I fully endorse this post completely. I stated in another post previously that I wanted Choco raising, renting, and racing. The 3 R's if you will! If they were able to implement the things you stated in your post the game would be glorified rather than scorned by a good deal of players. Mounts are as much a part of MMOs as Chocobos are a part of Final Fantasy, and although I know these ideas are all somewhat inspired by FFXI I think they seem much more refined and player friendly. I feel as though Chocobos are almost half of final fantasy, so having so many chocobo centered activities would really bring the game to life.