Chocobo companion and Duty Finder

[Januzeal]

If you go back and open the previous thread you'll find that he said that these changes will be implemented in 2.2, however, the ability to have your chocobo summoned and queue for the duty finder will not be implemented until after 2.3. If that's the case, then they should just wait until they have it all ready and implement it at the same time.

[Versiroth]

Honestly, this is one of the reasons that leveling your chocobo is so annoying. Since the whole progression of the game is setup through FD or waiting in a PF group until it's full, you're stuck doing other things while you wait solo. I can't do dailies with my chocobo, because I'm also in a queue. I can't level alts through leves while using my chocobo, because I'm also in a queue.

Waiting until after 2.3 to implement a change on this is simply unacceptable.

[Leonesaurus]

Hey, Camate!

Thanks for the awesome news, man! Sounds awesome for chocobo leveling parties!

Speaking of chocobo leveling parties, I came to notice just recently, that when you have a chocobo out and fighting along side you, you cannot invite any new players to the party until you dismiss it and waste another gysahl green to bring it out.

Is there a way to keep your bird out and still invite new players to the party without having to constantly dismiss the bird every single time you want to invite a player? It kind of sucks having to do that every time.

Let me know what you think about it when you get the chance, and no biggie if it can't be changed!

[BiBi___]

is this fixed yet?

[Brianmj]

is this fixed yet?

No.

/10chars

[Mielle]

Hey all,

We received a recent update from the Duty Finder lead on some of the upcoming changes to mounts and companions in upcoming patches.

We had mentioned that in a forthcoming update, we would make it possible for players to be able to summon your mount, and register for the Duty Finder, while your companion was summoned. The lead updated us that being able to ride your mount with your companion out, and have them return to you once you dismount, will be added in patch 2.2. However registering for duty with your companion summoned will be implemented after patch 2.3.

We'll continue to keep you all updated as we hear more.

Do we expect register for duty finder while companion sommoned in 2.4, please?

[Fieros]

We had mentioned that in a forthcoming update, we would make it possible for players to be able to summon your mount, and register for the Duty Finder, while your companion was summoned. However registering for duty with your companion summoned will be implemented after patch 2.3.

We'll continue to keep you all updated as we hear more.

Any update for this issue?

Not being able to use battle chocobo while queued in the duty finder is a huge letdown. First issue that made me actually stop playing the game to try and figure out if I was doing something wrong, or they are for real with this. Finally reached level 30 and was so happy to get the battle companion, but not being able to register for duty finder at same time is soul crushing =(

Please prioritize this issue and provide an update now that 2.3, 2.4, and 2.45 have come and gone.

[Desteroth]

I forgot where, or if it was in a live letter, but they said they are having a very difficult time implementing this and it might never happen.

[Fieros]

Preliminary patch 2.5 notes:

A confirmation window will now be displayed when summoning a chocobo companion while registered for duties via the Duty Finder.

This does not seem like progress toward using duty finder and chocobo companion simultaneously. As a mid-level player this is my #1 issue with the game currently.

[thunderbreak]

Is it possible to put bird companion in a unique npc slot like minions? So you can have bird summoned while still be in full team.