This brings me with a little bit of realism when coming to terms with how we dismount our Chocobo after taking damage and are forced off. Looking at it now, it is though our characters are going:
"Hmm, it seems I am hurt, let me get off ole Chobi for a second and investigate! Oh curses, it seems I am wounded beyond living!" *Falls over*
Its just going through the actions of Getting hit>dismounting>dieing, makes me think, meh, no realism in any of that. I propose a sort of punishment for those of us who decide running through a group of level 85 aggressive monster was a genius idea to begin with. I propose this:
Your on your chocobo, and lets consider this is a monster that, lets admit, is can kill you but is within' your scopes to being killable. Your attacked, and say you live, instead of getting "Lamed" (An effect that lowers your chocobo's running speed) you merely fall off your chocobo, not dismount, but fall off and through some of that animation magic that you, SE, does so well, makes our characters stumble up from the ground and attempt to defend themselves. Heck, even make the kind of response class specific, I don't know, I don't make games. And with that tid bit shown in 2.0, chocobo fighting along side you and all, it would make an excellent time for a chocobo to come along and try to defend their owner as a temporary ally.
Now consider this next situation, this monster you run into is just a beast of a monster, capable of just one-shotting you, taking your body and then using it to feed it's young. Well I believe being attacked by a monster of that caliber should not only defeat you, but defeat your chocobo as well, like making you fly off your chocobo while your chocobo faints on the ground(Imagine those old war movies with the extras being blown off their horses). But ha! Your an adventurer, you are only weakened, and can return, but sadly, you chocobo is not made of liken stuff. And I would say the duration of your weakened timer would be enough for the poor fowl to arise from it's stupor.
While most of these things are cosmetic in nature, I agree, it has no room in the game as it is now, more like a 2.0/2.1 kind of thing(you know, when the game is gonna be pretty).
But do tell me if these ideas sound... crazy, cause I am a crazy fellow with crazy ideals.
Chocobos: So you just got hit for 9999 damage...
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01-20-2012, 03:45 PMAlaulaTheGreatChocobos: So you just got hit for 9999 damage...
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01-20-2012, 05:43 PMAlaulaTheGreat
Ahh, and some kind of chocobo radio... like 10-15 different channels of chocobo themed riding music you could listen to. Storywise... meh, just say its a special linkpearl and gives us extra songs through achievements. Huzzah to never sleeping with the rest of my family... ; ;
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01-21-2012, 12:50 AMBelialYou shouldn't sleep with any of your family. D:Quote:
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Edit: Funny how I came in with an honest opinion and left with that. ^ -
01-21-2012, 03:12 AMInnes
your elezen is so pretty
chocobo music playlist would be a ridiculously awesome addition. flip through songs and choose one while on choco, or goobbue. -
01-21-2012, 03:44 AMAlaulaTheGreatWell when one plays a brand of MMOs for years, you tend to enjoy looking at pretty things. But being able to at least earn and switch music styles would save my sanity as a stroll through this world on my bird. I mean I pride myself on having memorized at least 10 of my favorite background tracks in FFXI, but it seems the only song I can completely remember is the chocobo one. lolQuote:
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01-21-2012, 04:13 AMAlaulaTheGreatSo wait, you don't have the family twin sized bed as well?! I was told that was normal...Quote:
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01-21-2012, 06:24 AMBelialThis thread has become NSFW. :OQuote:
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01-21-2012, 06:27 AMAlaulaTheGreatWell growing up on the streets of Jeuno sure have been tough, what with this recession.Quote:
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01-21-2012, 06:55 AMScherwizPlease tell me you are not who I think you are.Quote:
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01-21-2012, 06:56 AMAlaulaTheGreat
I sort of think now, my "Falling off your mount when attacked" scheme fails when you put into account of the newly added behemoths of a Goobbue. xD
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01-21-2012, 06:57 AMBelialThis is true. Should have reincarnated as a Lala, more room!Quote:
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01-21-2012, 06:58 AMAlaulaTheGreatAm I... Jesus?Quote:
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01-21-2012, 07:08 AMScherwiz... Are you...?Quote:
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01-21-2012, 07:14 AMAlaulaTheGreatHmm, you know too much, be prepared for a... visit, by Vatican ninja!Quote:
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01-21-2012, 07:14 AMScherwizhttp://aquadoppler.files.wordpress.c.../02/jesus1.jpgQuote:
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01-21-2012, 07:28 AMAlaulaTheGreat
Well now that we got that side business out of the way, original post, discuss, drink & be merry?
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01-21-2012, 09:04 AMHiirNoivl
Also is the death while sitting.
You stand up THEN die.
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01-21-2012, 09:46 AMAlaulaTheGreatYou see, a lot of irregularities in the fluidity of this game, but of course, this has been around since FFXI, so what can one expect. ; ;Quote:
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01-21-2012, 10:35 AMMychaelWhile I do agree that it looks dumb, I understand why they don't make an animation for sitting death--it doesn't happen terribly often. But chocobo death was kind of intended to happen, as opposed to the "I am a level 95 Dragon! But that Chocobo is so powerful that I'll leave you alone..." idea of FFXI. So it only makes sense that they'd have planned better for it. Sitting death would be my second choice for what needs an animation, though.Quote:
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The problem with "falling off" the choco is probably that it would have to take into account from which direction the attack came. I think it would just look better if you passed out straight forward, hit the chocobo, and rolled off. While not as realistic as flying off, it seems more like a "one animation fits all" to me. But, I don't get paid to come up with those ideas--I'm sure SE could manage better. Or maybe your chocobo could trip and land on top of you?
Overall, I definitely agree that happily dismounting then falling to the ground is rather silly.
EDIT: Then, considering that we're not limited to Chocobo mounts anymore, we'd have to have an animation for EVERY mount. :( -
01-21-2012, 11:21 AMAlaulaTheGreat
yeah, very right there, goobbues kind of ruin it with their humongous size, and imagine if a goobbue tripped and landed on you... @_@ I don't think even the return function can save you from that bloody mess.
If I also think about the animation lock that a "Oh I didn't die, but I got knocked off while riding" kind of situation would have to as long as the same animation lock that was imposed when we simply dismounted our birds., which is about what, 2 seconds?