How long do mounts take to add?

[Holy_Dragoon]

I'm betting it's content saved for PS3 release.

[TonyMontana]

I'm betting it's content saved for PS3 release.

Wouldnt that just be the most sad thing ever?

[Shizuo]

5-8 months from the start of the project if all goes well would be my guess.

[Rentahamster]

5-8 months from the start of the project if all goes well would be my guess.

5-8 months?? They shouldn't have to take that long.

They already have the Chocobo model.
They already have the Chocobo riding animation.
They already have a Chocobo NPC.
Don't even bother with the mount and dismount animation, just have the player disappear and reappear on a chocobo, like what happens when you change gear.

Just a few programming changes, and they should be able to have a basic Chocobo rental implementation up and running in less than a month.

Put in in a patch, see how the players like, it get some feedback.


Use what you learned to elaborate on the system and then implement a greater variety of Chocobo variations (they can do this easily with sliders like they do with clothing)

They already have some Choco gear models, just make some more

Implement breeding in a patch. Get some feedback.


Make some racetracks,

Implement racing.

It shouldn't be that hard. Other devs do a lot more with less time.


All about Chocobos"

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Want-Your-Fix