Chocobo sprint ability? or... Chocobo Racing?

http://imageshack.us/a/img717/474/jp201302152.jpg

It is entirely possible that this is a race between the two people on chocoback and the effect happening in front of the rider on the left is a checkpoint.

Maybe it sits there stationary and players must run through it?

(Think old school arcade racing games)

But what can explain the running cactuar?

Maybe he is racing too?

Just a thought. It might not be the sprint ability.

Edit:
Found the video that shows the current sprint animation:
http://youtu.be/-3joG4TVBKU?t=2m54s
It looks nothing like the above image.

If indeed this is the chocobo sprint ability, why use a new animation?

Food for thought.

It doesn't look like sprinting to me. Maybe the Cactuar is an npc racer? That would be awesome. Have the chocobo's be the players and the cactuar the npcs.

Chocobo racing would be so much fun.

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Originally Posted by Ozak

Chocobo racing would be so much fun.

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Especially if raised chocobos can have different stats

Speed
Stamina
etc.

i think its supposed to be some sort of lens flare effect thats just a bit too neat at this time.

It's no lens flare, there are 3 distinct orbs around the circle:



http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6...0chocorace.jpg



(I blew the image up so you can see them better... right click, view image)

oh yeah i see now....hmm strange indeed could be a myriad of things....could be the end marker for a behest type mission, or indeed some form of Chocobo racing...NNot sure about the Cactuar, isnt he supposed to be roaming round Thanalan!

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Originally Posted by DoctorMog

Especially if raised chocobos can have different stats

Speed
Stamina
etc.

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Yay chocobo stats~

Looks like a buff to me, maybe a speed buff - I could believe that. If you dont give mounts sprint then they will be less of a shock and awe when you acquire them (since you'd be used to going almost as fast as them anyways). . . So sounds like a good idea.

I know not everyone is into platforming but chocobos are famous for getting into special places, a sprint run flap the wings for glide ... :O.. Probably just a pipe dream but w.e lol

didn't they say that buff animations would change? cause people were complaining on it; how it was intrusive or something.
so imo it's normal sprint skill, that you can use while on chocobo.

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Originally Posted by DoctorMog

Especially if raised chocobos can have different stats

Speed
Stamina
etc.

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Esp. if the breeding cards actually have statistics written on them this time around