Yes, I heard about the Beastmaster aspect, but I was told that was more of a temporary thing & I'm referring to a permanent one (such as our company chocobo is a permanent animal that we summon/dismiss at will, for example). And I also meant an ability to tame any animal we choose from our wanderings -- the options you spoke about that will possibly expand to things other than just chocobos entail going to someone and choosing from a limited list of options what creatures we want. I would like to be able to travel anywhere and happen along a wolf or bat-like thing and tame them on the spot and have them become a permanent pet that can grow (level) with the character and have its own name that I choose and type into the game (so that its name is displayed above its head just as my character's name is displayed above hers). The fact that you said there's a "maybe" though gives me hope because it means at least one other person found interest in having this ability as well.