Mastery Rank Data

It's known that there isn't an NPC to check. As a result, there's also no evidence the game tracks it.

That's what I remember as well.

You can turn in the difference in the max daily points if you rank up but it doesn't reset.

Say your previous rank's cap was 5k and you maxed that out first, then you ranked up and the new cap is 10k. You can turn in an additional 5k for the new daily cap of 10k. Your total for the day cannot exceed your current rank's cap.

If you de-level you get the lower cap, the daily cap doesn't reset or go down. The only thing that lowers the daily limit on points is midnight passing.

That trick is more useful because it lets you pick a different turnin item in cases when an ingredient is hard to get than because it affects the caps, imo.

I just hit Rank 8! ...and the thing that pushed me over the edge from Rank 7 to Rank 8 is actually pretty illuminating. It was trading a Rolanberry to Kupipi for a Portal Charm. I'm inclined to believe that anything that results in Fanfare music playing can produce a Mastery Rank up. (i.e. Kupipi's Portal Charm isn't a quest as far as I know, and it doesn't reward a title, but it did the trick for me).

After the November 10th update last month, I was Rank 7. To get to Rank 8, I did a little bit of everything, because I wanted to see how much of each area (Title/Quest/RoE/etc) really mattered towards a Mastery Rank Up:

Noteworthy observations about "completion" thus far:
1.) I only did 1 out of 3 Stronghold NM Battlefields (Blood-bathed Crown with Orcs in La Vaule (S))
2.) Medal of Altana in Past San d'Oria. (I only did 15-20 unique Campaign Ops and none of them were Fiat Lux)
3.) WotG quest line: I did not do the Bastok/Windurst past questlines, only Sandoria.
4.) Chocobo-raising: I simply hatched a chick from a somewhat warm egg and named it. (I will race him later for the Gysahl Trophy, Vorseal and Title).
5.) I got "Random Adventurer" for Bard NPC, but not Irresponsible/Insignificant/Odorous Adventurer.
6.) I have 856 obtained titles, 222 Missing Titles (This 222 number includes unobtainable and glitched titles).
7.) I have 883 completed RoEs (The RoE questline completed up to this point, as well. This includes RoE Quests/RoE Quests 2/RoE Quests 3/etc).
8.) I have zero fame in Abyssea, and only a few quests in each zone, but completed the story and have about 70 atmas.
9.) For my adventuring Fellow, I can't seem to even get the Tactics Pearl quest (at all!). But I called my Fellow out 3 times and in 2 hours got her from 30 to 40.
10.) Only 1 Master Trial done, whichever one gives the Aphelion Knuckles.
11.) All Seekers Coalitions Rank 7 and Mog Garden to Rank 7.
12.) For Monster Rearing, I raised 4 Monsters, Elasti-Behemoth, Regular Sabotender, Bomb and Abyssal Wyrm. I only have 1 Memento and it's from the Abyssal Wyrm.
13.) I've obtained #100 titles for Pond Dredger, Mineral Vein, Furrow, but not the Grove.
14.) I have Fishing 110, Synergy 80, and all other crafts I just stopped at 50-60. I couldn't pick a craft to save my life.
15.) I have done zero monstrosity. I simply entered the portal once to get a Vorseal and a second time to use the shop inside. (The shop tells you which jobs you beat Maat on based on their discounts).

Glitched Titles/Updates:
I have completed Ramuh, Caith Sith on VD, so HTBF says Honors but title NPC doesn't register it.
I have completed Wyrm God and Orb's Radiance on VD, but the HTBF NPC only says Conquered instead of Honors. Does anyone have this problem?

I think anyone trying to get Rank 8 should go through all of the Vorseals first (and then choose other Titles sparingly). I hope this is helpful to someone out there.

Were you already at max fame in that area? If yes then repeat quests should also give a rank increase, presumably at a low rate.

Things like millioncorn and the Norg fame repeat quests are good things to test this out with.

Yes, capped fame in Windurst.