Rank 10 Chocobo Barding

[SokiYagami]

It's pretty clear in the patch notes:
- Chocobo Level Cap
For chocobos that have already attained the maximum rank, rewarding them with a Thavnairian onion following training will increase this upper limit by one.
* Chocobo companions cannot exceed rank 20.

Guess I wasn't paying attention again, this is going to hurt the wallet quite a bit.

On a side note, anyone know how to set the favorite feed? Feeding when stabled or summon it with the special food?

[Cuervo78]

On a side note, anyone know how to set the favorite feed? Feeding when stabled or summon it with the special food?

I heard you have to feed him 10 times while stabled with the same food.

[Felis]

I heard you have to feed him 10 times while stabled with the same food.

patch notes say 2 times

- Favorite Feed
If you reward your chocobo with the same snack after repeated training sessions, that fruit or vegetable will become the chocobo's favorite feed. Your chocobo's favorite feed can then be used to grant beneficial effects when summoned to battle. You may change your chocobo’s favorite feed if you so desire by repeatedly rewarding your chocobo with a different snack after training.

Don't work with Krakka Root, would be too easy.

[SokiYagami]

patch notes say 2 times


Don't work with Krakka Root, would be too easy.

I already fed my choco twice while stabled, no changes observed. Going to feed more and observe, will get post back here when I get results.

Update:
After I heard that you need to feed them when summoned, I tried feeding my chocobo ten Slykis Bud (after summoned), nothing happened either.

Going to try feeding ten while stabled, then summon and feed another one. Will update after I'm testing.

[Sakasa]

patch notes say 2 times


Don't work with Krakka Root, would be too easy.

Well it wouldn't matter because krakka root doesn't have an effect so if you double 0 you get no beneficial effect. So it is possible that krakka root can be a favorite food and overwrite the other favorite food forcing a person to keep feeding them the same special food or loose the benefit.

I am unable to test this so it is just a theory

[HEC-]

patch notes say 2 times

Really? How exactly have you deducted that from that quote? It says "repeated training sessions" which would mean at least two but most likely more than that should be expected. From some (yet unconfirmed though) discussions on the server it seems to be 10 or 11. There are confirmed (temporary - e.g. till dismissed / dead) bonuses while feeding the summoned companions with bonus food. So far I've not seen the status of the favorite food changed by feeding both stabled or while summoned however patch notes would indicate former based on "If you reward your chocobo with the same snack after repeated training sessions" part.