Devs: If you're not going to improve the Chocobo AI, at least make them invulnerable

[Skivvy]

Pretty simple request. The last time our Companions had a smidgeon of developer attention was when Accuracy was removed in 2017 patch 4.0 (despite the fact that they still have an accuracy trait, go figure).

I can't count the number of times by 'Boco Buddy has bit the dust because I have him on healer stance and he decides he has to stand RIGHT next to me at ALL times.

Not to mention that while he is moving, he can't cast, causing me to bite the dust numerous times.

So please. Make their heals instant cast, give them a simple Stay command, or make them immune to damage so they're not dying to simple avoidable attacks.

Healer bird does definitely need some love. I like the idea of a stay command so that way you could actually place it somewhere (mostly) out of harm's way, AND it would be able to actually cast on you since it was staying put.

[Deceptus]

Healer bird does definitely need some love. I like the idea of a stay command so that way you could actually place it somewhere (mostly) out of harm's way, AND it would be able to actually cast on you since it was staying put.

Yep. We already have a "follow" command, and a Stay command for SMN (old) / SCH. A Stay shouldn't be hard to put on the Chocobo's Hotbar as another pet already has it implemented.

I wonder why they are so stale as battle companions . If they didn't want solo/small partys in the open world to have extra "effective" dps/heals/tanks then why did they add the chocbo companion?

Relic of 1.0 which is probably why they have largely been forgotten.

[ReynTime]

Yep. We already have a "follow" command, and a Stay command for SMN (old) / SCH. A Stay shouldn't be hard to put on the Chocobo's Hotbar as another pet already has it implemented.



Relic of 1.0 which is probably why they have largely been forgotten.

The companion was introduced by Yoshida's team, much later than 1.0.