Suggestion for Companion Chocobo for 4.1

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Originally Posted by Tint

i have tried that, but the chocobo still had no chance to hold enmity against me. the problem is that the chocobo scales only with my level, not with my gear. so even when he can hold enmity against me at lvl 65 or 70 when i am wearing ilvl 290 gear, he has no chance when i am wearing ilvl 330 gear. and it only gets worse.

i would say the chocobo should scale with the gear, like the egis from summoner, but even then we need an enmity boost for the tank chocobo. even IF the chocobo can hold enmity with the enmity buffood - why does the tank chocobo need a buffood to fulfill it's core function, when the DD and healer chocobo don't? he should at least be able to hold enmity against a dpsing-healer without any sort of extra buff!

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Was going to mentioned this but you got to it first. I think our chocobo should have a base stats scaling off our level, then boost accordingly to our ilvl. Or just increase the enmity and defense in tank stance by a crazy amount. Right now attacking and healing stance aren't great, but at least they are decent. Defense stance is just downright useless.

For healing stance I hope SE can just increase the duration of choco surge to a crazy amount so it doesn't keep spamming surge instead of heals. Something like 30 or 60 sec duration with 1 or 2 min cd. Just adjust the healing potency gain accordingly to maintain the balance. Also can we please get the ability to manually place chocobo like SMN/SCH pet please?

Lastly, chocobo LB please? >_<

Chocobos in general should really have a rework. They were a massive boon in ARR- their stats were much closer to our own. However, since Heavensward, and even more so now in Stormblood, the gap between us and them is widening, making our companions less and less useful. NPCs in MSQ are more useful in healing, dealing damage, and holding enmity than our companions, and you don't need to invest absurd amounts of EXP, onions or plants to get food buffs.

So while having the timer is a nice touch, it'd be great to see some care go back into them again (like stat/growth adjustment).

As crazy as this sounds, would anyone be keen on other mounts being given the companion treatment at this point?

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

As crazy as this sounds, would anyone be keen on other mounts being given the companion treatment at this point?

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Midgardsommr, Fenrir, Behemoth, Yol would be nice companions, let's go for those. Now let's see, I'm trying to picture the egg, the broom and the yokai mounts....

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

As crazy as this sounds, would anyone be keen on other mounts being given the companion treatment at this point?

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I'd rather the retainers be given that treatment myself.

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Originally Posted by Gemina

I also had a big problem with always forgetting to send him away, and having to teleport outside somewhere and teleport back just so I can stable him, or summon a minion. That's something I really wish they would fix.

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There's a companion action you can bind to a hotbar "return" or something like that, that dismisses them, in town or not. I have it on a side hotbar JUST for this reason.

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Originally Posted by DeaconMoore

I'd rather the retainers be given that treatment myself.

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Yes, this is also a good idea, retainers and chocobo. So that they can help with non-dungeon fights like FATEs, since squadron members will be utilised in dungeons by 4.1 if I'm not mistaken.

Double cost for Gysahl Green and double time for chocobo, we will spend the same but we will not need to use item so often.
The easiest solution for me.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

As crazy as this sounds, would anyone be keen on other mounts being given the companion treatment at this point?

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There's been many threads about that already. I don't know why people are so keen on trying to change the topic of the intended thread.

Let's add some mounted combat on that choco. Bow, Spear, Slingshot, Shield
Unlockable traversal skills for that chocobo. Jumping, Swimming, Flying, Digging, &climbing specialty maneuvers
Let's add Squadron/retainers useful in the open world.
Give us a few story arcs/quest based around fostering a bond and empowering our companions.(Artifact Quest for npcs)
Add some emotes for interacting with companions.
Give humanoid companions some banter, voiced or quest bubble.
Color-able highlights, beaks, feet on that choco.