And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Rak_Boy]

I do not believe that will be even remotely possible, even when they introduce chocobos as 'makeshift party memebers' in 2.0. Once again I do not remember where exactly but they did mention that they were not going to let the additional mount partake in the secondary mechanics that your bird will have

then the goobbue we're going to ride is the weak one :O

[Fensfield]

You gotta understand this is the battered housewife club that has been mentally abused by years of only playing XI. All they want is XI again and if anything is outside the box of where XI was it's unacceptable for them. Funny this is that SE seems to be trying to move on but they cant.

Wow, really?

Yes really, no one enjoyed FFXI, as Cichy basically stated!

I liked the part where they said because I'm in the group dislikes this daft 'mob mounts' idea, I'm crippled by years of playing Final Fantasy XI. My whole experience with that game was two occasions thinking how nice it'd be to get involved with such an amazing-looking world, only to be completely put off by how utterly, utterly limited the character creation was.

[Jennestia]

I liked the part where they said because I'm in the group dislikes this daft 'mob mounts' idea, I'm crippled by years of playing Final Fantasy XI. My whole experience with that game was two times thinking how nice it'd be to get involved with such an amazing looking world then getting turned off by how utterly, utterly limited the character creation was.

Yeah...that's basically how it works -- If you dislike something it's because you liked Final Fantasy XI in some way most likely, you'll notice that with people who hated the MMO.

We all know they're throwing this in because it's the "thanks for playing during 1.x" that Yoshida stated on his live letter, yet somehow people aren't allowed to dislike something.

[Cichy]

I liked the part where they said because I'm in the group dislikes this daft 'mob mounts' idea, I'm crippled by years of playing Final Fantasy XI. My whole experience with that game was two occasions thinking how nice it'd be to get involved with such an amazing-looking world, only to be completely put off by how utterly, utterly limited the character creation was.

My point wasnt that no one enjoyed it. I played XI for 6 years personally and had alot of fun. The point is that in XI SE attitude was that they were always right and we were always wrong. Therefore, whatever was in XI was done correctly and it can be never surpassed or deviated from.

[Elexia]

My point wasnt that no one enjoyed it. I played XI for 6 years personally and had alot of fun. The point is that in XI SE attitude was that they were always right and we were always wrong. Therefore, whatever was in XI was done correctly and it can be never surpassed or deviated from.

That's typical developer mentality though. Even Blizzard is like that outside of PvP where they bend over for their players.

[SnickleWhiskers]

"Changing things up" doesn't mean bending over for everyone who has a complaint and demand 720 mounts for no reason lol.

Oh my bad I didn't know the 3 we had shown and the chocobo were all getting 300 color variations.

[KiriA500]

Wow, people can get so personally hurt over a video game...

[Tahldon]

Well... This thread is certainly a read of very different proportions... all 38 pages of it.

The fact that the mods have had to come in twice proves that people are pretty passionate about this topic.

Personally, while I think it's interesting that the devs are giving the choice of extra mounts, I must admit that the Goobbue is definitely something strange to see a player riding on. I am, honestly, not interested in them (I happen to not like the way they look) and will not ride them (unless obligated to by a quest.)

I like choices and things, myself, so I hope that other things come down the shoot as well such as Chocobo colors and what-not. And, shoot, if I had a radio button-esque choice, I would hand pick having a "Guardian of the Grove" as a mount (they do have that flat part at the crest of their heads, after all) but I'm sure there would be a large number of complaints because of the intense strain those creatures put on people's graphics cards or something of that nature. Being a Twin Adder from Gridania, that type of mount would suit my character's personality and everything, looking at it from a lore prospective anyway.

Either way, I think it's fine to have mounts of different varieties, but I think that there should be types of mounts for "both sides of the fence" so to speak. There are people who are really jovial and love humorous additions to the game and then there are other players who want a more "serious" (and I use this term loosely to describe people who aren't fond of "joke" novelty items all of the time and want something different, but story related at the same time, if that makes sense) type of mount. True, there are Chocobos and there will be Goobbues, which, I guess, balances that sort of thing out, but for each "Funny-looking" mount, there should be an "elegant-looking" mount to fit other people's personalities as well.

And I hear you all who say that there shouldn't be 50 different types of mounts in the game, but keep in mind that players like choices, the more choices players have the more freedom they feel is available. I'm not telling anyone to swallow their opinions in any fashion, but I feel that the devs could meet everyone at a nice middle-ground. Implement extra mounts, but don't go absolutely crazy with them. If, at any point, we end up with 100 different in-game mounts, then I think everyone will probably agree that things might have gone a little awry.

[WilyKat]

Jump is just fine. It's a normal action that any creature with legs can do. It could/should be implemented whenever it can be. JUST SAY NO to Michael Jordan Lalafells.

False. Sloths, Elephants, Rhinos & Hedgehogs can not jump. I totally agree with no MJ Lalafells though ^_^

[WilyKat]

ALso, I hope the Ahriman picks us up by the shoulders and flies around carrying us.