Chocobo Races TOO OP! Question for Ya'll though!

[chidarake]

speed and stamina are going to be the defining things to win races just like in 7, if you get a fast start and a decent lead and have stamina enough to increase it you will in nearly all circumstances win. at the very least until everyone is running with the top tier chocobo's, then player skill will be a factor for sure.

the races need some tweaks and its hard to say for certain but some things seem slow or lagged like jumping for instance, not sure if its working as intended since my bird is still pretty low level but it definitely takes at least 2 seconds before it actually jumps. also sometimes when running over a buff or debuff or chest marker you sometimes don't get the intended effect even though you clearly went over it.

Also I noticed the NPC racers will get the bonus at the end. Is there a way to exclude them from the roulette?

agreed the npc players shouldn't get the bonus

[Fealow]

Already Rank 33 with my current chocobo and I can safely say I have not once considered really pumping stamina/endurance/cunning thanks to current track layouts. Everything has gone into speed/acceleration. I did some stam/end early on for a minor boost but since about rank 15~20 I haven't needed to raise them anymore.

As far as I've perused the internet for information it appears the best thing to do is refrain from buying feed (other than grade 1 at the stables with gil) until you are able to breed a chocobo otherwise it's essentially an MGP sink as stats are not hereditary and you'll never be able to use your first chocobo again after you use it for breeding. You can probably save in excess of 10,000 MGP if you don't buy grade 2/3 chocobo feed at every available opportunity with your first chocobo. Just a tip for newer players who were considering stocking up on stats via grade2/3 feed.

speed and stamina are going to be the defining things to win races just like in 7, if you get a fast start and a decent lead and have stamina enough to increase it you will in nearly all circumstances win. at the very least until everyone is running with the top tier chocobo's, then player skill will be a factor for sure.

Also you should consider that some future race tracks will more than likely be endurance focused where you will periodically need to switch between sprinting and running, in which case endurance and cunning will be more important due to those two stats allowing a more consistent average speed over a longer course. But yes at this current point in time those are basically the most advantageous stats given the course lengths.