[dev1082] The (un)Official Mount System Thread

[Shika]

Well I'm speaking about "mount" system, we can have trains, airship, submarines, etc. but those are "trasportation" system, it's a different story.

In all FF the only mount is the chocobo, the bike in VII was just a mini-game, same for snowboard.
Magitek were made for fight, not for move faster in the world map.

You know why this FANTASTIC saga is dying? Because they're "breaking the rule".

I buy FF to play FF, I don't want FF to be another game, I'm not going to buy NBA if I want to play football game...
If you are a FF fans, you'll agree that no mount better then a chocobo can ever be made.

I can't see people riding dogs, dodo's or any other shit that is not a chocobo, at least not untill the game title is Final Fantasy.

I'm not english, I hope you understand.

I only mention other modes of transport because a "Mount" is a mode of transport, and this is an unofficial discussion thread- I was just putting my two pennies in ^^ Basically I was saying "Hell yeah!" to chocobos, but that I'm also not hugely against either other "mounts" or modes of transport. That is just my opinion, which of course not everyone will agree with

mount1
vb
1. to go up (a hill, stairs, etc.); climb
2. to get up on (a horse, a platform, etc.)

Also, what if the word used (i.e. mount) also meant a sort of transport that you could get up onto (airship, crazy magitek armour etc)?
Perhaps the word was used entirely on purpose to only mean an animal that you ride, but with airships flying around above us I would be sorely disappointed if we did not get access to use airships too (or any other forms of transport) in the future. That's all I was saying ^^

[Malakhim]

Chocobos ARE quintessentially Final Fantasy, and it would be dumb if SE just made mounts out of anything, unless like Nuru pointed out, maybe they have different strengths, traits, or abilities that make their purpose unique.

But to limit Final Fantasy to JUST chocobos? That's stifling creativity right there, which is what the series is based on. Just like FFXI goblins and mandragoras kinda became mascots for FF, there's no reason that SE can't come up with a new type of riding mascot on par with a chocobo or something.