Is it time for a pass at companions?

[Deceptus]

I wouldn't want this. I have between 35-40 bardings right now, some of which are impossible for players to get now (Like the Christmas one from 2013, unless you can find it for millions on the MB). There's also the Royal Barding that you can only get from SE's contests.

There's only one barding I use about 99% of the time and I honestly don't want to be forced to use another just because the stats are better than my Race Barding.

IF there were a stat bonus having to do with barding, I would rather it be for having X amount of barding sets, but again with some of the bardings being too rare/nearly obtainable, people would be locked out of said stats.

If SE is too lazy to update the traits, stats on bardings could work better. For instance, when you max out tank traits you get a tank barding, put bonus stats on that (+emnity, vitality etc)

Agreed the super rare ones shouldn't have the best stats but they could have comparable stats in certain level ranges.

All ARR Bardings > Certain similar stats
All HW Bardings > Certain similar Stats
All ShBBardings > Certain similar Stats
All SB Bardings > Certain similar Stats ect

[Bacent]

If SE is too lazy to update the traits, stats on bardings could work better. For instance, when you max out tank traits you get a tank barding, put bonus stats on that (+emnity, vitality etc)

Agreed the super rare ones shouldn't have the best stats but they could have comparable stats in certain level ranges.

All ARR Bardings > Certain similar stats
All HW Bardings > Certain similar Stats
All ShBBardings > Certain similar Stats
All SB Bardings > Certain similar Stats ect

What about Achievement bardings then? Would those be tied in with whatever expansion they're added to?

And with what you're saying it still looks like 'the more recent bardings are better'. It honestly sounds like the start of 2.0 when we had to make due with ugly mixed up armour just because of stats.

[Zyneste]

Copy paste from a post but:

The only changes Id like to see with the choco system is how it interacts in battle by adding another stance and buffing Choco Regen.

Add another Stance:



Obey Stance in this mock-up. Then you'd be able to turn off certain skills.



Buffing Choco-Regen:

It shouldn't be lower potency than Choco-Cure. Something like 45 potency over 30 seconds would put it at 450 potency (compared to Choco-cure at 300 potency.) If "Obey Stance" was implemented and Choco-Regen is never adjusted I would just turn it off.

[Fredco191]

I didn’t read the whole thread.

How about they just make Chocobos indestructible like Egis and Faeries?

[RyuSaarva]

chocos really need some kinda buff, during stromblood a rank hunts deleted them and now they die instantly against shadow hunts.

[Coratanni]

How dare you call Chocobo's stupid.

Because they are? Mine's level 20 btw... If only they had similar intelligence to say the Trust npcs..

[Jandor]

Because they are? Mine's level 20 btw... If only they had similar intelligence to say the Trust npcs..

I reckon the Trust NPCs are stupid too, they just appear to be a bit smarter because they're limited to certain on-rails duties and the devs can pretty much guide them through from start to finish.

[Voidedge_Ragna]

The trust npcs are programed to run to a certain point when X happens rather then avoiding the attack. This gives the illusion of AI or well programed bots, they run on rails designed for that dungeon, if not for the added script for the specific dungeon their pretty much squadron npcs ... and we all know how those turned out.

Id love to see updates to my bird which was 20 in 3.2 and if you dont adjust something from like 2.0 till 5.0 ... age shows.

Imo each add on should have given another 10 lv to max and trivialist the previous required exp.

As in 20 for ARR 30 for HW while cutting exp required for 1-20 by 50-75% to incentive catching up.

Skills shouldve been upgradeable like choco regen II as well as weaving some base stats between the skills as you level.

But thats just a dream.

[Nora_of_Mira]

Look, I understand what companions are and what they were intended to be. That being said, the bird is STUPID. Literally, Im playing a tank, bird is healer and is literally up my bum the entire time. Makes no sense to stand in front of the mob I'm tanking....0

Can we at least have a place feature (like you have with pets) so we can place our companion elsewhere while playing a melee range class?

or at least upgrade their AI to match trust NPC AI (if that's even if possible) and only if they are actually dodging stuff and not moving in a script

if we cant have either of the two, can we have a different range setting for when the companion is on healer mode? at least 3-6x the current distance? An optional setting? for the love of god, I cant take it

having not updated Companions since ARR, I doubt they will ever make any significant changes to our feathery companions.

[Deceptus]

Id love to see updates to my bird which was 20 in 3.2 and if you dont adjust something from like 2.0 till 5.0 ... age shows.

Basically this. They're great for what they are, a companion in the overworld.

But not great for what they could be if a little TLC was given to them. The fact they still have accuracy traits really pisses me off. It's a basic thing that is easily fixable. And SE won't take a minimal amount of time to do that.