Chocobo raising preview!

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Originally Posted by Moheeheeko

because its fun?

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Is it just too much to ask for more things to do with chocobos in a group? Or more places with lvl 50+ mobs? We still have the problemwith using our chocobo with the duty finder.

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Originally Posted by Valmar

Different Colored Chocobo's will come in patch 2.35 as an item will be released that you can feed to your Chocobo to change the color of its plumes.

and its called Chocobo Raising because in patch 2.4 you will be able to raise Chocobo's as you will also have Chocobo Racing in Gold Saucer.

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Is this for certain or is it speculation?

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Originally Posted by Kallera

Is this for certain or is it speculation?

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Pretty sure it was confirmed for 2.35 to change your chocobo's color. As to how we'll do it I have no idea yet. I haven't heard anything about Gold Saucer for awhile though, unless I missed something.

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Originally Posted by Vahlnir

Pretty sure it was confirmed for 2.35 to change your chocobo's color. As to how we'll do it I have no idea yet. I haven't heard anything about Gold Saucer for awhile though, unless I missed something.

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Indeed. The Gold Saucer hasn't been mentioned much at all since the delayed notice. It's possible that it'll be out for 2.4, but because of how little is being updated on it, that still remains just as likely as it not being released until even after that. Heck, it's just as likely to be released for 2.38.

FWIW...they haven't stated what the yield will be on garden items for 'bo training. Maybe SE will surprise us all and make it like 25 yield. Or better, maybe they will make "increased yield" soil relevant for something.

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Originally Posted by Tupsi

To be fair, it gives incentive to actually do gardening even more - Making some, even a "special" one come from an event or dungeon drop is a ridiculous bottleneck in that fashion as well, because then you potentially lose out on drops because of the choco feed people didn't want to garden droppin in a slot.

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Um, where exactly did I mention making chocobo feed drop in dungeons or come from events?

Our FC is small but all 3 of our gardens are constantly being used.

let my retainers clean the stable ...im a warrior of the crystal! i saved eorzea!!!

I am less than fond of the idea that chocobo raising is gated behind gardening. This means that your ability to use the system is dependent upon your FC not once but twice over: they have to install the stables AND they have to determine who gets the items to raise their chocobos.

Solo players, arguably the people who would most desire this system, could be locked out of it entirely.

I really feel this is content that could have been better implemented at the existing chocobo farm (by individual purchase of a berth) and open to everybody.

There's lots of stuff I don't mind being gated behind FC doors, this just seems counter-intuitive.

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Originally Posted by Tchoc

I am less than fond of the idea that chocobo raising is gated behind gardening. This means that your ability to use the system is dependent upon your FC not once but twice over: they have to install the stables AND they have to determine who gets the items to raise their chocobos.

Solo players, arguably the people who would most desire this system, could be locked out of it entirely.

I really feel this is content that could have been better implemented at the existing chocobo farm (by individual purchase of a berth) and open to everybody.

There's lots of stuff I don't mind being gated behind FC doors, this just seems counter-intuitive.

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It all is just begging for a fc debacle to happen...that is a lot of power the fc leadership holds over gameplay.

So... Why can't Chocobo Raising be done at one of the many stables around Eorzea? While we're at it, why do Private Rooms need to be locked behind Free Companies too? Let me pay the damned Inn Keeper to buy one of the infinite number of rooms they have.

Why is so much casual content being locked behind Free Companies? This is starting to get ridiculous... I can get something like Primal Summoning being locked behind Free Companies, but Gardening, Chocobo Raising, and Private Rooms? Seriously? I guess the developers just needed to give Free Companies some purpose, seeing as they have absolutely none outside such content...

I really don't get why so much of the casual content in this game is locked down in such a way...

Its almost as if Dev's know that there isnt as great of that sense of Community in XIV as there was in XI, it seems like they are forcing us to depend on one another. This is the Wrong way to build a strong Community.

Wonder how much XP will be awarded each time you train them.

I'm guessing that the Rank Increase to 30 will be on a future patch, cause hell, when I heard Yoshi say super-chocobo, i was like "I want that *-*"

I also had different expectations when I heard about chocobo raising...
I really hope we get at least private housing some time after this patch cause I am not interested to join a FC again.

Most people do not understand what the difference between FC and LS is - so the community is not as good as it was before ARR arrived.

In fact all I was looking for in patch 2.3 - ok to be honest I expected most of it in 2.0! is coming in 2.4 or even later... =_=

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Originally Posted by Nalien

So... Why can't Chocobo Raising be done at one of the many stables around Eorzea? While we're at it, why do Private Rooms need to be locked behind Free Companies too? Let me pay the damned Inn Keeper to buy one of the infinite number of rooms they have.

Why is so much casual content being locked behind Free Companies? This is starting to get ridiculous... I can get something like Primal Summoning being locked behind Free Companies, but Gardening, Chocobo Raising, and Private Rooms? Seriously? I guess the developers just needed to give Free Companies some purpose, seeing as they have absolutely none outside such content...

I really don't get why so much of the casual content in this game is locked down in such a way...

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And when personal housing in released and it all carries over to it....damn you SE!

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Originally Posted by SDaemon

And when personal housing in released and it all carries over to it....damn you SE!

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Personal Housing is becoming the epitome of "Please look forward to it", how many delays are we at now? There is still no reason for them to be locked behind housing though, which as I recall is meant to be expensive. There are Chocobo Stables throughout Eorzea. Inns make a much more logical choice for Private Rooms, and Gardening could be done in much the same way Chocobo Raising could have been done.

All of this content could have been readily accessible to everyone from release, rather than having to wait forever for Personal Housing to finish being delayed into oblivion. Rooms in particular should certainly have been done this way, that would have provided a substantial boost to the furniture market.

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Originally Posted by Gilthas

Except it is accessible to everyone. Stop acting like the game is preventing you from making or joining an FC.

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Why should you have to join a Free Company in order to have your own room, or to raise your Chocobo, though? Free Companies were meant to be group orientated, instead they're getting solo content. Gardening is horribly implemented as is, Personal Rooms lock you to a Free Company, and Chocobo Raising is potentially stuck behind Gardening. I could understand Free Company Gardening being a thing if it provided something like pop items for special events, but instead it provides crafting items for minions. Put Personal Rooms on the Inns instead, and hey look! You aren't stuck to a Free Company because of a 300,000G+ investment.

There is really no purpose behind putting this content on Free Companies, other than trying to force a purpose for Free Companies. While I'd like Free Companies to actually have a purpose, they're going about it the wrong way. This kind of content isn't group content, it's all solo content. Free Companies are meant to be groups, why are they getting so much solo content?

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Originally Posted by Nalien

All of this content could have been readily accessible to everyone from release, rather than having to wait forever for Personal Housing to finish being delayed into oblivion. Rooms in particular should certainly have been done this way, that would have provided a substantial boost to the furniture market.

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Except it is accessible to everyone. Stop acting like the game is preventing you from making or joining an FC.

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Originally Posted by Gilthas

I think that at the very least 1 type of feed should come from outside gardening. Several types of feed should be available from crafting (Culinarian and Alchemist maybe), and others should come from gathering.

Making all feeds come from gardening seems like a ridiculous bottleneck. Hopefully, they actually meant that you can get chocobo feed from gardening but neglected to refer that you can also get it from other sources. The rank cap remover being a gardening only item I'm ok with. These will sell for a lot, but ultimately, the need for them won't be as great as with the other feeds once you reach rank 20 on your choco.

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1 seed you can buy from a NPC. It still need to be planted first.

there are lot of concerns about this. People with small, mid size, or even large FC houses would never be able to grow food fast enough for everyone. so please DEVS let us know if there are various way to get food like retainer harvesting or regular gathering... gardening only will kill the market and create a lot of arguments within fc's