[dev1082] The (un)Official Mount System Thread

[Nikita]

So, apparently alot of you have never played Final Fantasy..

For your sake here is a list of other modes of transportation form the Final Fantasy Series other than chocobos..

Magitek Armor
Motor Cycles
Cars
Shoopuff
Airships
Spaceships
Canoes
Sail Boats
Speed Boats
Dragons
Personal Aerial Combat Armor
Trains
Gargant(spider things)
Hovercraft
Snowboard
Submarine
Helicopter

And that's just off the top of my head.. Now please, someone explain to me how Chocobo's are the only reasonable Mount for FFXIV..

I think most people are thinking about a more personal mount that you own/rent and see people riding the most often from place to place. Given the current setting of FFXIV and what we have seen this far (well, really nothing this far) most of that seems a bit out of place (snowboard for example), and I have yet to see the Garlean Empire flying around in a helicopter. Chocobos are the mount that is most commonly seen throughout the series. I wouldn't be against them adding more, just as long as it doesn't turn into a WoW cash shop with sparkle ponies and glowy flying lions! ^_^

[Arcell]

I agree that going to the level of WoW mounts is a little ridiculous but that's the other extreme. The first being only having ONE creature to ride. Again I ask can someone give a legitimate argument for the exclusion of anything else but Chocobos aside from simply being afraid of change?

The series is constantly moving forward and adding things that weren't seen in previous games. This game as an MMO could greatly benefit from a variety of different ridable creatures that would allow people a greater degree of customization based on their personality or play style. I think restricting it to things that are logically ridable is fine (no Bombs, Wights, Cactuar, Gnats etc...). Though things like Drakes, Goats, Crabs or Dodos (Dodobo!) would make sense as they're big enough and logically one could ride on them. If they're going to add customization in terms of armor and accessories to Chocobos let us have it for all of them!

[Munba]

So, apparently alot of you have never played Final Fantasy..

For your sake here is a list of other modes of transportation form the Final Fantasy Series other than chocobos..

Magitek Armor
Motor Cycles
Cars
Shoopuff
Airships
Spaceships
Canoes
Sail Boats
Speed Boats
Dragons
Personal Aerial Combat Armor
Trains
Gargant(spider things)
Hovercraft
Snowboard
Submarine
Helicopter

None all FFs are suitable for all those vehicles/mounts. For example, i would not like to see motorcycles or helicopters or similar "high-tech" stuff in FF14 sincerely, because the world is more "medieval" and they would be out of place.

[Duelle]

None all FFs are suitable for all those vehicles/mounts. For example, i would not like to see motorcycles or helicopters or similar "high-tech" stuff in FF14 sincerely, because the world is more "medieval" and they would be out of place.

Garleans beg to differ.

I can see it now:

Raid leader: Ok, Duelle, Mcpwnzu and Snuffy, get on the motorcycles. Ownerer, go with group 3 and split the demoli--I mean, magitek armors amongst yourselves. Group 4 will be the people catapulted on the boss. Don't screw up because these vehicles can't be healed. Also, make sure people on the bikes are picking up the catapulted people after the boss shakes them off.

[Nikita]

Garleans beg to differ.

I can see it now:

Raid leader: Ok, Duelle, Mcpwnzu and Snuffy, get on the motorcycles. Ownerer, go with group 3 and split the demoli--I mean, magitek armors amongst yourselves. Group 4 will be the people catapulted on the boss. Don't screw up because these vehicles can't be healed. Also, make sure people on the bikes are picking up the catapulted people after the boss shakes them off.

http://www.wowwiki.com/Flame_Leviathan

[Duelle]

http://www.wowwiki.com/Flame_Leviathan

*gasp* You saw right through me! :O

[Nikita]

*gasp* You saw right through me! :O

Lol you made it obvious.... on purpose >.>

[Neptune]

Garleans beg to differ.

I can see it now:

Raid leader: Ok, Duelle, Mcpwnzu and Snuffy, get on the motorcycles. Ownerer, go with group 3 and split the demoli--I mean, magitek armors amongst yourselves. Group 4 will be the people catapulted on the boss. Don't screw up because these vehicles can't be healed. Also, make sure people on the bikes are picking up the catapulted people after the boss shakes them off.

Actually, I think that would be killer gameplay.

EDIT: And yeah, lol, I have done that fight in wow too. Haha. But it made me imagine riding mounts up to a boss platform like a plateau at the top of a mesa.

[Nikita]

Actually, I think that would be killer gameplay.

EDIT: And yeah, lol, I have done that fight in wow too. Haha. But it made me imagine riding mounts up to a boss platform like a plateau at the top of a mesa.

Ironically, for as complex as it looked, it was basically a loot Piñata!

I like vehicle fights! But if they add them, I can see people complaining "I want to use my own abilities!" just like they did in WoW.

[Duelle]

Ironically, for as complex as it looked, it was basically a loot Piñata!

I like vehicle fights! But if they add them, I can see people complaining "I want to use my own abilities!" just like they did in WoW.

Indeed. Few actually appreciated Flame Leviathan for what it was: a chance to do something different in raiding content. For me it meant my gnome warrior was doing something other than tanking. Seeing all the machines the Garleans have, it'd be a crime to NOT make a vehicle-based encounter at some point.

Edit: odd question, but you wouldn't happen to have had a dwarf death knight named Nikita on the sentinels server, would you? >.>

If I remember correctly Chocobo Breeding was one of the most highly demanded features in FFXI.

And it was widely used ... for about 3 months.

This was because by then people figured out all that effort to get a mount slower than then rentals, had less stamina, cost money to keep summoning and was temperamental was kinda...worthless (or damn close to it).