[dev1082] The (un)Official Mount System Thread

[DeadlySwordz]

Different beaks, different sizes, different coats/feathers, different muscle tone, claws, facial features, wings. And then further ability to customise the mount with a variety of armour would be cool.

I don't think anyone would begrudge an MMO for only having Chocobos if there was such a huge diversity of chocobos available.

this i wouldn't think anyone would have a problem with. but from what the OP said, it seems he wants totally different mounts other than just chocobos. anything else other than chocobos, i don't think would fit to be in the game. but this is just my and a few others opinions

[Vesperia]

Horses seem a little 'too obvious' for a MMO like FFXIV.

[Anathiel]

My suggestion would be for customizable chocobo's. Keep the final fantasy feel, but give it mmo flavor. Besides choco armor is awesome.

[Seif]

They really coded themselves into a corner by making this lazy warping system that breaks the immersion of a consistent world completely.

[Fensfield]

Eww...

Chocobos? Definitely.

But other stuff? I really hope not. Not another ridiculous mount system ala WoW with a billion species out the wazoo, it'd kill all feeling of chocobo being special. I mean, sure, maybe the odd one that fit into theme somehow, but I can't think of any... and I'd hate it if they added something like wargs -.-

If anything what'd be most amazing is more active emphasis on chocobo with a breeding and colour system.

[Nexxus]

I see here a way to play a minigame, letting young mob to be tame and be raised to adult so you can mount/sell them. Making different type of mount, stock mount for miner/botanist by example.

[Duelle]

this i wouldn't think anyone would have a problem with. but from what the OP said, it seems he wants totally different mounts other than just chocobos. anything else other than chocobos, i don't think would fit to be in the game. but this is just my and a few others opinions

I'm fine with chocobo being part of the mount system. In fact, I'd be happy to see different types of chocobo. I simply want available mounts to be expanded beyond chocobo instead of chocobo and only chocobo.

My bigger concern with all this is distribution. Again, I'm not too fond of chocobo breeding, and I don't see a way you could distribute all those chocobo variations.

[ArkhamNative]

A genius of FF11 was the quest highlighting the bond between rider and Chocobo. Not only when you got the license did you feel a real sense of accomplishment, but there was an emotional attachment as well. It definitely wouldn't be FF if you rode just some dumb animal that you whipped to make go faster.

And hopefully SE has fully translated the game from its original Chinese so we won't have any more "horse-bird" nonsense.

[Vesperia]

Wait a minute. Why do we need Chocobo armour?

It's not like we're getting mounted combat.

[Cxplorer]

I hope that :

-They don't charge a lot to use one.

-Doesn't need to do a stupid quest to use one.

I also would like other animals to use for transportation. What would be original is that each race has a specific mount beside chocobos.