Chocobo Companion AI is Awful

[BigPapaSmurf]

In just about every way imaginable.

And not just in simply neglecting to avoid AOE's.

I aggro a huge group of mobs & AOE burn them.

If I don't have one particular one selected, it just stands there.

I move slightly, it cancels target & it's DPS drops (this' in Free Stance, not Follow).

I bind a target, it runs all the way back to me instead of preparing to strike when the CC ends.

It's method for skill selection is terrible.

It Chocobo Medica's when I'm not even in range.

Please fix this SE.

AND PLEASE, can we have Chocobo during Queue now? We've been so patient, it's not even funny.

[CGMidlander]

...Kweh?

(But yeah the choco is pretty stupid. It'd be nice if there were manual controls for them like with summons.)

[Deebs]

it would be nice to be able to control the bird through the pet bar or something . . . might cause some problems with smn/sch though lol

[Adormus]

How dare you call that an AI? That's R2:TW level of "AI". It basically just picks skills at random and attacks whatever you attack. Intelligence would require at least a bit of thought.

[Teryaani]

I wish the stupid thing had a "sic" command. I can live with it standing in stuff. It is a stupid bird after all, but it ignoring things I attack with an AOE or flash sucks.

[Santherelle]

I read the title of your thread and went:

"Yep. It is pretty dumb. Couldn't agree more."

[Theplatter]

I swear when SE introduced the choco companion system, they mentioned that the chocobo would be controlled through "gambits"; I was hoping this would be similar to the system used in FFXII as opposed to the simplistic mess they have now.

[Squintina]

I swear when SE introduced the choco companion system, they mentioned that the chocobo would be controlled through "gambits"; I was hoping this would be similar to the system used in FFXII as opposed to the simplistic mess they have now.

That would actually be pretty sweet.

[DSN]

Would be nice if they didn't push mobs around and cause them to be re-position esp when you have abilities that are based on your position to the mob.

[Wobble]

When I grab a bunch of mobs to aoe I just turn it on healer since honestly I'm not going to need its help, but I do agree the could make them a bit smarter.