Why should I chocobo Dig?
Maximize Storage Early: Is an efficient way to quickly acquire items that can be used for increased storage space in your Mog House, helping to manage your inventory effectively from the early stages of the game.
Rapid Gil Acquisition: It serves as a fast source of gil if not one of the best. By simply vendoring your items you can make 20-40k profit day one. With much higher returns later on once you level up smithing.
Support for Crafting: Digging provides a variety of materials essential for leveling multiple crafting disciplines. This will be the fastest way or only way to get lots of items as a CW.
Where should I chocobo Dig for these benefits?
Maximize Storage Early: Your gonna want to be digging in Sauromugue Champaign. Your looking for Red Jars here. These add 7 storage space per jar. You need 12 to get cap of 80 storage in your mog house. This should take one to two days of digging to get.
Rapid Gil Acquisition: Your going to be digging in Western Altepa Desert and just vendoring all the items you get other than the darksteel. This should be netting you about 20-40k per day. You can do the quest The Darksmith to turn in two darksteel for 8k. I wouldn't recommend this because... Once you hit 65ish smithing you can make Darksteel pick that vendor for 10k profit a pop.
Bhaflau Thickets digging can make you 50-80k in vendoring the ancient lumber you get a day. Also great to stock up on different items for crafting!
Items for Crafting: Digging provides a variety of materials essential for leveling multiple crafting disciplines. This will be the fastest way or only way to get lots of items as a CW. For crystal clusters you can dig during double weather effects and get 30-50 in a single day!
How long does it take?!
This will change as you skill up your digging skill. Starting out from level 0-9 you need to wait 16 seconds between each dig. From 10-19 this delay is 11 seconds. From 20-29 it is 6 seconds. Can get the delay as low as 3-4 seconds. You can get a max of 300 items per day. With these number starting out it will be about 2-3 hours at first.
FAQ
Do I need the hidden test items?!
No.
How will I know when I hit daily cap?
It tells you that you are unable to find items in red.
How much gysahl greens should I buy?
I just buy 4 stacks of 99 a day
How much do I need to get started?
With max fame this should be 24,156g to buy 4 stacks of greens.
How do I chocobo dig?
Get your chocobo license. Buy the greens. Rent a chocobo. Go into the zone you want to dig in. do the dig action or make a macro for it.
Can I dig in the past?
No they don't have their drop tables implemented
Can I dig in zones only accessible on chocobo via chocobo whistle?
No they don't have their drop tables implemented