Any plans for new mounted methods of transportation beyond Chocobos?

[kingfury]

It may sound strange, but after months of being warped around to different places, I have to be honest and say that I kind of miss a good chocobo ride every now and again. More specifically, the thing that I really miss is the experience of breezing past the awesome landscapes between zones on chocobo-back. It was always one of the coolest ways to just "take a break from it all" and have a nice ride while being able to take in all the sights along the way.

Of course this is still an option to partake in, since our beloved strong-legged birds are still all around us, ready to sprint us to our destinations. As our Vana'diel years pass by, and our stories continue to take us in directions uncharted, I simply wonder if there will be another means of "mounted transportation" in our Adventuring future that could perhaps elevate even further the experience of traveling from zone to zone efficiently while sight seeing.

• Perhaps a new breed of "chimera" specially made for transportation? Perhaps an altered variation of those cool Monoceros (http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Monoceros).(For folks that don't know: The "chimera" are beasts produced from an artificial creation process using a forbidden alchemy method)
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• Newly domesticated breeds of dragons or wyrms? Something that could carry a party of 6! @.@
»Domesticated Wyrms(had to show this one ^^) (http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/soulchld4/NewMounts-1.jpg)
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/soulchld4/NewMounts-1.jpg
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• Cool new mechanical-based(or naturally-made) steeds? (Kind've funny only Odin gets to ride a horse *Edit actually, Odin's horse is just really ugly in the face...so...yeah)
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• An enhanced, larger bird-like creature, or Evolved Chocobo? Perhaps the next step in a chocobo's evolution? Something that could carry 2 riders maybe.
»Evolved Chocobo (http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/soulchld4/NewMounts-2.jpg)
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b167/soulchld4/NewMounts-2.jpg
This would in no way be a request to replace or rid us of our yellow (or any other color) chocobo friends of course. Just wondering if we can hope to see any new mounts in our near future.

Thanks for listening Devs /salute

[Kimble]

I'm not sure if there will be other methods of travel as with most final fantasy games, your travel methods were Chocobo, Airship, boat. Maybe sub and some other things but nothing that you suggested. Maybe flying chocobos?

[Raxiaz]

I would not want new mounts. It would not be appropriate for FFXI. More colors for chocobos and the ability to dye them any color: {Yes, please.} Otherwise, {No thanks.}

No adjustments or additions need to be made in this area.

[HFX7686]

I don't see the need for new mounts either.

[Myrrh]

Golden Chocobo

[kingfury]

I'm not sure if there will be other methods of travel as with most final fantasy games, your travel methods were Chocobo, Airship, boat. Maybe sub and some other things but nothing that you suggested. Maybe flying chocobos?
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True, but there's lots of things that can be tailored to fit the transportation trend. Flying chocobo's could be out of the question due to PS2 stuffs I would think :(

[Coldbrand]

Well isn't that cute. BUT IT'S WRONG!

[Korpg]

Actually, I think we should make all Galka players walk.

Think of the poor chocobos who have to deal with those fata$$es all the time. I feel sorry for the poor chick who first hatches and looks up to its new master....only to see 2 tons of fun staring right back.

We should really offer cyanide capsules for those poor chicks.

[Minsc]

"Of all the idiots, in all the idiot villages, in all the idiot worlds, you stand alone, my friend."

[Fiarlia]

picard.jpg

[Coldbrand]

Actually, I think we should make all Galka players walk.

Think of the poor chocobos who have to deal with those fata$$es all the time. I feel sorry for the poor chick who first hatches and looks up to its new master....only to see 2 tons of fun staring right back.

We should really offer cyanide capsules for those poor chicks.
Sorry that's muscle. Something a hume will never have.

[Khajit]

So in an environment where everyone can be warped to where they want to be within less than 5 minutes you feel the need to bring forth some sort of mount system?
Oh and I'm sure that the whole pt sized paddywagon wont be abused by people with 3rd party tools that just gained the ability to cheat for 6x the people at once in the forseeable future. What is even gained by doing that instead of /follow?

Fafnir/Nidhogg have been jokes for years and now you want to make them lose their last shred of self-esteem/decency by making them ferry noobs around?
Odin is from a different dimension, He can have all the horses he wants and nobody in XI can say differently because they as far as I can tell don't even exist in vanadiel.
Nexus cape also wishes to have a word with you.
Instead of new mounts we don't need taking up space(in addition to SE having to program in the new system although i wouldn't mind if some more visible variety in attributes like speed existed without the current system of max speed to make your chocobo on par with a cheap rental) we could have all the time spent on new models used on new monsters or weapons or given the reprogramming needed a new major event.

You didn't even give us something halfway exciting like jousting noobs or chocobo's with spiked claws ben hur style.

[Lushipur]

pics are awesome as always :D

but idea is useless, sorry.

however i would love to use some spiked armor chocobo :P

[Zaknafein]

Actually, I think we should make all Galka players walk.

Think of the poor chocobos who have to deal with those fata$$es all the time. I feel sorry for the poor chick who first hatches and looks up to its new master....only to see 2 tons of fun staring right back.

We should really offer cyanide capsules for those poor chicks.

We should just ride Galkas

[Xerius]

While flying is cool there's really no need for it considering we can't even jump and since every area is zoning you'd have to fly through that really small area that you normally would just ride a chocobo through anyway. As for dragons and interesting idea but if we're taming dragons then I don't think we have anything to fear and the new Voidwalkers might as well head back to their mid-dimension.

[Razushu]

Maybe they could just make it so Galkas can ride two Chocbos at once and wear them like skates

[kingfury]

pics are awesome as always :D

but idea is useless, sorry.

however i would love to use some spiked armor chocobo :P
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/kneel Thanks for the feedback on the art /salute

Just to clarify, I'm not really purposing an "idea" with this thread, I'm just asking questions based on the topic of the possibility of new mounts. The question is asking if there are going to be any new methods based on some possible new reasons to usher them in.

If we Adventures need to reach a new hidden zone nestled deep within a lava filled cave that our fickle chocobo wouldn't dare to venture in, yet a badass "Domesticated Wyrm" would see no trouble traversing, it would be a good reason for the 6 person ferry ride. Just have to use some imagination on the possible reasons to include them.

Spiked Chocobo armor I can see though! Need to match our new spiky Twilight stuffs.

[Lushipur]

one last thing.
before thinking of new ways to travel, we should thinks about new area to explore.
we already know that until mid 2012 we will not see new expansion and area...that's too bad ;_;

[kingfury]

Yep, this question pretty much goes hand and hand with what the future expansion question was asking. I don't mind if things are far off, it's just nice to look forward to new horizons.

Technically speaking, we wouldn't need a full expansion to see valid reasons for new mounts. Pretty much all the zones where a chocobo won't go in the game currently could be one of the definitive justifications for introducing stronger, and more "all terrain" types of mounts.

New expansions would just further validate things like needing a mount that can at least glide over dangerous obstacles like lava and bottomless ravines, or perhaps scale dangerous mountain landscapes that us "non-jumping" Adventurer's would be stuck trying to find hidden ledges on.

[kingfury]

While flying is cool there's really no need for it considering we can't even jump and since every area is zoning you'd have to fly through that really small area that you normally would just ride a chocobo through anyway. As for dragons and interesting idea but if we're taming dragons then I don't think we have anything to fear and the new Voidwalkers might as well head back to their mid-dimension.
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Well we have flying mobs all over the place! ^^

Yeah, the type of flying I would expect would be maybe a good couple feet off the ground like most monsters do if we did get to ride compact-sized wyrms, so pretty much a nice "Glide/Flap wings" thing going on. Again, our beloved Chocobo's refuse to go lots of places in the game currently (which always makes me wanna yank'em back towards the zone), so whether it's a Horse-like Monocero, wyrm, or a evolved wyvern-sized chocobo, having a mount that wouldn't be afraid of dark spaces and could potentially bite the head off a goblin would be a nice addition in my opinion .

Weellll I wouldn't say we wouldn't still need to fear the wild dragons and wyrms out and about Vana'diel based on if we found a way to domesticate them somehow. My example shows a wide-eyed, short horned compact version of a wyrm, so I was hinting to a much more docile version (dare I say friendly). It would be kinda like having a tiger for a pet in that it could still bite your head off, but because you feed it and take care of it, there's less of a chance it will... though not a 100%. You wouldn't walk up to a wild tiger and try to pet it just because you have a tiger pet at home, ><; unless you just no longer liked having your hand and was in the market for a shiny new hook...

[Raksha]

You forgot [To the devs].

[Kimble]

1) When have we ever had wyrm mounts or anything like that in FF? This isnt Wow

2) There is a reason chocobos dont go into "dungeons" because its pretty much like that in every other FF game.

Honest question, have you ever played any other FF game?

[Saefinn]

Adding new vehicles would require big changes. FF has always been about the chocobos, but I suppose a vehicle could also work, if there was something that was consistent with the world of Van'Diel, they'd probably be faster than chocobos, but I don't see such a thing needing any priorities.

Something like say, your own airship or boat would require even bigger changes, whilst you may feel like a pirate sailing to Nashmau on your own vessels, but it just wouldn't work. As a Corsair, yes, I feel lost without a ship to call my own, which is why I feel the empty space in my heart with rum, get drunk and shoot innocent goblins in a rage. "Where's *hic* my bloody ship you bloody round nosed landlubbers!"


1) When have we ever had wyrm mounts or anything like that in FF? This isnt Wow

You ride a dragon in FFV.

[Greatguardian]

It's become grossly obvious that none of these threads are really meant as serious ideas as they are meant as a forum for whatever fanart is prime for the day. I wish they had websites devoted to things like that. Art, but for deviants. One of these days, I'm sure someone will do something about the grievous lack of forum for our artistically inclined.

I'm sure if we all use our imaginations, someone somewhere might find flying around on Nidhogg to be cool. I'm also sure someone somewhere might find FFXI as an FPS pretty cool too. That does not mean that either idea is worth the bandwidth they are posted with. Faux creativity be damned, if you want to showcase your fanart, make a fanart-dedicated thread and kindly cease attempting to justify whatever storybook fiction pops into your head as a legitimate change to the game.

[Khajit]

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Well we have flying mobs all over the place! ^^

Yeah, the type of flying I would expect would be maybe a good couple feet off the ground like most monsters do if we did get to ride compact-sized wyrms, so pretty much a nice "Glide/Flap wings" thing going on. Again, our beloved Chocobo's refuse to go lots of places in the game currently (which always makes me wanna yank'em back towards the zone), so whether it's a Horse-like Monocero, wyrm, or a evolved wyvern-sized chocobo, having a mount that wouldn't be afraid of dark spaces and could potentially bite the head off a goblin would be a nice addition in my opinion .

Weellll I wouldn't say we wouldn't still need to fear the wild dragons and wyrms out and about Vana'diel based on if we found a way to domesticate them somehow. My example shows a wide-eyed, short horned compact version of a wyrm, so I was hinting to a much more docile version (dare I say friendly). It would be kinda like having a tiger for a pet in that it could still bite your head off, but because you feed it and take care of it, there's less of a chance it will... though not a 100%. You wouldn't walk up to a wild tiger and try to pet it just because you have a tiger pet at home, ><; unless you just no longer liked having your hand and was in the market for a shiny new hook...

Spoken like a man who's never pulled a bat on the other side of a hole in garliage citadel.

[Wataruryu]

1) When have we ever had wyrm mounts or anything like that in FF? This isnt Wow

2) There is a reason chocobos dont go into "dungeons" because its pretty much like that in every other FF game.

Honest question, have you ever played any other FF game?

Final Fantasy 5 has a dragon mount I believe. The chocobo dungeons games they may not be exactly final fantasy per say but it is a final fantasy entity.

[Vagrua]

Don't listen to some of the lamers here King. Keep coming up with awesome ideas! It's people that think outside the box like you that actually give ideas to push this game in the right direction to benefit us (the customers/playerbase).

[Scuro]

To be honest, I don't even like riding chocobos if I can avoid it now, I prefer warping and using confluxes, and OP's lol. When I have to run I get bored and when I'm on a chocobo its kinda cool, but I get tired of it lol. Now it would be cool to have your own flying mount or a sailing mount type of thing, and I can see this being somewhat romantic for the couples of vanadiel. Yet I myself don't see a point to doin it, the only thing I would want is the ability to use OP's out of my Consulate at the top of Jueno, or a way to warp back to Windy with it.

[Myrrh]

I wish they had websites devoted to things like that. Art, but for deviants.

You thief D:

[Greatguardian]

You thief D:

Sorry :( I liked it! It was clever.

[Vivik]

Can I get a Warthog with a grenade launcher?

[kingfury]

To be honest, I don't even like riding chocobos if I can avoid it now, I prefer warping and using confluxes, and OP's lol. When I have to run I get bored and when I'm on a chocobo its kinda cool, but I get tired of it lol. Now it would be cool to have your own flying mount or a sailing mount type of thing, and I can see this being somewhat romantic for the couples of vanadiel. Yet I myself don't see a point to doin it, the only thing I would want is the ability to use OP's out of my Consulate at the top of Jueno, or a way to warp back to Windy with it.
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Yeah lol I'm not complaining that being able to warp around isn't the shiz'nit, cause it is! ^^

But yeah, I'm asking about "new experiences" for us to partake in beyond just the status quo of what we're use to which equates to: hop on a chocobo -> move at enhanced movement speed (plus rock out to awesome chocobo theme music) -> zone into new area when I said,
"I simply wonder if there will be another means of "mounted transportation" in our Adventuring future that could perhaps elevate even further the experience of traveling from zone to zone efficiently while sight seeing."
It wouldn't take much more than some imagination to integrate some cool new experiences like gliding from one mountain ledge to another to reach certain spots within multi-layered zones similar to Ifrit's Cauldron or Riverne - Site #A01/B01, or perhaps even deeper more complicated levels like fighting while mounted while in certain situations and zones.

Chocobos are great for what they do, but Vana'diel continues to evolved and expand, so it would feel right if it's inhabitants found new ways to transport themselves around. Airships aren't the only flying things around after all!

[kingfury]

Can I get a Warthog with a grenade launcher?
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I'd love to see some FFXI Warthogs running around! o.o They would most likely be meaner than tigers lol.

I'm guessing we'd have to consort the Vana'diel animal rights office for things like strapping guns to their back though. Unless your good buddies with Dr. Evil... cause that would be pretty cool to see. I'm guessing warthogs would be a Beastmen favorite in terms of mounts but no reason that we couldn't tame some for ourselves as well. Big ones for Galkas of course, and smaller piggies for tarus(they'd still look badass though). ^^

How come we don't have any pig-like creatures in FFXI? A Warthog NM the size of a buffalo would be epic.

[Camate]

Unfortunately we do not have any plans at the moment to introduce any crazy new mount systems, though maybe…juuuust maybe if it’s something like a raptor….

Hold on to your butts!

:cool:

[Kimble]

I love you for the Jurassic Park reference.

[Alhanelem]

Any plans for new mounted methods of transportation beyond Chocobos?


No. I could have told you that without a Dev response.

[kingfury]

Unfortunately we do not have any plans at the moment to introduce any crazy new mount systems, though maybe…juuuust maybe if it’s something like a raptor….

Hold on to your butts!

:cool:
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lol Thanks for the response Camate ^^ /salute

I'll take whatever new experiences ya'll can muster, so if it's a raptor that's fine by me. Gonna have to start feedin' those light weights something serious though to accommodate for the likes of Galkas and Elvaans. o.o

As always, I'll take take the "we do not have any plans at the moment" part as a positive note to just wait and see what comes down the pipes in the coming years. This is always MUCH better to hear vs something like "This is not a direction the Dev Team wishes to go in", and such.

Again, thanks Camate for the communication. /salute

/Kingfury starts carving a Raptor Helmet. :D

[Kiba]

Once again please pardon my interception on this thread. /bow

Unfortunately we do not have any plans at the moment to introduce any crazy new mount systems, though maybe…juuuust maybe if it’s something like a raptor….

Hold on to your butts!

:cool:
Well then with all due respect Camate I will certainly hold on to my butt, hear me out on the Relic & Mythic Weapons Reborn thread before the weekend starts plz!
ATTN: Dev/Comm. Rep -Relic & Mythic Weapons Reborn {Yes, Please} (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/2528-ATTN-Dev-Comm.-Rep-Relic-Mythic-Weapons-Reborn-Yes-Please-%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%A8%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E5%BC%B7%E5%8C%96?p=119836&viewfull=1#post119836)

[Kimble]

Can you please stop posting this in every thread an SE employee responds too? Jesus, when they have info to give you, they will give it to you, dont need a daily freaking reminder.

And no King, we aren't getting raptor mounts, it was a joke.

"we do not have any plans at the moment" is just a nice way of telling you, "no."

[kingfury]

Yeah, I got the joke. My response was in the same tone.

And, nah, "we do not have any plans at the moment" means just that. Meaning future plans could in fact usher in such concepts. Just have to "hold on to your butts" :) and wait and see. What I posted above as the alternative response is the "nice way of saying no", with the "This is not a direction the Dev Team wishes to go in".

Hope you get a response Kiba /

[scaevola]

If the WoW experience with flying mounts has been any indication, most FFXI zones likely do not have enough vertical space coded into them to accommodate flight. I'm making assumptions here, granted, but a fully-realized 3d space in the sky involves a pretty significant amount of resources so I seriously doubt memory limitations would allow it, and even if they did, I for one would rather see that memory allocated towards actual stuff to do.

[ringthree]

Unfortunately we do not have any plans at the moment to introduce any crazy new mount systems, though maybe…juuuust maybe if it’s something like a raptor….

Hold on to your butts!

:cool:

What if we can just get regular chocobos more often? Something like a realistic version of the current personal chocobo system already in the game. I would actually consider raising a chocobo if it actually moved the speed of a normal chocobo, and it only had, say a 30 sec cool down.

Back in the day I understood why chocobos needed to be limited, but in this day and age I think it is time that we are able to get real chocobos. No one is racing to spawns, no one is competing for claims, so it might be time to consider giving us a modernized mount system.

[Sanriku]

Honestly, with the various forms of transportation available to us (choco's, airships, boats, op's, tele npc's), there is no need for a "new" form persay.

I think just an expansion of the existing one would be nice. Being able to ride choco's in certain zones based upon current level or pre-req type quests. Or being able to call our personal choco's that we raised and "bonded" with, in some of these other areas.

I have no problem being able to get to almost anywhere in under 5 min, or nexus to my leader in certain cases. But a slight revamp would be awesome!

Also, loved the images and creative idea, but I highly doubt we'll ever see a change of that magnitude. (^.^)b

[Vivik]

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I'd love to see some FFXI Warthogs running around! o.o They would most likely be meaner than tigers lol.


Eh... wrong kind of warthog but OK.

[kingfury]

If the WoW experience with flying mounts has been any indication, most FFXI zones likely do not have enough vertical space coded into them to accommodate flight. I'm making assumptions here, granted, but a fully-realized 3d space in the sky involves a pretty significant amount of resources so I seriously doubt memory limitations would allow it, and even if they did, I for one would rather see that memory allocated towards actual stuff to do.
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Yeah, I'd agree that our skies are probably just coded to look awesome instead of soaring through them. I'd still say it would be possible to attain flight on par with what most of our flying enemies achieve at the maximum height of perhaps some of our tallest enemies. Depending on the size of the possible new mounts (lets say a compact-sized Wyrm or a larger Chocobo), they would only need enough distance from the ground to accommodate for their wing size and flying animation.

Again, even though riding on a flying mount would be pretty cool to see all by itself, I would hope that the experience is a push in a direction that changes up the mold of simply: Mount -> Ride -> Zone -> Ride -> Zone, etc. Something that would validate and creatively utilize the need for a mount capable of flight or their size compared to a chocobo. It could very well be a new level of gameplay so long as the Devs push the limits of the system. We have chocobo digging, and chocobo racing, so it's not an impossible thought that new levels of activity can be designed around more capable types of mounts.

[kingfury]

Eh... wrong kind of warthog but OK.
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Oooh! You're on some of this stuff eh? ^^

»Halo'ish Warthog (http://cdn2.worldcarfans.co/2009/2/medium/halo-warthog-full-function-vehicle-prop_1.jpg)
Well I'll have to sell ya on some FFXI style beastly stuff! Strapping a cannon to the head of a mean ass animal could be much more fun lol

[Kimble]

I remember long ago, they said they wanted to be able to engage in fights on chocobos (IE: Like chocobo night or something like that) but said that they were unable to do.

[scaevola]

What if we can just get regular chocobos more often? Something like a realistic version of the current personal chocobo system already in the game. I would actually consider raising a chocobo if it actually moved the speed of a normal chocobo, and it only had, say a 30 sec cool down.

Back in the day I understood why chocobos needed to be limited, but in this day and age I think it is time that we are able to get real chocobos. No one is racing to spawns, no one is competing for claims, so it might be time to consider giving us a modernized mount system.

This. I think a bit could be done to revitalize the non-combat portions of this game that always set it apart from its competition, and making personal chocobos more practical would be a big step in the right direction.

[kingfury]

What if we can just get regular chocobos more often? Something like a realistic version of the current personal chocobo system already in the game. I would actually consider raising a chocobo if it actually moved the speed of a normal chocobo, and it only had, say a 30 sec cool down.

Back in the day I understood why chocobos needed to be limited, but in this day and age I think it is time that we are able to get real chocobos. No one is racing to spawns, no one is competing for claims, so it might be time to consider giving us a modernized mount system.
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/Agreed. It would be awesome to have a dependable mount that was always ready to scoop us up at our summoning.

[kingfury]

Honestly, with the various forms of transportation available to us (choco's, airships, boats, op's, tele npc's), there is no need for a "new" form persay.

I think just an expansion of the existing one would be nice. Being able to ride choco's in certain zones based upon current level or pre-req type quests. Or being able to call our personal choco's that we raised and "bonded" with, in some of these other areas.

I have no problem being able to get to almost anywhere in under 5 min, or nexus to my leader in certain cases. But a slight revamp would be awesome!

Also, loved the images and creative idea, but I highly doubt we'll ever see a change of that magnitude. (^.^)b
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/kneel Thanks for the feedback on the on the art and concepts purposed in the questions. ^^

Yeah, our molecules will continue to be microwaved from point A to B and back again lol, which is all good. I imagine that the Devs could introduce new mounts that help us reach hidden points within select zones that we've never been able to before in order to either battle some new bosses or complete new missions and quests.

These new mounts would most likely be superior in movement speed compared to the standard rented chocobo, but outside of that, they could be used to do things no other form of transportation we have currently can achieve. Perhaps these new locations are shielded against certain types of magic which would ixnay any types of warping. These new locations could also cause any and all machinery to malfunction, so Airships would be out of the questions as well.

It's all in the planning and conception, so I'm hoping that with enough time and resources being poured into our futures here in Vana'diel we'll get to see some very unique travel experiences.

[kingfury]

I remember long ago, they said they wanted to be able to engage in fights on chocobos (IE: Like chocobo night or something like that) but said that they were unable to do.
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I think as technology continues evolve and allow Game Developers new tools and methods to design for games like FFXI, things that were not possible years ago could see new opportunities for implementation. It was probably one of the most overlooked details packaged with the WotG expansion, but I was more than impressed with the expanded facial expressions on key NPC's throughout the story line. I kept wondering if the Devs were going to update our legacy playable characters with similar upgrades, cause it would be awesome to see those expressions throughout the player base.

Perhaps if it was coded similar to that of a mini game like fishing, chocobo digging, or chocobo racing vs our everyday battle system, fighting while on mounts could be easily designed and shipped with our next couple of major expansions.

[Kimble]

Has nothing to do with technology, has everything to do with coding.

[kingfury]

Oh I know in terms of the possible fighting system itself, yeah, but I was referring to the trend of how storage requirements and methods change nearly every 2yrs allowing for more space to design (code) with.

[Greatguardian]

That has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they can't change the proprietary engine and source code that FFXI is running on. Technology getting better is completely independent of the Devs' ability to "upgrade" FFXI. If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say our new storage abilities have a lot more to do with server merges and reallocation of resources than any upgrade in technology.

They aren't going to be able to code anything that isn't within the bounds of the original, 10 year old code and engine base.

[Kimble]

Dont think anything coding wise was changed, they just added something new that can hold up to 80 spaces.

[Greatguardian]

Exactly. I just mean we likely have the extra space on the server (80 items for 500,000+ accounts = a decent chunk of memory) because of the reallocation of server resources that the server merges provided. The Playonline Registration server has been running significantly better since the first server merge as well, if anyone remembers just how horrific it used to be trying to connect on Update days.

[Crawlerbasher]

I use my own mount.
Check it out.

Alternative mount for Tarutaru BST:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KGQ0kFtv0Zdj1GCUjGdBfQ?feat=directlink

Chocobo in real life:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p767BLWbdHoRcsSdJXBTRw?feat=directlink

Chocobo Egg Farm:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-M-reIwfZTRMhNvsVMMrOw?feat=directlink

[Runespider]

Someone post a pic of that dat mod of a goobue with wheels someone made as a mount..

nvm i found it XD

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1219/dunebuggyww6.png