Quote Originally Posted by trashpanda View Post
I have played tons of other MMOs like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars. I know there are mounts and chocobo friends in this MMO but I'm a little confused how it is supposed to work.

In a nutshell, you can unlock chocobos at level 20 but you have to get an egg from a specific city somewhere (Jeuno?) and you have to raise them for approx 30 days before they are rideable, but they have to be raised right for different roles and they'll die of old age someday? But like... how long do they last before they die and are they expensive and worthwhile to invest in?

What's the difference between a chocobo and a standard mount? Is there a mount that you just buy and it just works, no raising/dying/training involved? I kind of just want to run around faster.
You've got some wires crossed here. You don't need to raise a chocobo to ride one. Once you complete the quest for obtaining the chocobo license, you can ride a chocobo and then do the quest to unlock mounts.