New Chocobo abilities/functions/mechanics

[DarkStar]

Caster Chocobo would get Choco-Meteor as an ultimate skill if they increase the rank cap, if only because Ultima itself is a plot-powered Doomsday Weapon.

Also, Choco-Meteor is the better option simply because people who've run afoul of All Red Chocobo random encounters in Final Fantasy Tactics will love having that kind of power at their fingertips. Or they might go into PTSD. Depends on how many times they ran into that particular encounter.

[Sotek]

Chocobo Digging, same as XI, except used when its summoned rather than when riding. Just throw some generic gathering items in, the odd Chocobo Treasure (really, this should have been all the solo maps we have now...) for vanity crap, and a lot of this.

Enhancer/Debuffer Chocobo would be nice, too.

[mouseno4]

Chocobo Digging, same as XI, except used when its summoned rather than when riding. Just throw some generic gathering items in, the odd Chocobo Treasure (really, this should have been all the solo maps we have now...) for vanity crap, and a lot of this.

Enhancer/Debuffer Chocobo would be nice, too.

But what would an enhancer/debuffer do that would make it a viable option for anyone? Sure there are heaps of debuffs to choose from... but none of which are potent enough to have a role attached to it.

[Sotek]

But what would an enhancer/debuffer do that would make it a viable option for anyone? Sure there are heaps of debuffs to choose from... but none of which are potent enough to have a role attached to it.

Well, to be fair I don't really find any of the current Chocobo roles to be potent enough to be worthwhile, short of the DPS one. I don't really see much of a problem with a enhancer/debuffer if a caster is on the table, considering caster is just DPS from a distance. Either they'd be perfectly balanced, in which case it's just variety for varieties sake, or one will do more DPS, in which case why have the other?

Way I see it, enhancer/debuffer/caster would all just be for hybrid builds. Going all out on enhancer/debuffer could also mitigate a substantial amount of damage, and something like Choco Sleep would just be great in general.

[Yahavage]

Chocobo Hot and Cold (from IX) or bust!

[mouseno4]

Well, to be fair I don't really find any of the current Chocobo roles to be potent enough to be worthwhile, short of the DPS one. I don't really see much of a problem with a enhancer/debuffer if a caster is on the table, considering caster is just DPS from a distance. Either they'd be perfectly balanced, in which case it's just variety for varieties sake, or one will do more DPS, in which case why have the other?

Way I see it, enhancer/debuffer/caster would all just be for hybrid builds. Going all out on enhancer/debuffer could also mitigate a substantial amount of damage, and something like Choco Sleep would just be great in general.

Fair enough.

[NinjaTaru72]

Chocobo Hot and Cold (from IX) or bust!

this guy knows where it's at

[Musashidon]

functions i would like is it to not be retarded, wish it would avoid aoe's xD

[UBERHAXED]

See "Angel of Valhalla". Exactly like that. Don't touch anything else.

[mouseno4]

functions i would like is it to not be retarded, wish it would avoid aoe's xD

Have to agree with this sadly. Fighting those big monsters that spew every debuff in the game causes lots of frustrations with ANY Chocobo as you have move so it follows you out of the aoe.