i doubt it


although... if they did you could potentially get fishing to 100 and then delevel it as you leveled digging and actually "see" skillups occurring as a function of decreasing fishing skill.


but yeah... i can say with near certainty that they dont share a cap

Well, I'm not to A10 yet, but I'm currently at A30 & fishing lvl 90 and they're not in conflict so far. Since fishing is separate from other crafts, I'd find it strange to have it tied to anything, let alone digging in particular.

Hello, just wanted to say thanks for everyones input/insight and the vast amount of information in this thread, and I don't want the thread to leave page 1. Though I completely disagree with some of the ideas and know alot of people don't tell the truth about what they do/are/witnessed the input is still nice, because chocobo digging is so extremely private and such a secrative craft. Anyways I hit A20 yesterday, and wanted to share a pic with all of you!


http://gatewayshuffle.servegame.com/pics/ffxi/AltepasDig.jpg

Hey everyone. I've only read the most recent couple of pages, but it's been very enlightening.


I've only leveled once, but hitting that /wait 11 /dig and not getting an error was one exciting moment (N. Gustaberg, dug up nothing before or after ).


Anyway, I find it interesting people trying to scare others away. It's obvious that if anyone can even make it through the first level, they're willing to stick with it to the end. Profits come and go, fishing is still insanely profitable, and it's easy to see your progress.


Personally, I just avoid TPs and ride everywhere, digging as I go. It's engaging during a part of the game that would be boring.


I just dug up my first red rock yesterday, which was exciting... but not as valuable as some of the easier to get logs .


Anyway, is there any type of compilation of the data/opinions in this thread, I'd rather be digging than reading through all 15 pages

Well yesterday morning I hit A15. I spent about 2 hours today trying to dig an elemental ore, chasing around elements and such. I had no success, I'm determined to figure out how to obtain them.


I think Zire's info is good on page 14, though all of it and his secret of elemental ores is spammed all over about 5 JP digging sites that I know of. My theory which is a common conception gathered from reading JP sites, and if thought about, is that elemental ores require atleast A25, crescent moon, and also depends on the day of the week plus the two common elements of weather within the area. Like Batallia you could possibly dig ice and earth ores on the corresponding day because ice and earth weather occur there...


A few questions I surely doubt any of you competative choco diggers that put in enough time to get where I am will answer but it's worth a shot... does it matter if there is weather effects present, and does it matter if it's waning or waxing crescent? Also, what about dark ore and light ore, if weather is a factor how can these be dug unless it only depends on the day of the week? {Hmm} indeed... I'll post pics of my ores soon enough...


Oh yea, incase anyone is wondering, it took me just over 2800 stacks of greens from A20-A15. That's not a rough estimate either, maybe 10 stacks off give or take. At 2400 I started to get so totally annoyed, I actually had my self convinced that there really are skillup items that release the cap on your level. I've convinced myself of that about oh 6 times now lol. So each time I'm close to level and starting to get annoyed I havent leveled yet I go around and dig in every single area until I've gotten all the items that area has. After digging crap items and being even more annoyed at not lvling I go back to money making, and hundreds of stacks later I usually disprove my skill cap item theory :/

Got my first orichalcum ore today! No responces make me sad panda...

The best person to talk to about elemental ores is Jared. The boy has me beat, I've only dug up 2 ores (and no orichalcum).


And congrats Jared on A10! (You bastard )

I don't think anyone is going to tell you how to dig up the elemental ore's, it's already hard to do it, you arn't going to want to be helping anyone who will be going against you.

I would agree with you normally dark because chocobo digging is so competative, but I can count the number of A10 NA diggers on my server(odin) with one finger... after it got cut off. I'd think it's the same for every other server.

Weird, I've dug up 2 or 3 orichalcum ores at A30. No elemental ores of course though.

 

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