocos don't even go as fast as rentals and can't be called where chocos can't already go, I just gave up on raising mine.

You don't need to check it every day. We just don't know exactly how much you need to check it to raise a good choco. In case you never noticed, much of the stat gain is from the planned, automatic daily activities.

[Krandor]

Still doesn't seem to be any real benefits to raising, other then getting some worthless yellow bird

[BRP]

Still doesn't seem to be any real benefits to raising, other then getting some worthless yellow bird

The benefit is its fun and a type of progression for some people.

[Vobent]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ent/choco2.jpg
Three chocos they could add, but probably the green one.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

They greatly improved the red model, I'm guessing they're improving the others before releasing them.

[Vobent]

They greatly improved the red model, I'm guessing they're improving the others before releasing them.

So they did, just got them outta altana view before you could even raise em.

[Septimus]

Still doesn't seem to be any real benefits to raising, other then getting some worthless yellow bird

Even if the Chocobos we raise are not full speed, they are still handy when you outpost warp or teleport to Altep or Yoat and want to get around without aggro on lower jobs. Plus this is still the first generation of Chocobos, they are bound to get better when we learn how to raise them and breed them into better lines.

I really do hope that they change it so we can use them in all/most outdoor zones. (Looking at you, ugly range.)

[Devek]

Its really not that bad guys.

My chocobo has average strength and all I fed it was greens. I even missed quite a few days of raising due to just not caring.

Now that we know you can continue building stats after it becomes an adult it isn't so urgent to get in there and do everything possible to max the chocobos stats.

Just set a few care plans.. show up once and awhile when you're in the area to give it greens to keep its affection up.

We still might be suprised with chocobo abilities, but I have a feeling no one can learn them because they are not in the game yet.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Still doesn't seem to be any real benefits to raising, other then getting some worthless yellow bird

Even if the Chocobos we raise are not full speed, they are still handy when you outpost warp or teleport to Altep or Yoat and want to get around without aggro on lower jobs. Plus this is still the first generation of Chocobos, they are bound to get better when we learn how to raise them and breed them into better lines.

I really do hope that they change it so we can use them in all/most outdoor zones. (Looking at you, ugly range.)

I bet they're never going to allow ugly range (due to the structure of all ENMs), but maybe quests and/or level limits. for Xarca etc. You have to remember that the design of the game and those zones are such that you have to explore them before you have easy access and travel. It would 'water down' the experience for lower level characters to just allow chocos in xarca and beau.

[Fhqwghads]

I'm still hoping that a raised choco with digging as the targeted stat will circumvent the insane kick in the dick SE made to digging a few months ago. Just now had the opportunity to find my chocobo's item after I put him to sleep for a week on accident. Good to see they're adding a command to wake chocobos up.

The only other thing that concerns me is the text in the original SE update info, which eludes to "chocobos approaching retirement age." I'm hoping this isn't a forced retirement. Several months of raising just to be told your chocobo is too old to ride would suck so very badly.

- Caring for Adult Chocobos
Your fully grown chocobo can now be called as a mount, and also become a candidate for matchmaking.
Once this peak of growth has been reached, your chocobo will gradually approach retirement age.

[Raise4]

Chocobo attributes will soon increase at a greater rate when using care plans....In addition to the existing yellow, black, and blue, two new chocobo colors will be added... Soon, chocobo appearance will slightly change according to attributes.

*Please note that a chocobo that you are already raising will not suddenly change color or appearance with this version update.

I read somewhere that each egg was supposedly unique and determined at least some of the properties of the choco-to-be.

So now, what about pre-version update eggs? Is that uncapped ISNM chocobo egg sitting in my Mog going to have the same potential for faster learning, more colors and variety of odd beak shapes as one obtained post-update? Should I toss it and go whack another Orobon to be safe?

/twitch

[Khamsin]

Chocobo attributes will soon increase at a greater rate when using care plans....In addition to the existing yellow, black, and blue, two new chocobo colors will be added... Soon, chocobo appearance will slightly change according to attributes.

*Please note that a chocobo that you are already raising will not suddenly change color or appearance with this version update.

I read somewhere that each egg was supposedly unique and determined at least some of the properties of the choco-to-be.

So now, what about pre-version update eggs? Is that uncapped ISNM chocobo egg sitting in my Mog going to have the same potential for faster learning, more colors and variety of odd beak shapes as one obtained post-update? Should I toss it and go whack another Orobon to be safe?

/twitch

Well, either stats are determined when you obtain the egg, or when you turn it in, or on the day when such stats are revealed. Hard to tell which, but I'm guessing its most likely all determined at the time you hand in your egg. i.e. gender, color, etc. are all set in stone on Day 1, and you just have to wait until Day 4 and 19 to find out what it is, even though it was already preordained from the day you turned in your egg. So if you turn in your egg a week before the update, but don't find out the color until Day 19 (after the update), you won't have a red or green chocobo.

[Toth]

It would 'water down' the experience for lower level characters to just allow chocos in xarca and beau.

Isn't the chocobo whistle a lvl 60 item? That's not very low level.