Quote Originally Posted by Cycloptichorn View Post
Well, you can always RENT a chocobo; and I have no doubt that later on you may be able to acquire them through other means. But the Companies represent a military, of sorts, and they seem to be more interested in military folks who beat stuff up than military folks who cut down trees.
Simply being able to rent a chocobo is not exactly adequate, especially when it comes to DoL. Regardless, I still fail to see any reason why something as fundamental as a personal chocobo should be restricted to only those who choose to level a fighting class, particularly when in the past SE has specifically stressed the importance of crafting and gathering classes as potentially full-time classes.