Just a thought, but what if it was? And not something like a full four man or more party trust system, but just a singular Trust you can optionally travel around with based off of battle capable friends and allies you've met through FFXIV's main and various side stories.
Personally, I'd love to travel with the Deftarm of the Gnath. He's one of my favorite NPCs and it made me really happy to see him pop up in the Firmament in Ishgard. Would love to go traveling with him as my Trust. :D
Also this simple Trust feature could still retain the Barding Feature usable by our Chocobo. So you can essentially change the way your Trust looks through that system or the existing glamour system we can use on Gathering/crafting delivery related NPCs.
This system wouldn't mean you wouldn't be able to summon your Chocobo either. They would just be referred to as Trusts instead of Chocobo Companion. :3
Thoughts?
What if Chocobo Companion was Replaced with a Trust System?
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10-30-2022, 01:15 PMSoge01What if Chocobo Companion was Replaced with a Trust System?
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10-30-2022, 01:49 PMDarmaniLink
Honestly, it would be nice if you could take your squadron out to level with.
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10-30-2022, 03:29 PMEspon
You want to dress the Vath Deftarm in Ravana Barding?
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10-30-2022, 03:57 PMFyrebrand
Yes, please! I don't care if it's Trust characters, Squadron members, Retainers, other story or job quest NPCs, any kind of cool new open-world companions would be welcome. I don't quite have my chocobo's skill lines at max, but it's getting there fast. I'm sure a great many players already have it, and would happily level some fresh new companions all over again just for something to do.
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10-30-2022, 06:08 PMNekoMataMata
Could work for squadrons but for everything else it'd mean walking spoilers everywhere. Imagine leaving the starting city and you see story/side story npcs everywhere.
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10-30-2022, 06:12 PMGTK0HLK
Not sure how it would work..,
Unless they're invisible to all except for buffs on you're person to let others know your using them.., since i don't know how much usage they'd be each time they're called out.<interesting idea.., though the question I have, like I said.., is how this will affect things server wise.>
by which I mean they could end up being Glorified DoTs/HoTs like Esteem. -
10-30-2022, 07:05 PMDzian
Honestly what I'd have liked is some build on the adventuring fellow they used to have in 1.0. Fleshed out in the same way the signal/tactics Pearl's worked in ffxi. With associated quests bonding etc etc even a mini limit break the 2 of you could pull off together.
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10-30-2022, 07:18 PMvanaii
I'd love to see more companions than the chocobo that we can "equip." I don't know about making them full-on trusts, but having a Moogle Companion and a Qiqirn Companion and a Cactaur Companion all could be fun in their own way. Kind of like open world trusts, but we'd need more stuff in the open world to really make them viable-- we don't particularly "need" even the chocobo companion as it is.
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10-30-2022, 10:15 PMNecrotica
They are waiting to add this feature until my chocobo hits level 20. Then they will add it and make me level something else up all over again.
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10-30-2022, 11:10 PMZsolenIn that case, we all need you to level up your chocobo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Necrotica
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10-30-2022, 11:31 PMSoge01Stuff their Chocobo full of Thav Onions!!! But... Then it may evolve into a Fat Chocobo. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Zsolen
Dang it, now I need this, lmao!Quote:
Originally Posted by Espon
Maybe a "hide" feature or something so as to hide the spoiler trusts for individual players? :0Quote:
Originally Posted by NekoMataMata
I'm honestly not sure. I just assume they'd function like our Chocobo companion, though upgraded. :/Quote:
Originally Posted by GTK0HLK
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10-30-2022, 11:35 PMhagare
long as you don't touch muh chicken.
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10-31-2022, 06:30 AMRenalt
I'd be for this. I could go do a dungeon with Sadu and if we are down there for 30 minutes and then you start hearing me scream bloody murder as it echoes down the cavern...you can just walk away and not ask questions cause you might be next!
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10-31-2022, 06:50 AMSoge01Are you trying to make your Chocobo THICC for their Instagram debut? :3Quote:
Originally Posted by hagare
I can imagine going to the Aurum Vale with Sadu and she just runs ahead of me, cackling like a maniac while blowing up everything in her way. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Renalt
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10-31-2022, 07:44 AMEsponOne thing WoW did was make NPCs you were escorting appear differently to other players. To you, you're traveling with some important character, but to another player it just shows up as a generic mage or whatever. That way other players aren't spoiled and you won't see a bunch of Y'shtolas running around.Quote:
Originally Posted by NekoMataMata
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10-31-2022, 08:12 AMRitsukoSonoda
maybe use squadron members as companion NPCs. Not Trusts.
Though I wouldn't mind an expansion on the Chocobo adding more to it so it can start doing things like spamming choco meteors like the fate boss in bozja... >.>
Also mass petition to allow BLU into Bozja/Eureka just so we can spam choco meteor on that little SOB... <.< -
10-31-2022, 08:16 AMAlleo
Honestly I would love if they would do more with our chocobo first. Maybe update it because mine likes to barely heal me than dance on my corpse...If we do get other NPCs outside of dungeons though, then I also want to take my chocobo with me in unsynch dungeons too. Just to make it fair.
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10-31-2022, 01:27 PMRitsukoSonodaIdk... Mine most of the time feels like it's played by a 4year old child that's been sat in front of a panel full of buttons... It tends to spam every skill it has lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alleo
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10-31-2022, 01:52 PMUnrealTaiFFXI already does this exactly like OP asks and it works just fine. If not one of the best and only reasons to go back to XIQuote:
Originally Posted by GTK0HLK
Its actually where trusts even came from
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10-31-2022, 04:11 PMSoge01Mhm, played FF11 a few months ago as a new player and saw a Shantotto Trust and a bunch of other NPCs following a higher level players through the Tarutaru region's plains. Wasn't even concerned about any spoilers. Was more curious and slightly scared of seeing a demonic looking Shantotto floating around with elemental energy balls flowing around her. Dissidia absolutely fails for not showing this awesome yet terrifying side of her, lol! xDQuote:
Originally Posted by UnrealTai
Though, that's myself personally. Never really minded spoilers but wouldn't surprise me if a lot of others do when it comes to anything FFXIV story related. So having a little saftey often to disguise certain Trusts as generic NPCs, as another person posted here, would be for the best so as to make sure everyone is happy without another big FFXIV drama arising. -
10-31-2022, 11:54 PMKairiElise
I'd love this idea not only for trust reasons but if you're out and about if you're trying to get special fate achievements that you missed in an expansion for mounts or barding's or even farming gemstones or doing the deep dungeons/variant dungeons. Or if Im just afk for a moments time and then Graha starts chewing on a burger like your picture lol xD.
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11-01-2022, 12:42 AMLunalepsyMore automated systems?Quote:
Originally Posted by Soge01