The Chocobo Blues

[ZazzMatazzz]

Wait I'm confused so currently when in BLU the chocobo gets a lot more xp and now they're going to Nerf it? Or is it the other way around it's nots getting a lot and they're going to buff it?

[sciondar]

It currently gets a ton of xp when you run around as BLU but next week they're going to get rid of that so the companions level up with their normal snail pace

[ZazzMatazzz]

Oh that sucks I don't see why they need a Nerf I always felt like they leveled to slowly for something that isn't super OP

[KaivaC]

Yeah, I'll add my voice to this as well, the chocobo nerf seems incredibly dumb. It really doesn't have an effect on balance and it takes a god-awful long time to even level your chocobo - so I dunno what the devs are smoking when they approved this to be put out. I'm also confused at how they somehow underestimated how many people would be playing BLU on patch day. Something about that just seems off. But then again, the Stormblood expansion has featured a whole lot of dev decisions that have been very nonsensical, almost on Activision-level headscratchers.

[InkstainedGwyn]

Yeah, I'll add my voice to this as well, the chocobo nerf seems incredibly dumb. It really doesn't have an effect on balance and it takes a god-awful long time to even level your chocobo - so I dunno what the devs are smoking when they approved this to be put out. I'm also confused at how they somehow underestimated how many people would be playing BLU on patch day. Something about that just seems off. But then again, the Stormblood expansion has featured a whole lot of dev decisions that have been very nonsensical, almost on Activision-level headscratchers.

From what I've heard/seen, they're saying Chocobo because they don't want to advertise that party members get bonus xp, too. But that's the reason they're nerfing it.

[MuseTraveller]

... I forgot my Chocobo is a thing. The poor bird's been sitting on level 7 or something for three years. Going to try and level it these days now that we have a boost.

[Fawkes]

If this is buffed then I can't imagine how anyone ever leveled a chocobo before this. My chocobo has only gone up a level and a half.

[Reinha]

This is actually something that benefits your overall game experience. One of the things I love about this game is that different aspects of the game interact with and are connected to one another. I can level a NIN, use it to stealth around Eureka to get a DRK weapon, use DRK to farm an extreme trial for a RDM weapon, use RDM for fast queues to the 24 man and get some left side gear from there. Being rewarded for playing BLU is very nice and to me makes it worthwhile.

Too bad the devs consider it a mistake and will probably remove the bonus...

[Mansion]

My chocobo sits at level 3 since 3.5 years. I think I'll get over it.

[MerleSirlos]

I think the game balance issue they refer to is mostly regarding economy. Since chocobos are leveling fast and you need an onion to unlock each level after 10, price have jumped quite a lot.
Game balance is not battle only.