Chocobo Companion Question

[Fensfield]

Here is a question though, can we get more chocobos? I wouldn't mind just buying two more chocobos and leveling them as different stances.

Addendum: Daily post limit is complete garbage. This is cogent to every post made because we are being limited in effective communication. Square Enix stop making me feel like I'm trying to support an MMO made by Soviet Russia.

Not yet, but Yoshida has talked on multiple occasions about chocobo breeding and raising being a feature they very much want to do, perhaps in tandem with iteration on the housing system that'll allow us to use the gardens for stuff like growing consumables.. or putting chocobo out to pasture. Another thing they talked about was an eventual basement addition for larger crafting projects (he cited airships as an extremely tentative example for that).

Oh and the post limit only counts to the initial post. If you hit it, cut a chunk off your post, post what's left, then go to edit mode and paste it back in what you cut off; the forum'll accept it then for some reason. I just had to use that trick to attach this second paragraph.

[Alise]

What I would love to see is a rework on the companion system. You can't sign up for DF. You have to unsummon each time you move from point a to point b (if its a little far) eventhough you have another mount. It costs too much money to level you chocobo and its quite annoying the way it is now. It doesn't help it takes forever for it to level. I'm 42 on my first class my companion is 3 and I've used him a lot

This, my Companion stuck in level-2 forever too. I can't even get the point for cure yet despite I plan to chocobo to be a healer.
It also doesn't make sense of why you need to withdraw him first before you can ride another kind of mount? It waste a lot of time to call in and out. The most important thing is about why can't you use him during waiting for Duty?

[Magica]

I've started defender tree, but whats the point in increasing its HP etc. when he can't even keep up enmity with my autoattacks... Do I finish defender tree and get useless chocobo or put rest of the points in another tree and get useless chocobo?

Without knowing beforehand how much of a use specific tree can be inability to reallocate points is very punishing,

[Meimei]

Wow, such angry kids lashing out at those of us who'd like a "chocobo respec" option.

How about you just never use it, if you're so adamant on permanent choices, and let the rest of us be more flexible instead of outright saying the mere option of it is OMG NO BAD.

[Devilair]

Or maybe, JUST MAYBE, you shoulda gotten the hint when it said "how you allocate your sp is up to you, be wise about your choices because the decisions are permanent"

Dear god, what more could you possibly need to be careful about your decision?!

The fact that untill you try you don't know how actually effective those tree's are? JUST MAYBE EH.

[Longinus]

Its the same mind boggling choice they made with the permanent stats choices for arcanist. The strong point of the game is that you can switch roles and play style when you want, but they seem intent on pigeon-holing players unnecessarily with these choices. If I went with a tank companion to level my pugilist, Im stuck with it when I want to level my gladiator? How does this make sense? I just dont understand their rationale.

[Kanzer]

The fact that untill you try you don't know how actually effective those tree's are? JUST MAYBE EH.

It's a Chocobo companion... it's there to supplement your abilities so you have an easier time in the solo content (and even then he can't be used for a lot of it.) It doesn't require theory crafting or super smarts to know where your class needs a little help. I can't heal, therefore it's common sense that a chocobo throwing some heals on me would help me immensely, therefore I decided to spec him into heals as I do a good amount of damage on my own.

BUT WAIT, maybe I'm not interested in heals, and just want to kill stuff as quickly as possible, maybe that's my style of play... oh look there's an attacker tree, I should go down that path.

It's a fun companion, not a game changer in any way, no need to treat it like one.

[Devilair]

It's a Chocobo companion... it's there to supplement your abilities so you have an easier time in the solo content (and even then he can't be used for a lot of it.) It doesn't require theory crafting or super smarts to know where your class needs a little help. I can't heal, therefore it's common sense that a chocobo throwing some heals on me would help me immensely, therefore I decided to spec him into heals as I do a good amount of damage on my own.

BUT WAIT, maybe I'm not interested in heals, and just want to kill stuff as quickly as possible, maybe that's my style of play... oh look there's an attacker tree, I should go down that path.

It's a fun companion, not a game changer in any way, no need to treat it like one.

The point is, you don't play just a class. I can clean my arse with a healer chocobo if i play cnj. See where that fails? Even if it's supposed to be an extra, why don't do things right instead of tossing it in your face in a way that smashes against what the game is actually based on? :\ It just feels lazy to me eh, it's not about being a game changer and stuff, even cause it needs ALOT of tweaks in general (it's extremely annoying to pull him out, for a limited amount of time, not being able to mount at all, not ebing able to take on levequest or queue in df and blablabla), it's a very neat idea i'd like them to develope it a bit further.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

PLD THM WHM BRD SCH = Put all points into Attack Stance

ARC SMN = Put all points into Defense Stance

MRD WAR GLD LNC DRG PUG MNK ARH CNJ BLM = Put all points into Healing stance

Just an example of what I feel optimal companions should be, towards your main class/Job, and don't forget about utilizing cross-skills of other classes.

SNM could have an attack stance chocobo and play with titan pet. thats what im going to do

[UBERHAXED]

PLD THM WHM BRD SCH = Put all points into Attack Stance

ARC SMN = Put all points into Defense Stance

MRD WAR GLD LNC DRG PUG MNK ARH CNJ BLM = Put all points into Healing stance

Just an example of what I feel optimal companions should be, towards your main class/Job, and don't forget about utilizing cross-skills of other classes.

Wah...
At least look like you know what you're talking about. Why would the top DPS want to put points in to Attack stance when any of the others would be far better (Bard has large aggro pull and inability to use healing spells, etc.)?