Almost done?!
It's been a while since I've posted anything, not because I have forgotten, but because there really has been no noticeable changes at all. I've been continuously doing the free runs whenever I have time, and using the chocobucks to upgrade LadyMomo's stats. I'm still contemplating what is considered the best stats for a chocobo. I know there is no true "best" stats, but it does not hurt to try out different things to see if one stat affects another stat. Originally, my plan had been to bring up endurance up to first-class, not completely maxed, but still enough to be considered first-class, and the rest into receptivity. After a few chocotrains placed in endurance, I feel my chocobo is slower for some reason. This made me think that perhaps in order to maximize the effects of endurance and strength, I need to increase discernment as well? I started feeling that she's slower because, in the past, LadyMomo always just barely loses to the super 'bos in the free races. Now, it feels as if there's a big gap between her and the super bo(s), but it could also just be plain bad luck.
In any case, since I did not want to waste the chocotrains that I have already put into endurance, I continued to add chocotrains to her endurance and she is officially at first class endurance again. Next, instead of my original plan of adding all remaining stat points to receptivity, I think I'll only bring up receptivity one level to substandard and put the rest into discernment. I feel receptivity is useful, but does not give consistent results for me to want to increase. Receptivity helps avoid attacks aimed at your chocobo, but even with a poor rating, LadyMomo has been able to avoid attacks a few times, and other npc bo's with high receptivity has gotten hit by attacks numerous times. Since the results of avoiding attacks is very random, I'd rather depend on luck and placing more points on other stats instead.
In any case, since I did not want to waste the chocotrains that I have already put into endurance, I continued to add chocotrains to her endurance and she is officially at first class endurance again. Next, instead of my original plan of adding all remaining stat points to receptivity, I think I'll only bring up receptivity one level to substandard and put the rest into discernment. I feel receptivity is useful, but does not give consistent results for me to want to increase. Receptivity helps avoid attacks aimed at your chocobo, but even with a poor rating, LadyMomo has been able to avoid attacks a few times, and other npc bo's with high receptivity has gotten hit by attacks numerous times. Since the results of avoiding attacks is very random, I'd rather depend on luck and placing more points on other stats instead.