Chocobo digging: A guide for the massesFollow

I was digging in yuhtunga when i got a message like "You sense something buried nearby." might not of been exactly that but it was something close. I dug around close to that spot and used abouta stack of greens. didn find anything and figured id just move on. wierd huh?

Hooray...

Edited, Sun Aug 15 03:00:09 2004 by Lefin

...server problems.

Edited, Sun Aug 15 03:02:44 2004 by Lefin

You get that message when you're near some buried items from a goblin digger. If you don't dig directly over the spot, you'll get a "near" message. You may have just been lucky enough to dig near a spot that a digger recently buried something in.

Seven? Well I may be on crack, but I hope I come off better than a seven year old *shudder* most of them can barly make a decent sounding paragraph.

I think i'm gonna put my filter back up to default again to ignore the frusterated poster who seems to enjoy screaming at everyone who disagrees.

That should keep smartiekjm from appearing on my screen long enough for my sanity.

P.S. If you wan't us to remember you, post a charachter or shut up.

Anyone who is not willing to show their charachters name online is a sockpuppet to me.

OMG Smarty~! Your are a damn thief as well! You know that the font you are using was originally created by Benjamin Franlkin for use in his original editorial newspaper?! How could you not cite him for that! Hey everyone! Smarty is a phony! A big fat phony!
You said it yourself! Always give credit to the original creators! Everyone else is just copying! *******. Takin' the credit ole Ben deserves. And don't even get me started on how you posted on the internet without citing the original creater, Al Gore (haha! That's my sorry attempt at a political joke../sigh), and your use of the english alphabet made by a man in a cabin that had his original idea for the alphabet burned down after and incident involving his lover! How could you not cite all these people smarty?!

"Copying from one person is plaquerism. Copying from many is research." It's funny because it's true. Just deal with it and stop whining. Great post Walker! Easy and understanable, good layout, way ta go!

Update and info?

I finally hit level 2! woot!

Anyhow I have a piece of info I've suddenly noticed. Mind you, this is a THEORY.

I think a chocobo has a certain 'stamina' count when you board it.

I don’t know what determines this ‘stamina’ count or everything that can affect it.

When you board a chocobo it may have a stamina of, oh, 3 for example.

Every time you dig and pick up an item, you lose one stamina. Over time, your stamina is increased (undoubtedly there’s a cap)

I noticed this because I would go out digging. I could use two entire stacks and hit two or three items then keep getting nothing for a minute or two. Then I might hit another .. then empty and so on. I would get off and get another chocobo and I would usually hit a number of items without missing or without missing often right off the bat.

I’ve yet to conclude what can affect this ‘stamina’: Level, weather, walking distance, area.. or if it’s completely random.

Again, this is a theory … and just a theory. I’m only level 2, so what do I know? Heheheh. Just something I’ve noticed.

Ok im a little confused on the "dug up zone" thing. So theres a certain amount of items to dig, the items respawn everyone 1-2 mins, but whats the significance of zoning when you start to dig nothing? Do you mean just dig in another zone, or does zoning and coming back do something?

Dumb question, perhaps, and on a cold thread, but here goes:

Does one riding a chocobo get a warning -- such as, "Your chocobo riding time is about to expire!" -- before your time runs out and your choco runs off? I suppose I should know this already, but I'm fairly new to riding (and even more so to digging), and I'm usually riding through places like Battallia or Jugner where mobs could kill me by breathing on me ... and hence I'm just hurry-hurry-hurrying out of fear I'll run out outta riding time.

I've been digging for about a month now and I am currently rank 4. Anyonw know if it is better to just rapid fire dig it or go kinda slow.