Riding Chocobos in town?

[Nuinn]

I don't see this happening. Imagine people storming the Ul'dah Adventurers' Guild on Chocos >_> or going up the stairs once the airship ports get open and what not. Just unnecessary clutter, imo. Then there's lag issues, Chocobo butts in my face at market ward entrance etc. It just reads chaos to me. And people can't be that lazy to walk in the cities.... can they? o_O???

The Chocobo stables inside the cities might as well serve for personal mounts once we get them, to access the stables via them, check Choco progress etc. or if those are ment for rental perhaps you'll just appear outside city limits once you rent one. Or they'll move those NPCs (stables) somewhere closer to city entrances, or give us new NPCs.... Just don't see mounts functioning well within city limits.

[Nuinn]

1 or 2 Chocobos every 5 minutes on my screen = +to immersion, but that's not ever going to happen. The second scenario seems more likely, AFKers on Chocos, Chocos everywhere, Chocos obstructing view @ Wards, while vending to NPCs, popping out around every corner.... A definite no to that.

My life too would be made easier if I were to ride one within the city, but I have no problem using my own feet either, and I'd rather walk/run than be 'Waaark!'ed at everywhere o_o

(riding them in cities + mounted combat = hey, no need to dismout = clean feet forever )

[Kilta_Firelotus]

And to those hating on choco in the city for afk mounters. Rately happens and isn't THATA BIG OF A DEAL. Also in WoW mounts had limited abilities in the city, like you can't enter buildings. The mount outa dismounts you.

Honestly i'm not that bif of a WoW fan, but st least I do not make complaint "cuz its in WoW" your hate for this game is rather childish. It is a different video game. It didn't kill your mother, and the community isn't all that bad. Infact on the servers I'm on, no one bunny hops anymore if ever did. People only jump to get over an obstecle Just to get from point a to point b a little faster. Also our towns are infact bigger the the ones in WoW. Really get over your unfounded hate on a video game. Because it is ruining this one.

[Adol]

And to those hating on choco in the city for afk mounters. Rately happens and isn't THATA BIG OF A DEAL. Also in WoW mounts had limited abilities in the city, like you can't enter buildings. The mount outa dismounts you.

Honestly i'm not that bif of a WoW fan, but st least I do not make complaint "cuz its in WoW" your hate for this game is rather childish. It is a different video game. It didn't kill your mother, and the community isn't all that bad. Infact on the servers I'm on, no one bunny hops anymore if ever did. People only jump to get over an obstecle Just to get from point a to point b a little faster. Also our towns are infact bigger the the ones in WoW. Really get over your unfounded hate on a video game. Because it is ruining this one.

I don't think one person mentioned WoW in this thread at all.
Except you, of course.

[Kilta_Firelotus]

I think they will be rideable in town. First off, the town and area outside the town are not seperated in 2 different zones like in ffxi. Second, the stables are in the center of the city.
Lastly unles ffxi, where you had a stable building with a path leading outside or a tunnel if you thinking norg. there isn't anything like that. Since we had a mini cs when we rode out on the choco.

I really have no issue seeing chocobo riding in the city. I think it is a cute concept. I liked riding my Mount in WoW with in the city. It made them feel like cities.

[Preypacer]

I think they will be rideable in town. First off, the town and area outside the town are not seperated in 2 different zones like in ffxi. Second, the stables are in the center of the city.
Lastly unles ffxi, where you had a stable building with a path leading outside or a tunnel if you thinking norg. there isn't anything like that. Since we had a mini cs when we rode out on the choco.

I really have no issue seeing chocobo riding in the city. I think it is a cute concept. I liked riding my Mount in WoW with in the city. It made them feel like cities.

Being able to ride mounts in the city in WoW made it feel like a city?

What city, exactly, have you been to that has people standing, walking, running around, blocking doorways, crowding walkways, etc. on large animals everywhere that would make it "immersive"? It's completely impractical.

And frankly, they're annoying as hell in cities in WoW. I would often deliberately go out of my way to less populated cities in that game just so I could actually see what I needed to interact with. Not being able to interact with in-game objects because there's several people on their biggest "look at me!!" mounts, completely burying them, is not immersive. It's annoying.

However "tame", they're large animals. They should be kept in stables outside the city or, perhaps, near the exit... but not in the city proper. It would add nothing to the game and would only give people one more way to be annoying, by blocking stairways, doorways, objects, NPCs, etc...

I could see it being useful for things like in parades (a la Ul'dah opening), or for "official" events where NPCs are riding them, etc... But for regular players? No way. You're asking for chaos there.

Emphatically: No chocobos in cities.

[RabidSquirrel]

I guarantee you won't be able ride chocobos in towns, at least not with rentals. Mounts in a city is one thing, but mounts in buildings is another. Since we'll only be dealing with rentals at first, it wouldn't make sense to be able to ride around town, get to a building, and then get off and have to run back to the stables if you want another chocobo. So if you want to go from point A to point B in a town, you'll have to first make a detour to the chocobo stables to grab a chocobo, ride it to where you want to be, get off, it runs away, and...yay? Doesn't seem like the most elegant implementation.

[Shipp]

Being able to ride mounts in the city in WoW made it feel like a city?

What city, exactly, have you been to that has people standing, walking, running around, blocking doorways, crowding walkways, etc. on large animals everywhere that would make it "immersive"? It's completely impractical.

And frankly, they're annoying as hell in cities in WoW. I would often deliberately go out of my way to less populated cities in that game just so I could actually see what I needed to interact with. Not being able to interact with in-game objects because there's several people on their biggest "look at me!!" mounts, completely burying them, is not immersive. It's annoying.

However "tame", they're large animals. They should be kept in stables outside the city or, perhaps, near the exit... but not in the city proper. It would add nothing to the game and would only give people one more way to be annoying, by blocking stairways, doorways, objects, NPCs, etc...

I could see it being useful for things like in parades (a la Ul'dah opening), or for "official" events where NPCs are riding them, etc... But for regular players? No way. You're asking for chaos there.

Emphatically: No chocobos in cities.

I have to agree with this, in WoW, people get on their biggest dragon mount and park it right on the NPC that you need. it's annoying as hell. This doesn't add to immersion whatsoever. In fact, it detracts from it when you're FFUUUU'ing over not being able to turn in a quest, having to mount up and fly to another auctioneer, spend 20 seconds trying to gently move your mouse around in a game of hot and cold trying to find that one pixel your can click on that isn't being blocked by the mount.

[giftforce]

I have to agree with this, in WoW, people get on their biggest dragon mount and park it right on the NPC that you need. it's annoying as hell. This doesn't add to immersion whatsoever. In fact, it detracts from it when you're FFUUUU'ing over not being able to turn in a quest, having to mount up and fly to another auctioneer, spend 20 seconds trying to gently move your mouse around in a game of hot and cold trying to find that one pixel your can click on that isn't being blocked by the mount.

Collision detection. Can we have it?

In Archeage you can't stand on top of an NPC, you can only push them around (within a certain radius).

[Shipp]

Collision detection. Can we have it?

In Archeage you can't stand on top of an NPC, you can only push them around (within a certain radius).

Or you know... we could just not have chocos in a town since it would be a major strain to any PC running it until 3+ years from now.