Riding Chocobos in town?

[Hubert]

Um, just make chocobos have a slow-run within the city and dont let them go inside buildings. It's illogical that they cannot run though the main thoroughfar though. What do you think it's there for?

You guys are too hung up on FFXI and all its rules.

A "slow-run" would defeat the purpose of having a mount and would do absolutely nothing to alleviate lag issues. Keeping mounts outside buildings would be good until you realize that there are quest NPCs and merchants who have stalls outside buildings. Maybe it's just me but I actually enjoy looking at the city and landscapes as I go and not just blindly charging from point A to point B. I'd rather not have to wade through a sea of chocobo arses every time I go into town. Honestly, the only place so far that would support chocobos inside the city is Uldah. Limsa has a lot of small ramps and walkways while Gridania has forest trails and cramped tunnels.

Lastly, I don't really see how FFXI has anything to do with anything I said.

[Tiraelina]

FF XIV: The game where everyone wants more pointless restrictions because they are afraid of WoW and probably never played it.

I'll jump around everywhere I go in honour of you!

[SuzakuCMX]

Oh god the lag.

[Gramul]

FF XIV: The game where everyone wants more pointless restrictions because they are afraid of WoW and probably never played it.

I'll jump around everywhere I go in honour of you!

It's better than having pointless additions just for the sake of them.
The whole structure of the game is being changed within the next two updates. Unles Square has had the idea of the hulking hens pecking their way through the cities beforehand, It's unlikley they'll restructure it again for such a minor inclution with so little to offer.
They don't have to add every little thing that comes across our minds. Let them finifh the general restructure first, so we can then think about what spesifics would be a helpful adition to the actual gameplay.

All that asside, it seems odd to ride mounts and the like into cities that serve more as an end point rather than a point along a road. Not only that, but these cities really arn't that big. That coupled with the fact that they have one or two restrictive points of entry makes me think that this would be far more trouble than it's worth.

[Tiraelina]

This would be a truly pointless addition for the sake of having it. They have to make it so mounts can't be in towns, not the other way around. This game isn't being redesigned around XI and every game that it's now taking hints from isn't restricting the players at every turn.

If they want to add those other "pointless" additions as you like calling them, more power to them! Do something in game design and making something enjoyable before writing them off because you don't like them.

[BishopSaxton]

w/e with the whole chocobo thing. I want my own personal airship that converts into a boat for sea travel. Now that would be bad ass.

[chocothief]

1. You will be able to ride in a city.
2. You will have a 20-30 min max on a chocobo
3. You will not be able to interact with npc's or bazaar's whist riding chocobos.

4. If SE is smart, when you mount a chocobo other players will not be able to interact with your bazaar to prevent afk choocoboers.

#1-3 95% chance
#4 50/50

[giftforce]

It's better than having pointless additions just for the sake of them.
The whole structure of the game is being changed within the next two updates. Unles Square has had the idea of the hulking hens pecking their way through the cities beforehand, It's unlikley they'll restructure it again for such a minor inclution with so little to offer.
They don't have to add every little thing that comes across our minds. Let them finifh the general restructure first, so we can then think about what spesifics would be a helpful adition to the actual gameplay.

All that asside, it seems odd to ride mounts and the like into cities that serve more as an end point rather than a point along a road. Not only that, but these cities really arn't that big. That coupled with the fact that they have one or two restrictive points of entry makes me think that this would be far more trouble than it's worth.

You're stuck in the past... Well actually, even Ultima Online (the first MMO) let you ride horses around town. You're just stuck in FFXI.

[Etienn]

Imo keep it like all final fantasy games and only to city limits, or atleast you can only go to chocobo stables on them.

This. I would not mind this information at all.

[Rjain]

If I see mounts in town I am going to strangle someone. That was the thing I despised most about playing WoW and I stated it many times. Seeing everyone on their stupid mounts hogging up the streets really annoyed me.