What if Chocobo Companion was Replaced with a Trust System?

[Soge01]

Just a thought, but what if it was? And not something like a full four man or more party trust system, but just a singular Trust you can optionally travel around with based off of battle capable friends and allies you've met through FFXIV's main and various side stories.

Personally, I'd love to travel with the Deftarm of the Gnath. He's one of my favorite NPCs and it made me really happy to see him pop up in the Firmament in Ishgard. Would love to go traveling with him as my Trust.

Also this simple Trust feature could still retain the Barding Feature usable by our Chocobo. So you can essentially change the way your Trust looks through that system or the existing glamour system we can use on Gathering/crafting delivery related NPCs.

This system wouldn't mean you wouldn't be able to summon your Chocobo either. They would just be referred to as Trusts instead of Chocobo Companion. :3

Thoughts?

[DarmaniLink]

Honestly, it would be nice if you could take your squadron out to level with.
And your chocobo too, because more features is always good.

[Espon]

You want to dress the Vath Deftarm in Ravana Barding?

[Fyrebrand]

Yes, please! I don't care if it's Trust characters, Squadron members, Retainers, other story or job quest NPCs, any kind of cool new open-world companions would be welcome. I don't quite have my chocobo's skill lines at max, but it's getting there fast. I'm sure a great many players already have it, and would happily level some fresh new companions all over again just for something to do.

[NekoMataMata]

Could work for squadrons but for everything else it'd mean walking spoilers everywhere. Imagine leaving the starting city and you see story/side story npcs everywhere.

[GTK0HLK]

Not sure how it would work..,
Unless they're invisible to all except for buffs on you're person to let others know your using them.., since i don't know how much usage they'd be each time they're called out.<interesting idea.., though the question I have, like I said.., is how this will affect things server wise.>
by which I mean they could end up being Glorified DoTs/HoTs like Esteem.

[Dzian]

Honestly what I'd have liked is some build on the adventuring fellow they used to have in 1.0. Fleshed out in the same way the signal/tactics Pearl's worked in ffxi. With associated quests bonding etc etc even a mini limit break the 2 of you could pull off together.

[vanaii]

I'd love to see more companions than the chocobo that we can "equip." I don't know about making them full-on trusts, but having a Moogle Companion and a Qiqirn Companion and a Cactaur Companion all could be fun in their own way. Kind of like open world trusts, but we'd need more stuff in the open world to really make them viable-- we don't particularly "need" even the chocobo companion as it is.

[Necrotica]

They are waiting to add this feature until my chocobo hits level 20. Then they will add it and make me level something else up all over again.

I'M ON TO YOU SQUARE ENIX!

[Zsolen]

They are waiting to add this feature until my chocobo hits level 20. Then they will add it and make me level something else up all over again.

I'M ON TO YOU SQUARE ENIX!

In that case, we all need you to level up your chocobo.