New Mounts & Ideas to add more flavor

[Arlan]

I have Played FFXi for 6 years, and I would like to say that the game has evolved a lot. There are people who welcome the changes and there are people who don't.

This game is 9 years old, and I'm aware that FF series, main method of transportations are: Chocobos, Airships, teleports, warps, and Boats.

It is nice that this game tries to keep it's Final Fantasy theme by limiting to those transportations only, but who truly likes to be limited in general? Don't get me wrong, some limitations are GOOD for keeping game balance, But some Limitations can also limit the flavors that can be added to keep the game's interest flowing.

There are many things SE can add to FFXi to make it continue to stand out. There are many potentials in this game that we have not yet tapped. Yes, this game is very old but that doesn't mean more flavors and contents cannot be added to the game.

The PS2 may be Limited to this game, but this game is Not limited to the PS2.
SE chooses to deal with PS2 issues, or chooses to drop the PS2 support is ultimately their choice in how they want to deal with that.

But in this thread, I want to discuss how new mounts can add flavors never before seen to ffxi and the thrills people can have in the world of Vanadiel!

Imagen DRGs at lvl99 finally having their wyverns matured, and now can be used to fly around places they want to go. The idea of using their wyverns will be like using a personal Airship that you don't have to wait for to use and travel around to, from ANYWHERE to ANY "Port Cities" AND "OutPosts! That's right, You cannot controll your wyvern to fly you places manually. The wyvern flies you to places As if you where riding an Airship but on your Dragon! The Wyvern will be limited to taking you to any Port Cities like Port sandy, Port windy, etc. Or Any Outposts that you already may have! The Wyvern's speed to getting from place [A] to Place is based on how far the player is. It shouldn't take longer than 2-3min to get to Xcabard - Bastok for example. (This idea and limit I present as an example to keep game balance of course. So you won't be able to go Everywhere without having to do some running around or chocoboing)

Imagen BST at lvl99, finally being able to ride their own pets! Of course not all pets should be ridable since it be too crazy to see a BST riding on his pet rabbit! haha! But what if. BST could ride a Water type pet, like the squid looking one, and to make it unique, the BST can ride their water type pets to go across obstacles such as Lakes that a player would normally have to run around it (since you can't swim in ffxi). Wouldn't that be interesting to have? Of course we should give it the same speed as the chocobo has and these pets can't be the same pets you use to fight monsters. The BST mounts must be raised as if you would raise a chocobo to keep it interesting, and having different verities of water type pets as used in my example.

Imagen SMN lvl99, finally being able to ride on FENRIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Much faster than the chocobo, but you can make Fenrir use BPs and attack while you are riding him! When Fenrir engages in combat while you are on him, Fenrir's speed reduces to the same speed as if you where running without a pet. When you Make fenrir disengage while still on him, it will take 3min for Fenrir to retain his running speed again (This is to avoid kiting with Fenrir method of course). Don't want to break game balance but still want to make it interesting to have a pet to ride and do stuff with.

Imagen PUP lvl99, having their own special Puppet to ride on! Their puppet can look like a mechanical Spider while the master rides on top of it's back! Same speed as chocobo but It can climb Mountains that are not reachable or difficult to reach mountains/hills to a normal player. Remember CoP Mountain Climbing in Attohwa Chasm? Yup! You can use it to climb Mountains like that with the Puppet's Mount!
Something that Looks kinda like this:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ojWtyH7yPv...eyokohama3.jpg


Hell, Maybe they can have unique Mounts available to Ride for each job's fitting. Like a job specific pet! I dont know These are Just Ideas of Job specific Mounts We could have and use! lol

Maybe in the Next New Expansion pack, SE might make new zones to explore and add new enviorments where COR can finally own their own Small boat that can fit 1-6 people in and use it to travel to places from seas like the BST's Water type pets? I dont know. But all I do know is there are lots of ideas out there that are good if not better and I'd like to hear them!

Do NOT Limit your ideas on "Technical issues" that the Dev. may have to implement this game. It doesn't matter if your ideas may be impossible to add to the world of Vanadiel. Remember, YOU ARE NOT THE DEV!!
YOU ARE A GAMER, AND A CUSTOMER,
The Only thing You need to do is Play your game and let your Thoughts, and Voices be heard!

Let the Dev team figure out the technical side of the game. We pay to play a game that is designed to evolve as time goes by! I'ts an MMO After all! Lets help it grow!


Please Start sharing Your own ideas and thoughts!
Be open and free to express and Do not Limit yourself on ideas and thoughts! =)

[Reiterpallasch]

As if my head needed another desk imprint

[Tarage]

This isn't WoW. We don't need mounts. Shut up.

[Arlan]

This isn't WoW. We don't need mounts. Shut up.

Oh no! My Fanboy senses are tangling!!!
While we at it, lets call all MMO games out there in history, BEFORE and AFTER WoW, "A WoW clone!"

If you exp, it's WoW!
If you level up, It's WoW!
If you have Mounts, It's Wow!
If you have equipments, It's WoW!
If there is Endgames, It's WoW!
If there is PvP, it's WoW!
If there is an AH, It's WoW!
If there is Guilds/LS, It's WoW
If there is deep character customizations, it's WoW
If it is an MMORPG, it is WoW!!!!!

I can keep going on!

WoW is a very popular and very successful MMORPG out there in the WORLD!
I DONT CARE IF YOU LIKE THE GAME OR HATE IT! ITS DARN SUCCESSFUL WITH or WiTHOUT YOU!

But there are other great games out there like FFXI as well!
Instead of being negative nancy, why don't you come up with your own ideas of what could add some more flavors to the game that the game doesn't have?

And Before you "ASSUME", No I never played WoW, and I probably won't since Im a Console gamer and I don't play on PC cause I don't own one nor will I just to play a video game.

The Mounts I described are unique because you HAVE to be that job in order to use them. This is making FFXi Jobs with pets or so stand out! More Options = More contents. Content is King!

If you don't like the idea, thats fine, you have your opinion, But don't tell me to "shut up" and then bring WoW into this discussion. We are talking about FFXI and New possible mounts that can add some nice Flavor to the game!

To each is to their own!

[Tamoa]

No thanks, I don't particularly want SE to spend their time on stuff like this. I'd much MUCH rather have them work on a new expansion, new storyline, new content (as in events), and on how to improve old content (I miss Einherjar).

[Reiterpallasch]

And Before you "ASSUME", No I never played WoW, and I probably won't since Im a Console gamer and I don't play on PC cause I don't own one nor will I just to play a video game.

If you don't mind me asking, how are you posting your brilliant ideas?

[Seyrena]

I think I can imagine better ways to add spice to the game.
And with better spelling, too.

[Runespider]

No thanks, I don't particularly want SE to spend their time on stuff like this. I'd much MUCH rather have them work on a new expansion, new storyline, new content (as in events), and on how to improve old content (I miss Einherjar).

Me too but I think we both know they aren't going to do that anyway, best we are going to get are small fixes and cheap content. I can't see another full expansion, ever and I'd be suprised if we get any mini-expansions either.

As for OP I don't have a problem with mounts really, it's quite a fun aspect of WoW. We already had it implemented in FFXI though with chocobo raising, all they need to do is fix that making the resulting chocos as good as normal ones and more variety.

[Arlan]

No thanks, I don't particularly want SE to spend their time on stuff like this. I'd much MUCH rather have them work on a new expansion, new storyline, new content (as in events), and on how to improve old content (I miss Einherjar).

Dont be closed minded.
This thread has nothing to do with all the things you listed.
I bet it be fun to have these new mounts + new storyline, expansions and content. But stick with main topic plz.

[Arlan]

If you don't mind me asking, how are you posting your brilliant ideas?

Im a mac user! =) I use it for stuff like this and editing videos on FCP ect.
Not everyone owns PCs