[dev1082] THE Mount System / Chocobo Tribute

[zaviermhigo]

I just don't want ridiculous mounts in the game, I can't honestly think outside of the box because I've been trained to like chocobos in a ff setting, where horses are for summons, or really epic people. :/ not even being sarcastic, don't flame me, just give me ideas to other mounts because I just can't think of one :/

[Renshi]

I remember when I told my friend this.

"Hey pal, they're going to implement other mounts other than chocobos!" "Yaaaaay, WoW!"

[Laughlyn]

well...maybe thats what the game should get & give WoW a run for their money.
If WoW can have various mounts why cant FFXIV, im sure they'd be unique in their own way.
Unlike Rift's 2headed turtle....

Besides WoW & rift arnt the only mmo out there, ppl are just using it as a lame excuse.

Bring on the slug, coblyn & hog mounts!

If all else fails, just lets us get some Canoe's so we can paddle around in the ponds, now if anything unique it's that. (no Roegadyn's in the back of the Canoe's plz)

Anywayz, i'd let SE implement a few various Mounts for us to try out, then give them feedback of if we like or not, maybe it wont "Feel" like WoW after all. (wich i doubt)

Guess a test server would come in handy for that... but ppl prolly complain about that too for being too WoW-like. >.<

[Arcell]

well...maybe thats what the game should get & give WoW a run for their money.
If WoW can have various mounts why cant FFXIV, im sure they'd be unique in their own way.
Unlike Rift's 2headed turtle....

Besides WoW & rift arnt the only mmo out there, ppl are just using it as a lame excuse.

Bring on the slug, coblyn & hog mounts!

If all else fails, just lets us get some Canoe's so we can paddle around in the ponds, now if anything unique it's that. (no Roegadyn's in the back of the Canoe's plz)

Anywayz, i'd let SE implement a few various Mounts for us to try out, then give them feedback of if we like or not, maybe it wont "Feel" like WoW after all. (wich i doubt)

Guess a test server would come in handy for that... but ppl prolly complain about that too for being too WoW-like. >.<

Agreed 100%. I think people are too quick to jump on anything other than Chocobos because they're afraid. They don't want the obnoxiously ridiculous shit we see in WoW, to which I agree. However I don't think the developers would take it to those extremes honestly. If we get other creatures as mounts they'll be only the versions we have in-game, no ridiculously stupid modifications. At most we'll get to add some armor to them. I think that's honestly fine and fits well within the realm of tasteful in FFXIV.

[Esthar]

So... What do you think about Chocobos in Combat?
What do you think about being able to gear it up?
What was your favorite appearance in either one of the games?
What do you think of multiple licenses?
What do you think of Treasure Hunt?

Like 'zaviermihgo' I think I would have a hard time to accept anything else.

I think I could settle for it, but then I'd hope for a really smooth and great way of introduction.
I would be sad if it'd be like: "Here, new mount."

And we'd have the option to ride a storyless, meaningless, random mount that just looks cool which has been put in the game just for the sake of... putting it in. I won't say: "No way ever." ... But it's gotta be at least as epic if you decide to put something next to the Chocobo. (If it's not epic, why choose to put something un-epic next to something that already is perfect.)

Anyways. (^-^) Hope some people answer to the questions and we can get a discussion without comparisons to other games going.

(Take Care.)

[Teknoman]

Im as open to new ideas in FF games as the next fan...but yeah, we dont need more than chocobos for mounts. Different types of chocobos? Sure. But riding a giant armored bird (hopefully armored since the artist is the same as the Ivalice series) is good enough.

Different types to access different areas? That I can roll with.

[Esthar]

Im as open to new ideas in FF games as the next fan...but yeah, we dont need more than chocobos for mounts.

Me likes... (^-^)

Different types to access different areas? That I can roll with.

Sounds cool! Maybe a black one for flying and a golden 2x2 Chocobo, as seen before. Got any ideas for that, Teknoman?

seconded

I don't get it. What does "wtf" in the context of what I wrote mean? Care to elaborate? (~,~)

[Xeno]

I don't get it. What does "wtf" in the context of what I wrote mean? Care to elaborate? (~,~)

Basically you wrote a ton of stuff and hardly anyone will read that. If that was in MS word it would be like 10 pages or more.

[Esthar]

I like everything here except the idea of Chocobo combat. Pimping your ride with gear is one thing, but implementing chocobo combat is a long way off.

I trust you blindly here, Rhen, and assume you're right since - I have actually no clue but, yeah, it sounds like a lot of work. Pictures of "Aeolian Saddles", "Malachite Harness" and "Loyalists Helmet" came to my mind and I couldn't stop it. When I thought about later, I felt like maybe making the Chocobo a huge part of the combat would change the experience in a bad way. But who knows. Have there ever been fights on mounts somewhere? (^,^)
(Let's please overlook that I brought a question about another MMO in, after I asked to not make any comparison. *chuckle-ga* I'm only human after all.)

Basically you wrote a ton of stuff and hardly anyone will read that. If that was in MS word it would be like 10 pages or more.

I see. (^,^)
Yeah, I considered that. But I decided to still do it, for there's always some peeps who enjoy going a bit further than the usual level interaction on particularly this forum. There are always people who are different from rest... And it's for these 2-3 people. (^-^)
Also... I really enjoyed getting lost in ideas and fantasies and think about stuff.
Therefore alone it was worth it. *giggle*

I hope, though, people who are new to Final Fantasy will at least read the "About The Chocobo" paragraph. I think it's know what a long way it came.

Anyways - Thanks for clearing it up, Xeno.

[Alegis]

Some great Ideas Esthar.

It would be great to see of of this ingame. Especially different Chocobo breeds and armored Chocobos.