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With all due respect, who are you arguing with on the chocobo raising guide? I appreciate you might be frustrated but try to avoid the argumentative tone, it doesn't make for good reading and devalues your information ---- dibble 19:38, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Agreed, and given the lack of 100% consensus, can we keep that discussion in the Chocobo Raising guide talk section until it is sorted? The honeymoon plan can be a factor (not 100%), but those who have black chocos with higher recept. and not much strength know that the attribute theory is unproven. --Rhadamanth 05:20, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Black itself at first was a conundrum, all other colors had some values that attributed to the color, but black was just way out in the middle of nowhere, ranging from level 3 receptivity, to level 2 str/end, to no stats at all. the only contributing factor has appeared to be borderline capped affection.

That is, until we also noted something else. A large percent of black birds had the easygoing trait. Reds tended to gravitate towards stubborn/good for army use. Blues were patient, and so on.

This also explained the rare red bird with, say, level 3 discernment or whatever. The owner would put it through strength training beforehand, giving it the red status, then switch to discernment, thus having a red bird.

It's mostly still theory, but I have lots of information to back it up. Another example to show that stats influence color involves kamp kweh. Using it, you can predict the color of the chick between two birds base don their stats.

I noted this when, after doing kamp kweh about 50 times or so with a friend and I, every time checking mating compatibility, it had been steadily coming up as a red chick. Every. Time.

Now, one day it suddenly changed. the chick was coming up as.... Green? On that exact day, my bird's discernment had hit first-class, surpassing his bird's outstanding strength.

For another 30 or so checks it was steadily green, until he used enough chocotrains to get first-class+ strength (level 9, one level above my discernment now) and lo' and behold, the chick went back to red.

Let's takes a look at the stats in detail...

At first...

My bird>>> F-F-A-B

His>>> A-A-F-F (retired)

Color>>> Red

Then...

Mine>>> F-F-S-B

His>>> A-A-F-F (retired)

color>>> Green!?

Finally...

mine>>> F-F-S-S

His>>> SSS-SS-F-F

Color>>> Red

Now, if mated, at first strength would be the dominant stat, then discernment, then strength again...

hmmmmm