That happens to me, too, Scarne. The water crystals in Jugner.


I'd been ignoring digging for awhile, but 2 digging sessions in Altep reminded me why I love it. And all the ore prices are back up (after having plummeted) on my server. Heady sweetness.

Someone has been shouting in Jeuno on my server for +1 Chocobo Clothes for awhile, quite determined to get them. Do any of you wear chocobo clothes?


I wear them, but mostly to prolong my ride. I've finished the last gobbie bag, so the extra 4 slots they take up isn't much. I usually bring my LS, a weapon, a warp scroll or holiday teleport item, and my chocobo clothes. Plus, of course, greens.


Also, how often do you zone?

I usually take a route, I often dig from say, Sauromugue to Tahrongi or Zitah.

>> Do any of you wear chocobo clothes?


In the beginning, at DWait 16, it could have helped --- but once your digging gets quicker, I usually deplete my greens before I get kicked off from my Chokobo. Therefore, prolonging the riding time is not really necessary for me.


Then again, I have less than 20 empty slots when I dig so I carry maybe 10 or 12 stacks of green at most. If you carry 20 or 30 stacks with you, riding clothes might help.

I typically go with 20 stacks of greens and wear HQ hands and feet. I very rarely get knocked off due to time, only when I have to zone a lot. So I haven't yet bothered geting body and legs. But I will probably get them if I ever see the HQ listed at the AH.

 

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Does anyone know specefically when zone dig pools reset? I'm @LV6 digging so far, but been having horrible luck in AltepaW ever since I first started, only once was it really good and that was at 3pm cst a couple weeks ago. I got most of my levels in K.Highlands and Elshimo Region(first Reishi Mushroom/King Truffle I got @LV5 dig)

>> Does anyone know specefically when zone dig pools reset?


No matter when that reset thing occurs --- wouldn't Altepa be depleted within 10 seconds by some AWait 10 guys? It's not like they let you dig anything up, right?

I can dig just as fast as they can, maybe not with the same success rate though. But not 100% can a person always be there at that time, just would like to know when.

I think it's gotta be every 10-15 minutes. Though a friend thinks it's 30. But I hear you about Altep. 90% of the time I go there it's bone dry from my first dig.

From my experience, a zone refreshes at 3 items per game hour. It's not always on the hour, so when digging in a zone that's dug out, just note when you got your last item then try again in about 1 game hour. If you only get 1 or 2 items doing this, then someone else is doing it too. Just don't waste your greens after digging up 3 items, wait for the refresh.

On area waits (again) -_-


From somepage:

Level 1 16 seconds 60 seconds

Level 2 11 seconds 60 seconds

Level 3 6 seconds 60 seconds

Level 4 0 seconds 50 seconds

Level 5 0 seconds 40 seconds

Level 6 0 seconds 30 seconds


I generally time my level by hitting a /clock on macro or using a digital timer the second the === Area === message comes up (i.e. just after the “downloading data” message goes away). When the digging animation for my first dig begins I hit /clock again.


For levels 1-5 the guide is absolutely correct: I get ~1-2 seconds over the AWait time (i.e. 52 seconds for lvl 4).


I remember leveling 4 times, which put me at A40, and my testing times were almost always 41-43 seconds with limited deviation.


I'm nearly positive I just hit level 6, as the rate of rare items has undergone a significant increase (and I've gotten some new stuff too- first time ever for Reishi mushrooms in Yhoator and quite a few King Truffles in yuhtunga).


The problem is that using the same testing methods I'm currently clocking 36-37 second wait, not 30 like the guide suggests.


If my 1-2 second deviation holds true shouldn't lvl 6 be 35 second wait? Or am I measuring incorrectly? I'm a firm believer that you can't really dig before your expected wait time, so I'm pretty sure I'm past A40.


Hmm..