DRAGON MOUNTS

I do not like flying dragons mount idea. I would rather see more complex chocobo's system. With leveling your chocobo for new abilities, etc.... >_< breeding, etc.

No dragons or flying mounts please, theres many other MMOs who cater to that.
Peronaly I feel any personal flying skill or mount cheapens the immersion of the game and even further removes any sense of danger to the world.

Plus dragons should be theese majestic, powerful, dangerous and untamable beasts, would hate to see dragons pussyfied in yet another game.

Prerebly I'd like to see just chocobos as mounts, but a bigger system with breeding, raising and training chocobos.
For flying transportation, airships should be the only way.

The story is that dragons use to be on our side but they were blamed for the loss of almhigo, since the primals combined took form of a dragon. Ishgard felt this was the plot of the dragon all along and raged war with them. Our mission now is to end the direct conflicts between the two sides. This involves a fight with a highest ranking dragon warrior (bahamut) earlier in the quest line and then a fight with Alexander ( a massive ground-tank like statue, the holy fist of Ishgard) at the end of the quest line. Completeing this quest line will allow you to have a dragon mount that can fly but not at incredibly high altitudes. After completing this quest you will also be able to take on two of the job quests, dragoon (quest line revolving the dragons.) and paladin (quest line involving around the Ishgard's holy knights.)

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Originally Posted by Gramul

I don't think the world structure is well suited for flying mounts. Even with a redesign, I have my doubts it would work right.
If we had dragons, they would have to fly only a few feet from the ground, or be wingless:
http://www.ralphbakshi.com/images/wizards.jpg
(don't be enticed, the movie's actually terrible)

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What the heck, I used to watch that when I was younger. Some parts are messed up, like how the elves were killed off.
But I thought it was a hysterical ending, "I am glad you changed your last name, you son of a bit..." and shots his brother with a gun instead of a spell. I thought the movies was good!

I downloaded Wizards just because of Gramul's post about it, the video stopped like 5 min before the ending though. /Furious

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Originally Posted by Alastar

The story is that dragons use to be on our side but they were blamed for the loss of almhigo, since the primals combined took form of a dragon. Ishgard felt this was the plot of the dragon all along and raged war with them. Our mission now is to end the direct conflicts between the two sides. This involves a fight with a highest ranking dragon warrior (bahamut) earlier in the quest line and then a fight with Alexander ( a massive ground-tank like statue, the holy fist of Ishgard) at the end of the quest line. Completeing this quest line will allow you to have a dragon mount that can fly but not at incredibly high altitudes. After completing this quest you will also be able to take on two of the job quests, dragoon (quest line revolving the dragons.) and paladin (quest line involving around the Ishgard's holy knights.)

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Very well written 1 "Like" from me ^^

Lol this thread, I've played every ff any I don't recall ever being able to fly on a dragon. Imma pass on this. "F anima! I want to ride a big yellow bird!" - hitler

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Originally Posted by Destain

Lol this thread, I've played every ff any I don't recall ever being able to fly on a dragon. Imma pass on this. "F anima! I want to ride a big yellow bird!" - hitler

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FFV had Wind Drakes(species of dragon) as transportation they could land on flat grass and couldnt fly over mountains.

Well Square also made Bahamut Lagoon, so who knows.

Telling ya...chocobos should fly...kweh!

Pleaaaaase no flying mounts. I hate it. Yeah, it makes traveling quicker, but that's not what this game should be about (minus Anima, of course). If anything, just expand on the Chocobo system.

I loved flying Dragons and Black Chocobos in Final Fantasy V. They should totally do it....maybe in a expansion pack. Other MMOs that I have played have flying on brooms, hoverboards, swords, and some of the characters have wings that allow them to fly. It would be a crime against FANS of Final Fantasy to not have the grand experience of flying while other MMOs have that privlidge.

OK, Is this what you want then?
Rocket Chocobo
When i get a better scan of it, should i put it in the fan-art thread?

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Originally Posted by Crazy

I loved flying Dragons and Black Chocobos in Final Fantasy V. They should totally do it....maybe in a expansion pack. Other MMOs that I have played have flying on brooms, hoverboards, swords, and some of the characters have wings that allow them to fly. It would be a crime against FANS of Final Fantasy to not have the grand experience of flying while other MMOs have that privlidge.

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I'm sure Yoshi could fit this into FFXIV flawlessly.

Gonna tackle this one as a few different points:

Would love flying mounts in the game, and most FF titles have had personal flying mounts. Gold Chocobos, Drakes, and Personal Airships come to mind.

Within the context of this world and the lore behind this game, personal Garlean flyers shown in the cinematic would be cool. Perhaps a quest chain that involves capturing, then studying the mechanics of it and applying that to a more personal and smaller version.

From a technical standpoint i really think flying mounts are way off in the very far distant future if ever. Based on DEV comments on more basic requests and the seemingly difficult addition to code ( ls chat messages and linking items, to name a few). I really don't see this being something the DEVs can add easily, were talking about changing maps, adding in a lot of collision, physics, not to mention all the animations they would need to create.

Dragon mounts would be an AWESOME addition/perk to Dragoon. Yes, Please!

I was thinking it could work if they made a sky zone that you could use what ever flying things they add like personal airship, flying chocobos or dragons.

It would just basically be you in the sky with a lower rez map of the world below you where you could see the camps and cities, and maybe just take off or land there, maybe make different types have different speeds. City Airship would be fastest, and personal ones would be maybe 1/3 of that speed.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSrbCnf0aUQ

Not a great video, but basically that, but you would be able to travel freely in it.

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Originally Posted by Lehed

It would just basically be you in the sky with a lower rez map of the world below you where you could see the camps and cities, and maybe just take off or land there, maybe make different types have different speeds. City Airship would be fastest, and personal ones would be maybe 1/3 of that speed.

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Divinity 2?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=eZtYstSYyQ4&gl=US

Dragons are pretty cool, I just don't want to see SE over saturate the game with dragons like World of Warcraft has... Dragon raids, dragon dungeons, dragon mobs, dragon pets, dragon mounts, dragon expansions, blue dragons, green dragons, black dragons, purple dragons, gold dragons, red dragons, baby dragons!!!!!!!!!! It makes them feel a lot less "epic"... :(

I highly doubt they would ever do that though. xD

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Originally Posted by Nikita

Dragons are pretty cool, I just don't want to see SE over saturate the game with dragons like World of Warcraft has... Dragon raids, dragon dungeons, dragon mobs, dragon pets, dragon mounts, dragon expansions, blue dragons, green dragons, black dragons, purple dragons, gold dragons, red dragons, baby dragons!!!!!!!!!! It makes them feel a lot less "epic"... :(

I highly doubt they would ever do that though. xD

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LOL Im sure it wouldn't :)

I want a dragon for a mount just as much as having a Chocobo for a mount!!!

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Originally Posted by Lehed

I was thinking it could work if they made a sky zone that you could use what ever flying things they add like personal airship, flying chocobos or dragons.

It would just basically be you in the sky with a lower rez map of the world below you where you could see the camps and cities, and maybe just take off or land there, maybe make different types have different speeds. City Airship would be fastest, and personal ones would be maybe 1/3 of that speed.

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You mean like in the old games, but in 3D? That would work ^^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrLoRotscjc 1:35

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Originally Posted by Lehed

I was thinking it could work if they made a sky zone that you could use what ever flying things they add like personal airship, flying chocobos or dragons.

It would just basically be you in the sky with a lower rez map of the world below you where you could see the camps and cities, and maybe just take off or land there, maybe make different types have different speeds. City Airship would be fastest, and personal ones would be maybe 1/3 of that speed.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSrbCnf0aUQ

Not a great video, but basically that, but you would be able to travel freely in it.

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Thats pretty much what me a Rinoa were discussing earlier in the thread ^^

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Originally Posted by Choyi

No dragons or flying mounts please, theres many other MMOs who cater to that.
Peronaly I feel any personal flying skill or mount cheapens the immersion of the game and even further removes any sense of danger to the world.

Plus dragons should be theese majestic, powerful, dangerous and untamable beasts, would hate to see dragons pussyfied in yet another game.

Prerebly I'd like to see just chocobos as mounts, but a bigger system with breeding, raising and training chocobos.
For flying transportation, airships should be the only way.

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How about no? why can't there be many different types of dragons.

FFXIV isn't all that medieval. We got bipedal warmachine mecha that can fly. I wont be surprised if we get Magitanks, and perhaps a motorcycle.

Personally I'd take a Gold Chocobo over a Dragon Mount any day. What? I'm just saying..

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Originally Posted by Andrien

FFXIV isn't all that medieval. We got bipedal warmachine mecha that can fly. I wont be surprised if we get Magitanks, and perhaps a motorcycle.

Personally I'd take a Gold Chocobo over a Dragon Mount any day. What? I'm just saying..

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Talking about magitek ... i really hope we get some technology in this game... some high tech themed cities and dungeons.

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Originally Posted by Onidemon

Talking about magitek ... i really hope we get some technology in this game... some high tech themed cities and dungeons.

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I'm thinking we will with Cid runing around :D

It would be nice for SE to add a hidden city like Esther in FF8, or is Garlond supposed to be like that?