Will Mounts be able to jump?

[CrystalObsidian]

jump is crucial. no jump can be a massive turnoff for some new players.

Jumping is extremely unnecessary and a huge amount of games don't need it. And if you need it THAT badly to enjoy a game, then why the hell are you here, playing FFXIV, and basically telling other's that jump is necessary to bring in new players?

[Bowen]

Here is my unbaised view on jumping.

It is not neccisary but, it does add a new dimension (Litterally) to the game.
Now, as for mounts. . . If jump is implemented. . . Chocobos (and maybe wolves) should be able to jump. I just can't see a Gobbue jumping at all. Arihams should fly and Drakes. . . I am not sure.

These things should all be situational though. (Ofc, Arihams should be able to fly anyhow as a regulars way of transportation.)

[Arshy]

I hope none of the mounts can jump. Chocobos however, they can easily tie this into Chocobo breeding -- For example Red Chocobos could be able to jump, while our favorite Light Blue and Dark Blue chocobos can traverse watery obstacles, while our trusty purp-black/gold (FFIX) chocobos can fly.

This would be perfect.

[Elexia]

This would be perfect.

Yes! Sadly those who never played FFIV/V/VII/IX/XI didn't understand the concept she was saying fully lol.

[Renshi]

To be honest, I'd LOVE if we could breed chocobos with different characteristics, and the one which jumps or the one which flies or that goes faster could be something that can suggest even more content!
Let's say, there's a place from where you have to go jumping, since the normal jump doesn't permit that. You get on your Red Chocobo and you finally can access that place unlocking even more sidequests and monsters to kill, drops to have and so on. Same thing with the Dark Blue Chocobo: Let's say you can't get to a place because Red Chocobo can't jump that high, so you hop on your Dark Blue Chocobo and directly fly there =)

[Jennestia]

Indeed, people say they want more content, yet the most obvious way to introduce long term content some rather dull it down to almost nothing by allowing every mount to jump/fly/whathaveyou lol. Yoshida is obviously interested in personalized chocobos, no idea why some would be against breeding chocobos to gain certain traits like Jumping/Digging/ability to cross water/"Hot&cold"/flying etc.

Though it seems people aren't against the idea of them fighting with you in battle so go figure lol.

[Arshy]

In any case there should be specific content for every chocobo ability and not only for fun.

[Delsus]

Sorry if its been mentioned before but "Delsus Lionheart's Gobbue jumps... It causes an earthquake!!!"

But with Chocobos it could be made like the previous games (like what has been mentioned) if they add breeding and different colours the different colours can have different abilities (like yellow standard, blue can walk through shallow water, black can fly etc etc.)

I really dont want all mounts to jump, masses of people jumping "just for lulz" will be bad enough but masses of jumping gobbues will just be plain stupid.

[Alhanelem]

Jumping is extremely unnecessary and a huge amount of games don't need it. And if you need it THAT badly to enjoy a game, then why the hell are you here, playing FFXIV, and basically telling other's that jump is necessary to bring in new players?

Completely a matter of opinion whether you feel it's unnecessary or not, and a huge amount of games do need it. In the big granddaddy of them all, WoW, many areas would be very difficult to navigate without being able to jump (And by extension, fall off ledges and such that this game doesn't allow you to do, either)

It's beyond me why anyone would object to jumping being in a game for anything other than the already discredited reason of "kids will jump around like idiots all the time," which, again, is a load of crap. Just don't give them the attention they want, and they will stop.

[Estellios]

The only issue I have with making different colored chocobos have different abilities is that you get into the whole color=stats thing we had with gear that nobody liked. If you bred for abilities/colors separately it would be great.

Chocobos will probably jump automatically depending on how exactly they will act. If they follow us around while active as a NPC party member they are going to need to jump to get to wherever we can go. Just because they do that doesn't mean we'd be able to jump while on them, though