So the chocobo idea got scraped?

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06-09-2016, 06:36 PM
Arduno

So the chocobo idea got scraped?

The idea where you can queue up a dungeon with your chocobo up

Or was I dreaming that somehow???:confused:
06-09-2016, 06:41 PM
UnrealTai

I actually remember that being said too and didnt matter to me much, but good point, cause now im curious, wtheck happend to this
06-09-2016, 06:42 PM
Hanayumi

I vaguely remember something about us being able to hire some kind of merc companion from the grand companies for such instead, I would assume when they add more GC ranks and such is when they'll add that. :o
06-09-2016, 06:47 PM
Kerii

Chocobos are in a weird place in the game's system. They are pets, but they count as players in the party list. I'm guessing they haven't found a way to not break this while transitioning them to pets (or something similar) that can be summoned inside the dungeon. Then again, that could just be bunk and they don't see it as a relevant priority. Who knows? It was mentioned in a recent live letter and was mostly made fun of for being brought up too much.
06-09-2016, 06:49 PM
TheGrimace

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Originally Posted by Hanayumi

I vaguely remember something about us being able to hire some kind of merc companion from the grand companies for such instead, I would assume when they add more GC ranks and such is when they'll add that. :o

I'm pretty sure they said that this wouldn't be available before 4.0. Unfortunate too, since I'm really looking forward to that.
06-09-2016, 09:19 PM
Sicno

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Originally Posted by Kerii

Chocobos are in a weird place in the game's system. They are pets, but they count as players in the party list. I'm guessing they haven't found a way to not break this while transitioning them to pets (or something similar) that can be summoned inside the dungeon. Then again, that could just be bunk and they don't see it as a relevant priority. Who knows? It was mentioned in a recent live letter and was mostly made fun of for being brought up too much.

I think op is not talking about that but about being able to have your chocobo up on open field while you're waiting on queue.
06-10-2016, 12:33 AM
Kerii

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Originally Posted by Sicno

I think op is not talking about that but about being able to have your chocobo up on open field while you're waiting on queue.

They're apart of the same problem. Null point. ;D
06-10-2016, 02:37 AM
Itseotle

The chocobo out while in queue was an issue since 2.0 and had received several dev responses. Originally it was planned for 2.1 then it was pushed back due to "complexity issues". Later, like way later, it was commented on again that it was being looked into with no ETA. several months after that it was scrapped due to server limitations.
06-10-2016, 03:00 AM
Dualblade

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Originally Posted by TheGrimace

I'm pretty sure they said that this wouldn't be available before 4.0. Unfortunate too, since I'm really looking forward to that.

They said they are aiming for 3.4, but its not set in stone. If it isn't here before 4.0 it SHOULD be here with the xpac.
06-10-2016, 04:24 AM
Nalien

You know... I don't particularly care about Chocobo Companions anymore... Call me when SE does the sensible thing and gives us a damned Gambit System for them, then maybe having a Chocobo out will actually be beneficial to me and I'll care whether I can or can't queue with the dumb chicken... Companions need a complete overhaul IMO, hope this gargantuan wait isn't solely to queue with them... Having an update that lets us queue with them, gives them more customization options/levels, makes them more effective and maybe throws in something like XIs Trusts system (Class quest NPCs could use some love)... That'd be amazing... If all this time has passed just to let us queue with them... Well, good for people who find them useful I guess... I find mine to be dumber than a sack of bricks...
06-10-2016, 04:28 AM
Croweyes

Not scrapped just complex to do, from what the live letter they had recently said.

They want to do it, they plan on doing it, they just don't know when or if they can.

Folks should really read or watch live letters.
06-10-2016, 04:35 AM
Greydor

Priority 1: Make my fat chocobo able to fight

Priority 2: Make my fat chocobo able to fight

Priority 3: Queue for DF with chocobo out
06-10-2016, 05:01 AM
MomomiMomi

Shhhh! They were hoping you had forgotten about that.
06-10-2016, 05:05 AM
PharisHanasaki

They said the guy who did the chocobo code is busy with other tasks, and since it's complex to do they wouldn't address it until after the next expansion releases.
06-10-2016, 05:10 AM
MilesSaintboroguh

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Originally Posted by Greydor

Priority 1: Make my fat chocobo able to fight

Priority 2: Make my fat chocobo able to fight

Priority 3: Queue for DF with chocobo out

1) It already flies
2) It already flies
3) Please look forward to it
06-10-2016, 07:50 AM
TaranTatsuuchi

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Originally Posted by PharisHanasaki

They said the guy who did the chocobo code is busy with other tasks, and since it's complex to do they wouldn't address it until after the next expansion releases.

That sounds like a...

"What the hell did he do with this code?! I'm not touching it!"
06-10-2016, 08:18 AM
nexas506

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Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh

1) It already flies
2) It already flies
3) Please look forward to it

Fight =/= fly
06-10-2016, 08:23 AM
Nezerius

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Originally Posted by TheGrimace

I'm pretty sure they said that this wouldn't be available before 4.0. Unfortunate too, since I'm really looking forward to that.

That feature was mentioned in one of the previous live letters:

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Originally Posted by Live Letter XXVIII

Q: In a previous Letter LIVE, you mentioned a new feature that would let us make our own platoons. Can you please tell us how it's coming along?
A: There were some setbacks in the planning stage, but we're expecting to have this ready for Patch 3.4 as of the current schedule. However, I cannot make any promises as to whether they will be able to enter dungeons alongside you at the time they are added to the game. We're also planning to unlock the first lieutenant rank for Grand Companies at the same time. These ranks will not be ready for Patch 3.3, although there will be new Grand Company equipment.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...82016-04-12%29
06-10-2016, 08:38 AM
MilesSaintboroguh

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Originally Posted by nexas506

Fight =/= fly

That's my fault. Totally misread it.
06-10-2016, 12:22 PM
Lulu89

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Originally Posted by TheGrimace

I'm pretty sure they said that this wouldn't be available before 4.0. Unfortunate too, since I'm really looking forward to that.

No they said 3.4, it most likely part of Deep Dungens in some way.
06-10-2016, 12:58 PM
Xandos

You guys got me thinking about Eve Online's problems with old code and no one avalible knowing how it all worked :D
Legacy Code

I to wish they would at least let us queue up, ride choco porters, and join people's parties with our companions already out. The Trust system in 11 was really good for when it came out but I think that it would really hamper group play right now. The server pops are still high enough that you can see and group up with real people while leveling. It would probably work fine if limited to 1 NPC per player in a party, since that is how companions work currently.