I think the idea of fighting along side your own chocobo is rather cool. Especially if it's one you've raised yourself. I tend to do a lot of guildleve's when i'm online, mostly because i don't have a lot of time to "shout for parties" in Ul'dah or try to form a party via the current search function.

Personally, when i heard that we were going to get a Path Companion, i immediately thought of the FFXI Fellow. Unfortunately, the Path Companion only appeared halfway through the main storyline and didn't really participate in battles. Right now, i'd prefer having my own personal chocobo fighting along side of me then our current Path Companion.

I know that during the Live Letter, Yoshi-P mentioned that they would remove the Path Companion for now so that they can implement a better one later. But, in the meantime i'll be having a big smile on my face while fighting monsters with my Kwehzacotl. (^_^ )-b

I would also like to see Red XIII/XIV as a Mount + ("Path") Companion in this game. (^_^ ) I mean, if Cait Sith and Tifa can ride horsey with Red? Why can't we? (^_^ )