Chocobo leveling help ( not guide )

[myahele]

I have a lv 50 character, so will the chocobo still het 25 percent? Or all of it?

How much exp will it get if I go around killing lv 45 to 50 mobs?

[Sol_Aureus]

Ok, so there seems to be a lot of misinformation in this thread. I've personally done the long grind to get my chocobo to rank 10, so let me shed some light on the process.

When your chocobo is out, if you would get exp on your current job against the mob you're fighting, your chocobo gets the same amount of xp as you would obtain from that mob. For example, if at level 49 you killed a mob and got 200 exp if you did it solo, with your chocobo out while you were on the same level 49 job you would obtain 200 exp and your chocobo would obtain 200 exp.

The best way to level your chocobo at the moment is in groups, gathering up a bunch of enemies at once and AoE bursting them down. Chocobos ONLY GAIN XP FROM KILLING ENEMIES! This means no FATE completion bonuses, no quest turn-ins, nothing. Just pure, simple grinding. It takes a long, long time to level your chocobo from rank 1-10, since at best you'll probably be getting around 200-300 xp per mob, and even in a group it takes a long time. The fastest method I've found nets roughly 100,000 exp per hour. My chocobo was rank 6 when they implemented the EXP TNL being shown for your chocobo, so I'm not sure how much EXP it takes to get from 1→6, however from 6→10 it takes 3,330,000 exp:

Rank 1→2 ???,???
Rank 2→3 ???,???
Rank 3→4 ???,???
Rank 4→5 ???,???
Rank 5→6 ???,???
Rank 6→7 490,000
Rank 7→8 700,000
Rank 8→9 - 940,000
Rank 9→10 - 1,200,000

So basically 32 hours of straight grinding. (If any of these exp numbers are wrong, please let me know with a screenshot so I can change it).

As for the method that people in this thread are talking about, there seems to be some confusion as to how it works. Let me clear it up:

at most, you'll have 2 full parties of 4 people each (4 people + 4 Chocobos in each party). One party is the "Pull party" and the other is the "Kill Party". The Pull party will have one member round up all the enemies and gather them up at the kill point. This gives the pull party claim on all of the enemies that are going to be killed. Once the enemies are gathered up, the Kill party will AoE the enemies down, while the Pull party does not attack at all. The pull party gets full exp for their chocobos since they had claim on the enemies, thus guaranteeing 100% exp regardless of battle participation. The Kill party gets full exp for their chocobos as the kill party did more than enough damage to the enemies to have their contribution rewarded will full exp. This way, both parties get full exp and everyone wins!

(and just to preemptively ward off skeptics, proof of rank 10 chocobo: )

[SummonerSenah]

Wouldn't it be more effective to level a chocobo on a lower level alt job? If you and your chocobo are, for example, level 30, you could potentially attack mobs a level or two above that and get more XP for each mob, not to mention chain bonuses. I guess I'm not sure of the math on that.

[Xayoc]

Chocobo's are granted 25% of the XP you would get yourself from a kill. So if you got 100 XP for your character, it would get 25 XP itself. Keep in mind that a Chocobo actually TAKES XP away from you, for itself. So for my example, 100 XP for you and 25 for the Chocobo, means if it was not summoned, you would have gotten 125 XP.

The XP notation in the battle log appears somewhat odd to say the least.

Your personal experience is as follows:
"You gain <amount> (<percent>%) <class> experience points."

Your Chocobo's experience gain is as follows:
"You gain <amount> experience points."

This is not true, Chocobos get 100% of the XP you do without boosts (rested/non-chocobo FC buff/Off-class buff) but only from mobs you do over 25% of the damage to and/or claim. The best way to level is FFXI style and stand in one spot and just grind on mobs. It sucks, but it is the only way to level a chocobo. The only exception to the no bonuses rule is EXP chains which will buff both you and the chocobo equally.

[Felis]

I have a lv 50 character, so will the chocobo still het 25 percent? Or all of it?

How much exp will it get if I go around killing lv 45 to 50 mobs?

Around 214 exp if you kill level 50 enemies.

[Felis]

What actually happens is that you and your chocobo both get 100% exp from the kill.

Not exactly 100% exp on each.
First there is a party malus. If you are in a party (with a player or a companion) you get a bit less exp than solo (but the kill speed would be of course faster).
also the player can get some exp bonus the Chocobo can't get.

As for the method that people in this thread are talking about, there seems to be some confusion as to how it works. Let me clear it up:

at most, you'll have 2 full parties of 4 people each (4 people + 4 Chocobos in each party). One party is the "Pull party" and the other is the "Kill Party". The Pull party will have one member round up all the enemies and gather them up at the kill point. This gives the pull party claim on all of the enemies that are going to be killed. Once the enemies are gathered up, the Kill party will AoE the enemies down, while the Pull party does not attack at all. The pull party gets full exp for their chocobos since they had claim on the enemies, thus guaranteeing 100% exp regardless of battle participation. The Kill party gets full exp for their chocobos as the kill party did more than enough damage to the enemies to have their contribution rewarded will full exp. This way, both parties get full exp and everyone wins!

Exactly.
If you claimed the enemy you get 100% exp and the enemy drop the moment it die.
If you attack an already claimed enemy, you need to do at least 30% of the dmg to get the exp (no enemy drop in this situation).
This is called kill-sharing.

[Tiggy]

Since we are talking about leveling a Chocobo, relying on doing enough damage to a pink tagged mob is unreliable at best. Therefore it is far better to make sure the enemy health bar and name tag are red to almost guarantee credit for the kill.

Exactly, but that's not the advice you gave at all.

Oh and the enemies health bar and name tag MUST be red. If it is pink, that is not tagged as yours and you will gain nothing from it. And neither will your pet.

This was flat out wrong, and you're spreading false information. I understand you were trying to help, but you aren't empowering anyone by leaving out details and misleading.

Personally if I'm farming a choco spot and my mobs run out because someone else is at the camp I will absolutely try to throw enough damage on the few mobs he is fighting. Not like I have anything else to do while I wait for respawns, and I have a chance at a bit more exp. Completely ignoring this option would limit my exp gain.

[Sayori]

Rank 8→9 - 940,000

Fixed it for you.
I don't have a screenshot as you ask, but i don't need one. Done the terrible grind the past week.




I figured partying up and gathering mobs to aoe them at urth's fount was the fastest way to level chocobos. Around 100k exp a hour together with the 5% chocobo FC buff.
For solo grinding i found either natalan in coerthas or some place in western la noscea (Place with lots of roegadyn bandits, jellyfishes, near the sahagin grottos) the best option.
It'd still be slower than the grind at Urth's fount in south shroud. Soloing would give me about 60-80k exp a hour.

[ReaperT]

also the player can get some exp bonus the Chocobo can't get.

Yes that is what I said. Although I did not know there was a decrease due to being in a party. Must be really small because I've never noticed it before.

But point is, chocobos do not steal your exp. They never have and they never will. No idea where people got that crazy idea.

Ah this is the answer i was looking for,
So i need to kill level 50 mons and do level 45+ fates to get exp?
Cuz i was confused to how this would work if i was level 50 with a level 50 chocobo. I'll try that lol
Also is it more effective to level up in parties or alone?
I'm assuming party tho, also how long would it take to get from rank 1-5?

Something to keep in mind; chocobos do not get the fate completion exp that your character would normally get for getting bronze/silver/gold in a fate. They do however get exp for all mobs you get credit for.

[DSN]

Make sure you are killing mobs you would get XP for, if you are level 50 you wont get anything killing level 10 mobs you need like 46+ iirc