Well on one hand I dont think OP complaints are pretty valid, since jumping really isnt something that you'd just toss in the game (especially since this one is motion captured) since they most likely want to have a valid reason for it to be in game rather than just "I want to jump". On the other hand, chocobos should be in game, at least as a standard ride, and then work later on what else they can do.

Why? For the simple fact that even though you can teleport to any aetheryte or gate, there are still big expanses of land you have to cross to get to out of the way areas that may not be anywhere near an aetheryte. Also, some locations have really huge distances between one another, so a chocobo would be really handy going from point to point, much like telepoint traveling in Final Fantasy XI.

Battle and other general ground level foundation revamps, rehauls, and adjusments are the most important things to fix at the moment though...so I can stand not riding for a little while longer...but after the initial adjustments are in, they really do need to get on chocobos and airships asap.