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

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

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.

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[theo]

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.

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I can see it now. A small social LS makes plans for Rank missions in Xarca...

<Leader> Ok guys, this is Beaucidine. Everyone get out your chocobos like we had planned.
<Member1> Ok!
<Member2> I don't have one lolz.
<Member3> Wut.
<Member4> I don't know.

Its like Silent Oils / Prism Powders all over again >.>;

[Toth]

My mistake.

[Khamsin]

<Leader> Ok, great party everyone, you all have your chocobos or prism powders to get back to Kazham?
<Member1> Ok!
<Member2> I don't have one lolz.
<Member3> Wut.
<Member4> I don't know.
<Member5> Invis plz.

[Raylinn]

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.

The way I understood it was that even if retired, you can continue to ride your chocobo. If anyone has already retired a chocobo in order to raise a second I'm sure they can confirm this.

On the topic of when a chocobo receives stats/color I believe it will be from the instant the egg is dropped/put into your inventory. This makes sense to me because eggs created through the mating process can take on the stats of the parents, and gender depending on what honeymoon plan you choose.[/quote]

[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

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.

I guess I was unclear. I meant, would an "old," pre-update, egg have the same potential as a shiny new post-update egg, if it were turned in after the update?

SE clearly said a choco-in-progress, i.e. one turned in before the update, will not develop the new colors and traits, so that much is not in question. I hope that makes sense.

[Lordwafik]

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.

progression how? In order to progress it has to be superior to the former.

[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.

progression how? In order to progress it has to be superior to the former.

You 'level up' your chocobo and as a chocobo breeder in general. Also, there is content to be explored. Until you unlock all the stories from all towns oranything else that is hidden in there, and have several chocobos you fufil your needs, you ain't done yet. I'm sure there will be titles added at some point also.

[LD]

Sum up: It still hasn't been proven or disproven that a Max Speed, Max Endurance Choco is superior to a rental, but it can be assumed that whatever stats it has at the end of its raising cycle will be locked in when it retires, essentially forcing you to only handle recharging the whistle (a full charge of which might in fact be less than Chocos at peak times, fiik tho :X ).

Also, there's the X factor of Chocobo Racing.
Assuming you can race them after retirement, you could have it run and gain prizes for you for 0 cost.

[NynJa]

wow, talk about gay and/or fucking jewish.

if you retire your chocobo, you lose all previous key items related to it. This INCLUDES any stories you unlocked. I dont know how the fuck retiring my chocobo causes me to forget / lose stories I learned, but if you got a new egg, you're literally starting from scratch.

[Viq]

Not to be a total flux, but they wave choco raising around for over a month, then delay it a month only to release a fucking choco raising beta, complete with essentially full wipe of what we've all done over the past month? Man, fuck choco breeding. I'm letting mine die off and not bothering with making another.

[JoOeetheplatypuS]

Not to be a total flux, but they wave choco raising around for over a month, then delay it a month only to release a fucking choco raising beta, complete with essentially full wipe of what we've all done over the past month? Man, fuck choco breeding. I'm letting mine die off and not bothering with making another.

They arent wiping our chocos...

[Khamsin]

Not to be a total flux, but they wave choco raising around for over a month, then delay it a month only to release a fucking choco raising beta, complete with essentially full wipe of what we've all done over the past month? Man, fuck choco breeding. I'm letting mine die off and not bothering with making another.

Next month when you restart again, it'll wipe everything you've done this month as well. It will always do that.

At least you do get to start off with a slightly more advanced chick via breeding this time around.

[Minions]

Not to be a total flux, but they wave choco raising around for over a month, then delay it a month only to release a fucking choco raising beta, complete with essentially full wipe of what we've all done over the past month? Man, fuck choco breeding. I'm letting mine die off and not bothering with making another.

Next month when you restart again, it'll wipe everything you've done this month as well. It will always do that.

At least you do get to start off with a slightly more advanced chick via breeding this time around.

Oh noes its like gardening.... tree cuttings => saplings => light ores!

[Not Kuno]

You can still breed with a retired guy though, right?

[Rocl]

You can still breed with a retired guy though, right?

I guess if youre into old guys

[Norelco]

wow, talk about gay and/or fucking jewish.

if you retire your chocobo, you lose all previous key items related to it. This INCLUDES any stories you unlocked. I dont know how the fuck retiring my chocobo causes me to forget / lose stories I learned, but if you got a new egg, you're literally starting from scratch.

Welp, that just answered the question I had. I agree with you on this. If anything, getting a plaque certifying that you are a breeder should actually speed up the process should you choose to do it again. Can you say time/money sink?

[Septimus]

So let me sum up.

Square: "Here's a new convenience for you, and we are going to upgrade it later."

Players: "Wah! Waaaaaah!!! *leak* It's not 100% finished from the start! I have to wait to get all of the upgrades! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!"

Now let's check out what's happening on Earth-8.

Square: "Here's a new convenience for you completely finished from the start."

Players: "Wah! Waaaaaah!!! *leak* It's 100% finished from the start! I don't have to wait to get all of the upgrades! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!"

There seriously is no please some people.

[Minions]

I'm already riasing my second.... dont see a reason to cancel it seeing as full growth is about 30days and the next update is "mid october" which will be pushed back to like the 30th of october.

[toonces]

i wouldnt cancel it.. but im maxing min eout and trying to learn abilities first... make its yellow ugly color worht soemthing to me