Originally Posted by Sabaron  |
On Asura, right now, you can get a stack of Azouph Greens for 2000gil (167ea) on occasion, but they hover around 4000gil (333ea)--Gysahl cost under half this (70gil). If you're not visiting the chocobo or taking it on walks, it'll take more of them to raise affection to Parent. I have only recommended the use of Azouph Greens for raising affection quickly while on rigorous careplans, or to quickly get parent status for the Whistle Quest.
The reason I use Azouph, is that I'm trying to feed the chocobo only one green and fill it up the rest of the way with 2 carrots. If I can maintain affection on one Azouph and I get to feed two carrots, that's the way I'm going for maximization. If I fill it up with Azoups, then I can't feed any carrots. I suppose if you have a low affection level, though and need to get it up quickly, Gysahl would be just fine--since I always have a few Azouphs around (I ran out recently because my garden hasn't come up and I have 4 chocobos), I usually don't worry about it. I didn't recommend Azouphs for the Budget Chocobo. The difference in price for 2 Azouph vs 3 Gysahl at the price I paid at the Bastok AH is around 124gil. That's probably a lot for a single point of affection, but it saves me the trouble of having more than one green stack to cart around. If my affection is full, I always feed carrots instead. I did change the Emergency Chocobo to Gysahl only. |
It definitely pays to compare prices on the greens. Gysahl is probably the best "bang for the buck" on all servers and it's available 100% of the time which is very nice. As you said, it's more convenient having to just cart around 1 type of green. (Of course, it's most convenient when you don't have to cart around any and just buy them at the choco-stable when needed.)
If someone is feeding carrots, chances are they don't need to worry about the wallet as much or are growing their own feed anyway. In which case, they'll have different greens to choose from and Azouph is a nice one to feed.
As for keeping parent Affection - the drops in Affection due to Care Plans are random and it doesn't matter whether it's Basic Care or Acting in a Play. The range is similar. If someone is having trouble keeping the Affection up, I suggest they add a little variety to the Care Plan.
btw, I found the Dirty Handkerchief with "Likes you pretty well." So parent Affection isn't required, but probably increases the chance of finding it.