Quote Originally Posted by Seif View Post
This marks the first time in history when a bunch of hc gamers will fight to get their hands on some vegetables...
...except I'm pretty sure the true Hardcore Elites don't care about their little birds levels....they have better things to do than grind mobs etc....

Furthermore, at least on my server, 90% of the 'hardcore elite' FC's garden plots are barren most of the time....(or growing something exceptionally lame/hipster).

Meanwhile, all the JUTE/GLAZENUTS/BROOMBOOSH I was able to grow this patch, most of it was purchased by the same 2-3 crafters.....and the items it made, purchased often by said hardcores.

Hardcore raiders take the 'Ain't nobody got time for that!' Approach to Chocobos.... they will either:
1. Pay for the food
2. Not raise their birds


And keep in mind, most people do not yet have a level 10 bird. So most people aren't directly affected quite yet. And the challenge Log chocobo exp is quite good+ stabling them = not exping with them in the field. So until we know how much exp they get from being stabled vs. leveling out in the field this is a bit of a wash atm.


I DO agree that making gardening=the sole way you get the goods unwise...but then again, everyone with access to a chocobo stable also has access to a garden. It is up to the individual FC's to make sure their folk are taken care of. (If you are in a FC that doesn't take care of you then why are you in it?) Although, someone with a level 4 bird in my FC would probably have less 'need' of the gardening items than someone who's already put in the time with their bird and is rank 10. (meaning, I'd feed the 10 mats first....and when the rank 4 was higher up....or when we had a surplus of mats, I'd send them some).


Lastly, My level 9 chocobo does the job. He's great. He tanks for me, and dd's and I keep him alive and we rock it. Open-world we rule. Heck, we duo Peisteskin maps all the time. I was never in a big hurry to rank him to 10 because he was 'tough enough' for my needs....no one needs a level 20 bird. While yes, down the road there might be specific content that makes a level 20 bird an asset, right now....and for the foreseable future, just hitting rank 10 is a milestone for most members of the community. 20 is a LOOOOOONG way away....with or without the veggies.

But if all the FC's grew items that could be growing....in all their plots, this would be a non issue. At least on my server (seriously, very few FC's have anything growing in their gardens)


The bigger delay will be: It could take 2-4weeks before the cross-breeding for the correct seeds/veggies is known. And then another 4-6weeks before enough people grow said items to start supplying the masses.