10.006 Points in CHocobo Hot & Gold! Now where's my life...

[Elpizo]

I'm on Disc 3, about to go to Terra, have all CHocographs, Eiko & Quina have all their abilities learned, most only need 1 or 2 more and...

I got it in my damn head to get that Robe of Lords from Mene before I went to Terra. So 390+ CHocobo Hot & Gold games later, I finally got 10.006 points and the Robe of Lords was mine! Mine! ^^

Who else was lifeless enough to actually bother getting so much points in CH&G? I did it all in Chocobo's Lagoon, because it's the best place. In Forest and Air Garden, you loose too much time searching for the next "Kweh?!" having to climb stumps or walk over clouds. In Lagoon, you don't have such distractions, so you can find treasures much faster and easier. Got some nifty elixirs, a wing edge, not to mention all chocographs and 99 dead peppers.

Most points I got in 1 game was 276. Your record?

Now, one thing keeps bothering me...

What oh what is that Moogle gonna do with all that gill he ripped off me, kupo?!

[Depression Moon]

You could've gotten Robe of the Lords by Synthesis.

[Elpizo]

I know. But not on Disc 3. You can get it by stealing, too. But I didn't want to wait that long.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

My record for points in a single game is around 300 I think. And I've grinded out all those points... countless times. I always get every item on the list at least once in every game I play, and then do even more CH&C. I love that mini game, it's my favorite part of FFIX.

[Rantz]

I have on occasion gotten up to 3 Robe of Lords from H&C in one playthrough, plus the Viltgance card. I do love that minigame

[Elpizo]

W00t, must take lots of hours, guys! Don't you just hate it when CHoco says "Kweeehhh?!", meaning you're very close, but no matter how many times you dig, you don't hit the spot and the clock keeps ticking? I do love Chocobo Hot & Gold, but that's one aspect of it that I find frustrating.

I'm a bit dissapointed you don't get some kind of bonus or achievement or key item for getting 10.000+ points. Asking too much, I guess.

[Rantz]

Yeah, that sucks xD

Also, it's very rare, but sometimes you can actually get equipment as treasures. The ones I remember getting are Extension and Circlet. I think I found 10000 gil once, too. A high amount, anyway.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Actually, there's a chance to get every single non key-item in the game from CH&C. Even an Ultimate Weapon can pop up with enough luck.

[Elpizo]

Most I got was 5000 Gil and a Wing Edge. I guess getting an Ultima Weapon would be even more lucky than getting the Zodiac Lance from the chest in the Henne Mines in XII, eh? Didn't know it was possible, though. Thanks for telling, Choco Boy.

And no, I may have no life but I'm not desperate enough to go dig for an Ultima Weapon. XD Especially not since you only need 1 anyway, and can get it right away of Disc 4 with Choco (if he's gold).

[Rantz]

Yeah I wouldn't get my hopes up on finding any treasures rarer than say Phoenix Pinions from Hot & Cold. It's a nice surprise if you do, but it's definitely nothing to count on. I didn't know any item could be found though, that's cool!

[Hollycat]

I never bothered to get the robe, I quit the choco game after I got (NO JOKE) 545 give or take 10 points in one go!....

Its because I got like ten chocographs all at the same spot.

[Elpizo]

I wonder what's harder, getting Excalibur II the right way or the Hot & Gold way.

[Hollycat]

chance of excalibur 2 in hot and cold:
forest: 1/111,111,111,110 disk 4 only
lagoon: 1/111,111,111,000 disk 4 only
sky: 1/111,000,000,001 disk 3+4

[Depression Moon]

I wonder what's harder, getting Excalibur II the right way or the Hot & Gold way.

You accidentally said Gold and damn I never knew that you could get just about any item from hot and cold. majority of the time I get either gil, dead peppers, or healing items.

[Elpizo]

chance of excalibur 2 in hot and cold:
forest: 1/111,111,111,110 disk 4 only
lagoon: 1/111,111,111,000 disk 4 only
sky: 1/111,000,000,001 disk 3+4

To Chocobo's Air Garden we go.