Quote Originally Posted by Aphel View Post

Heatwave hitting my Foul-weathered bird - Slight decrease in speed/stats
Rain hitting my Fair-weathered bird - Inflicted with Heavy

No we aren't exaggerating or trying to leverage our way for ninja buffs on Fair-weather Chocos. We just want balance.
The problem with the common speculation is that it compares random good/bad weather with each other, instead of what the OP did: compare each seperate bad/good weather.
Considering that I've noticed slow downs (on a foul weather chocobo) during rain, implies that it's not as clear cut either.

I very specifically remember the theory of ''foul weather prefer isnt effected by anything'', well that seems to be wrong then, based on the OPs observations as well.


Lots and lots of speculation. If someone actually compares all courses, using all different builds, and comparing all 6 of the weathers: fair game. I'll be the first to agree that foul weather should be nerfed. But with a lot of theorizing still missing I dont see the point in making hasty assumptions.

One major offender in the theories thus far, in my opinion: everyone (OP aside) seems to compare total time the race took.
Why? That adds so many more variables you need to calculate in: buffs/debuffs/weather changes/time lost due to opponents chocobos moving against/in front of you/ time lost due to changing lanes/turning, etc.