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#1 Jun 09 2008 at 7:46 PM Rating: Decent
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There seems to be a serious decline in interest in the world of Chocobo Raising/Racing. Understandable since the time involved to get something of worth, doesn't appeal to the average gamer.

Like the NPC Fellows, I know there is a cult/underground society that has "some" interest in this stuff. I just finally completed my collection of all 5 colors (well, 4. Who needs to have a personal Yellow Bird?). And then SE hints at the one color, I wanted from the beginning, White!

Thanks to SE's "Water Torture" technique of leaking out information, drip by drip, I wonder if the info/pic they provided, would mean that we can possibly raise these birds, or if they will just be a feature, in some race, or lame event.

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Edited, Jun 10th 2008 8:38pm by LordDVS

Edited, Jun 10th 2008 8:57pm by LordDVS
#2 Jun 09 2008 at 7:50 PM Rating: Excellent
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The biggest turn off for me was the fact that my Top grade chocobo can be bought at a rental for cheap... Why should i raise a 10 str and 10 end choco that is only on par with rentals... Make "Average" speed(2x) be stable speed, and give the people who actualy try to raise chocos the oportunity for a faster/longer ride. make say rank 10 2.5x or 3x running speed. Make it worth while.
#3 Jun 09 2008 at 10:51 PM Rating: Default
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LordDVS wrote:
Understandable since the time involved to get something of worth, doesn't appeal to the average gamer.

Stop trying to make you're superior simply because you choose to spend countless hours on something that the 'average gamer' has no interest .. choosing to endure a time-sink isn't a sign of an above-average player.
#4 Jun 09 2008 at 11:09 PM Rating: Good
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Kragorn wrote:
LordDVS wrote:
Understandable since the time involved to get something of worth, doesn't appeal to the average gamer.

Stop trying to make you're superior simply because you choose to spend countless hours on something that the 'average gamer' has no interest .. choosing to endure a time-sink isn't a sign of an above-average player.



And what makes you superior? O.o

That wasn't even close to what I meant. AVERAGE = general population, nothing to do with player skill. This is a side game, nothing that requires skill. I never claimed to have any uber skill, atleast not from this. If you are gonna flame, please come back with something more substantial than that.
#5 Jun 09 2008 at 11:53 PM Rating: Decent
I didn't feel(as much as you can from text) that DVS was talking down to anyone.

It doesn't appear to be worth it to many because you CAN buy a chocobo that's faster at a stable.

HOWEVER. You don't have to have an END 10 STR 10 Chocobo to have a decent bird.

Mine is only slightly slower than rentals and only has big claws (high STR i think?). All I did was follow guides as best I could. Sometimes I missed days and other times I was on point. I think I did a decent job and I consider my self an average player.

I enjoy being able to call my chocobo when I need to and I love my chocobo. It's not for everyone but to those who enjoy it, it is a rewarding experience as well as the ability to call your own special Chocobo.

I've raised other colors just to have them but I didn't do anything special to them. Just left them on general care so I could have the furniture. I would be interested to see if a White Chocobo is possible.

It's my speculation that if it is possible to raise a White Chocobo it'll be through breeding like the Golden Chocobo was in FF7. Only time will tell!



Edit: Forgot to mention. Just because I like my chocobo. Green Chocobos FTW! SmokingGreen is the best!

Edited, Jun 10th 2008 3:55am by ZelgadisXI
#6 Jun 10 2008 at 12:11 AM Rating: Good
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This is a side game


Not quite. It's definitely on the side, but it's a far stretch to call it a game. Rasing a bird may take two months, but the overall involvement of the player is probably less than an hour during that time span. Racing is just a CS, not even a particularly interesting CS at that.

That's the real reason for the decline. Those that wanted to raise a bird for transportion/digging have, and have moved on. There are rewards for racing in the form of chocobucks which can buy greens/carrots which sell for a nice profit to NPCs, but racing itself is so incredibly boring that you have to be a special kind of ********* to actually enjoy it.
#7 Jun 10 2008 at 12:14 AM Rating: Good
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Chocobo raising probably isn't "worth it" if you don't actually enjoy it.

Personally I raised one racing/riding chocobo with capped stats at 8/7/4/3 for Str/End/Dis/Rec. It can be useful in certain situations, like OP warping and being able to ride a chocobo right from there (great for places like the kazham jungles). I also enjoy the chocobo circuit, and you can even make a little money through winning circuit races or selling some of the items you can buy with chocobucks.

But all that said, I mainly did chocobo raising because I wanted to. Any benefits I get from it in other parts of this game are just an added bonus. There's a ton of content in this game that doesn't necessarily have to boil down to leveling and making gil. To some, raising a chocobo that can win circuit races or beat the super chocobos is an accomplishment in itself.
#8 Jun 10 2008 at 12:49 AM Rating: Decent
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Another problem with choco racing: you have to spend tons of chocobucks to join a race, and only if you win do you get them all back...
#9 Jun 10 2008 at 12:52 AM Rating: Default
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Inability to use your bird in various outdoor zones also hoses the effort of levelling one up.
#10 Jun 10 2008 at 3:16 AM Rating: Decent
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SparthosofLakshmi wrote:
Inability to use your bird in various outdoor zones also hoses the effort of levelling one up.
Um you can use your bird wherever you can use a bird... How should THAT be a factor?
#11 Jun 10 2008 at 5:40 AM Rating: Decent
I have a question about all this choco raising. I read that after 180 days , approximately, that your bird returns to the stable and you have the option of raising a new one. Does this mean the bird is no longer available to call in the wild as a mount?

This single fact alone has kept me from raising my own. However, if I'm wrong, and once you raise it, it can be kept/called forever, I'll certainly take the time to raise one.
#12 Jun 10 2008 at 6:38 AM Rating: Good
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fishermanbmr wrote:

This single fact alone has kept me from raising my own. However, if I'm wrong, and once you raise it, it can be kept/called forever, I'll certainly take the time to raise one.


Your wrong, once you raise it you can call it forever until you trade the card and the whistle in to reregister to a new chocobo (say if you get a new color, decide to switch from a speed to a digger/racer, or just improve your old chocobo's stats.

I still use my original green racer despite raising 3 more chocobo's after the fact. All you have to do to keep the old chocobo registered is just recharge the whistle without trading in another chocobo card.
#13 Jun 10 2008 at 10:31 AM Rating: Good
Can i ask a silly question?

/em waits for a response.

Mkay, thanks. About how much does it cost to raise your chocobo? I have read about feeding it and medicine and all of that, which has kind of kept me from raising my own Chocobo. Any average amount that it takes to raise one would be greatly appreciated! :)
#14 Jun 10 2008 at 10:45 AM Rating: Decent
I agree with Zelgadis the Defender. Smoking Green is the best.
#15 Jun 10 2008 at 11:32 AM Rating: Good
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sweetazzhonee wrote:
Can i ask a silly question?

/em waits for a response.

Mkay, thanks. About how much does it cost to raise your chocobo? I have read about feeding it and medicine and all of that, which has kind of kept me from raising my own Chocobo. Any average amount that it takes to raise one would be greatly appreciated! :)


It really doesn't cost much, especially if you grow your own food from wildgrass seeds. You can sell what you don't need at a good profit even to an npc. While raising your chocobo, you can have it dig for you. Mine dug up tree cuttings and mythril beastcoins among other things, which help to pay for food and medicine.

It does take some time. You have to go to the stables, preferably every day, and the cutscenes for training take a little time. (SE has made it less of a time sink by making some of the cutscenes optional.)

So, base line, figure around 1-2K per day for food and medicine (much less if you grow it yourself, more if you give it fancy foods) less whatever you can sell from you choco diggings or from extra harvested items. Maybe 20K overall while you are raising it.
#16 Jun 10 2008 at 11:36 AM Rating: Good
Awesome! Makes my decision MUCH easier! Thank you very much!!!

When i get home, I'm going to raise a Chocobo!!!

Edited, Jun 10th 2008 12:37pm by sweetazzhonee
#17 Jun 10 2008 at 4:13 PM Rating: Decent
oh man, lol. thanks for the correct information. I should of just asked about this a year ago ><. Going to do the same and start raising my egg which has been sitting in storage for over a year now lol.
#18 Jun 10 2008 at 5:11 PM Rating: Decent
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If Chocobo Whistle was free I'd do this, but 1-2K per call doesn't seem like a good investment of time to raise one to me.
#19 Jun 10 2008 at 5:33 PM Rating: Good
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I could be wrong but didnt they just drop the recharge cost to like 500 per call recharge?

Edited, Jun 10th 2008 9:34pm by RattyBatty
#20 Jun 10 2008 at 5:38 PM Rating: Good
LordDVS wrote:
There seems to be a serious decline in interest in the world of Chocobo Raising/Racing.
I think for there to be a decline in interest, it would require that there be interest in the first place.
#21 Jun 10 2008 at 7:39 PM Rating: Decent
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Edited, Jun 10th 2008 8:56pm by LordDVS
#22 Jun 10 2008 at 7:45 PM Rating: Decent
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Kittyn wrote:
If Chocobo Whistle was free I'd do this, but 1-2K per call doesn't seem like a good investment of time to raise one to me.


Nobody actually pays for their whistle to be recharged, at least nobody with half a brain at least. Whistle Coupons are your friend.

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I could be wrong but didnt they just drop the recharge cost to like 500 per call recharge?


You are indeed wrong. Not about them dropping the price, but about what they dropped it to, it's now 400 per charge. I still wouldn't actually pay for it though.
#23 Jun 10 2008 at 8:05 PM Rating: Decent
Kittyn wrote:
If Chocobo Whistle was free I'd do this, but 1-2K per call doesn't seem like a good investment of time to raise one to me.


You can get Chocobo Whistle tickets from racing, I believe. At least that's where I think they come from. I don't think I've ever paid the full price for a recharge. People throw those Whistle Tickets up on the AH for next to nothing.
#24 Jun 10 2008 at 8:05 PM Rating: Default
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Your wrong, once you raise it you can call it forever until you trade the card and the whistle in to reregister to a new chocobo


Incorrect. As long as you keep the Chocobo Registration Card that you receive when "retiring" it, your chocobo will exist forever. You can rotate thru your chocobo's (assuming you own more than one) all you want, as long as you keep the Reg. Card.

Sometimes I get bored with riding my Blue, so I switch to my Black. Just never drop that card!!!
#25 Jun 10 2008 at 8:06 PM Rating: Decent
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You can get Chocobo Whistle tickets from racing, I believe. At least that's where I think they come from.


Chocobo Hot & Cold. Teleport zones iirc.
#26 Jun 11 2008 at 4:30 AM Rating: Good
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FrozenLaughs wrote:
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Your wrong, once you raise it you can call it forever until you trade the card and the whistle in to reregister to a new chocobo


Incorrect. As long as you keep the Chocobo Registration Card that you receive when "retiring" it, your chocobo will exist forever. You can rotate thru your chocobo's (assuming you own more than one) all you want, as long as you keep the Reg. Card.

Sometimes I get bored with riding my Blue, so I switch to my Black. Just never drop that card!!!


You know how much of a fool you look like when you quote part of a post and then post EXACTLY what the last half of the post says while saying the poster, who posted the SAME info you just did is wrong?

Reading comprehension is your friend....
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