Wangz Thangz Chocobo Digging Information

The closer you are to 0% or 100% moon the better your chances of getting an item, 50% moon is the worst chance to get an item

	Min	Max
Amateur	21.25%	42.5%
Recruit	23.37%	46.75%
Initiate	25.5%	51%
Novice	27.5%	55%
Apprentice	29.5%	59%
Journeyman	31.5%	63%
Craftsman	34%	68%
Artisan	36%	72%
Adept	38%	76%
Veteran	40%	80%
Expert	42.5%	85%

It's worth noting that it appears you have a chance to obtain a skill up regardless of if your dig successfully gets an item.

Rank	Chance per dig
Amateur	6.25%
Recruit	2.77%
Initiate	1.66%
Novice	1.11%
Apprentice	.79%
Journeyman	.61%
Craftsman	.47%
Artisan	.37%
Adept	.30%
Veteran	.25%

Current Rank	Pts Needed	Avg # of Digs
Amateur	100	1600
Recruit	200	3600
Initiate	300	6000
Novice	400	9000
Apprentice	500	12600
Journeyman	600	16200
Craftsman	700	21000
Artisan	800	27000
Adept	900	33000
Veteran	1000	39000
Expert	-	-

In short A LOT! Assuming a base line of 5 seconds between digs to account for the animation time and the time it takes to move to your next dig spot here is the break down. These numbers don't factor in travel time to get to a zone, or any miscellaneous time needed to do things like buy greens, remount, or take into account area dig delays upon first entering so these numbers are under representing the actual hours needed by at least a little.

Avg Digs Needed	Dig Delay	Avg Hours Needed
1600	21	9.3 hours
3600	16	16 hours
6000	11	18.3 hours
9000	5	12.5 hours
12600	5	17.5 hours
16200	5	22.5 hours
21000	5	29.1 hours
27000	5	37.5 hours
33000	5	45.8 hours
39000	5	54.1 hours