chocobo breeding

[Murphie]

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I think the actual .dat is cuter.

/biased

[Hiroshi]

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[Eohmer]

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I knew there was an article out there on the details of this....
(Found it!) <Call1>


1UP: Let's talk about the upcoming Chocobo breeding a bit. Will the chocobos you raise and breed eventually die (I'd make a sad face) or will they live so they can be sold?

Youji Fujito [Planner]: To answer your first question, no, chocobos will not die. During the early stages of development, we had many discussions about this issue in particular. While many thought that introducing a full lifespan--from birth to death--would add to the reality of raising a chocobo, we realized that taking this path would require us to implement numerous items/features to help players extend the life of their steed. If chocobos were only for racing, then possibly a limited lifespan system may work, but we have plans for them to be much more. Losing a chocobo would mean losing everything that was put into to it. One of the main concepts behind FINAL FANTASY XI is that we did not want to have players losing things against their will (i.e. having something stolen by another player = against will / losing an item during synthesis = not against will), and we felt that we had to uphold this concept within the chocobo raising system.

However, we are aware that simply raising a single chocobo forever would simply become boring. Spending time everyday just to maintain something that has no goal simply becomes tedious. That is why we have decided to limit the amount of time that a chocobo can grow. By doing this, it becomes a test against time to see how great a player can make her chocobo in the small period allotted. As for raising multiple chocobos at the same time, we are sad to say that the current system resources could not handle the extra load, so the answer is no. However, this does not mean that you will only be allowed to raise one animal.

To elaborate on this, once the growth period of a chocobo has ended, it will be sent to a "farm" where it can spend the rest of its days. When it is sent, you will be given a "proof of ownership" certificate which will allow you to come and visit your chocobo at any time. And, with your previous chocobo at the farm, you will be able to to begin raising a new chocobo if you wish. Regarding the sale of chocobos, we are still considering all of our options. We are aware that RMT may become an issue and are working hard to build a system where this will not be a problem.

This answer dealt mainly with the end of the chocobo raising cycle. There are still many aspects of cycle (from breeding to retirement) that are to be discovered. Chocobo raising is not a one-time feature, and we hope that players are able to have fun learning and mastering the system by participating multiple times.

1UP: When you breed with another player's chocobo, what determines who gets the egg? I can imagine both players would want it, especially since you can hatch a rare chocobo. Will chocobos be rare, or ra/ex?

YF: The original concept behind chocobo breeding was to create a system where even people with little time to log in to Vana'diel could participate. That is why we have designed the chocobo breeding system so that both owners of the chocobos do not have to be present at the same time to complete the breeding. As long as a player has the appropriate item, all requirements will be fulfilled. According to this system, as long as you fulfill the requirements, you will always receive an egg, and will never have to worry about that egg going to someone else.

Concerning the "rarity" of eggs, this can be said: Just because an egg is rare, does not mean that the chocobo born from it will be. For example, an egg dropped by an NM might not produce a special chocobo. It may turn out to be a normal yellow one. It also may turn out that a chocobo bred from the one born from the rare egg will be the one that is actually "rare."

1UP: The biggest question players want to know is if you'll be able to ride your chocobos eventually. You've said in the past 'If enough players want that, we'll consider it." I'm pretty sure I can speak for everyone when I say that people want that. Even if it's in limited capacity (like using an Empress Band), so it doesn't make the teleport crag chocobo rentals obsolete.

YF: Since we first revealed our plans to introduce chocobo breeding, we've received numerous inquiries about whether or not players would be able to ride their own chocobos. Due to the overwhelming response from our users, we have decided to include that feature in the upcoming version updates. However, please note that raising a chocobo to ride may end up being more expensive than renting one from the stables (though there will be various other merits to offset those costs).

1UP: Can you give us a hint as to some of the factors that go into breeding your chocobo, and what some of the various results might be? To win chocobo races, it's sort of obvious you'll want a fast chocobo with good stamina, but if you don't have either of those, what could your chocobo be useful for?

YF: Currently, one of the "other" things that your chocobo's stats will affect will be chocobo digging. As for attributes that may help a chocobo win a race, it can be safely said that speed and stamina will not always be the deciding factors. These will, of course, be beneficial during a race, but we would like to note that chocobos will have several other attributes as well. Chocobo racing and breeding are still in the developmental stages, so things are still bound to change. We are always listening to our players' opinions; so if you have any ideas, let us know on message boards, etc. Who knows, maybe your idea will be implemented!

http://pc.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152040&did=1

[Ritual]

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en vowala my new sig is done! and that other chocochick is so cuddley toothanks Eohmer thats a load help

[Eohmer]

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[Kadenmire]

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Found this in the .dats last night hope that helps w/ any questions ~


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What program is that you are using to mine for DATs?

[Hiroshi]

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POLUtils

[Kadenmire]

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POLUtils

Thanks! Trying it out now.

[Sirius]

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I am looking forward to this. When I got the email about Chocobo Raising I was sad that I quit the game.

[Irisjir Callard]

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You think that's cute?

THIS is cute! :D

Thta's unbearable and I cannot stand to look at it, for it causes my thick chitinous shell of bitterness and rage to melt.

[Karinya]

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Chocobo Egg found! According to Mysterytour it drops from one of the new Imperial Standing BCNMs.
Check it out here.
Drops on the others aren't known yet, so it might drop from all of them.

Of course, you can't do anything with it yet, but who knows what the drop rate is, so it might not hurt to start going for it now.

Oh, and the RMTs can go home: chocobo egg is EX. ^.^

[Kadenmire]

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I can't rememmber where I read it but diden't SE say chocobo raising would be open to all levels? So there have to be other BCNMs & NMs that drop eggs.

[Macht]

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Yes, they are planning the eggs to show up in a wide range of methods. Just happens the first method to occure was in the ISBCNMs.

Oh, got an Egg drop there in the ISBCNM we tried. Same one that MysteryTour shows. Just costs 3k ISPs though to do them.

Oops, my mistake just noticed those were the 60 cap ones. We did the uncapped one and got an egg.

[Ritual]

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looks like i better get my skates on and do the ferry pass quest or everyones gonna get eggs before me

[Matera]

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looks like i better get my skates on and do the ferry pass quest or everyones gonna get eggs before me

Does that really matter?