"Grand Company issue PERSONAL chocobo" How personal?

[Darrkness]

Yes, having the chocobo spawn behind you and run up to you, kneeling to let you on, would be the perfect bit of realism. Definitely don't want it spawning infront of me like the Retainer System does.

the retainer system i can understand because there is just so darn many of them but having a pet choco come running toward you from a distance out on the field and lovingly nudging you when you meet would be the icing on the cake =)

[Alpha_Zeon]

the retainer system i can understand because there is just so darn many of them but having a pet choco come running toward you from a distance out on the field and lovingly nudging you when you meet would be the icing on the cake =)

Nice, like the "lovingly nudging" part. ^_^

[Taruna-Aeon]

the retainer system i can understand because there is just so darn many of them but having a pet choco come running toward you from a distance out on the field and lovingly nudging you when you meet would be the icing on the cake =)

Omgosh!! Yes please!! <3

[Jynx]

I wonder if your personal choco getting attacked enough will effect it's summon time or something. Hopefully there is some sort of consequence of neglecting your yellow friend!

[Darrkness]

I wonder if your personal choco getting attacked enough will effect it's summon time or something. Hopefully there is some sort of consequence of neglecting your yellow friend!

i wonder if they would do a whole animal abuse thing here if you neglect your yellow bird for so long the choco protection agency comes out to you and takes your bird to a better home where it can be loved and cherished.. lol (joke)

[Alpha_Zeon]

I wonder if your personal choco getting attacked enough will effect it's summon time or something. Hopefully there is some sort of consequence of neglecting your yellow friend!

"Personal Chocobos will have no recast timer. (They can be called instantly, unless you are being attacked!)"

"If you receive too much damage while you are riding a Chocobo, you will be knocked off the Chocobo."

Penalty is getting knocked off. I don't wanna think anyone would be so mean and cruel as to abuse their ownabo or rentabo by constantly ramming it into angry mobs with giant spikes!

"(We are planning on implementing some gear for Personal Chocobos in patch 1.20. )"

It's possible tho, that the armor that they are adding for it could be damageable and so would need repairs. I don't think anything more than this would be necessary. (Opinion subject to change)

[Leonesaurus]

Ohhhhhh, I get it now. Ok, I'm starting to understand why Yoshi P. said that while riding your Chocobo, you can get attacked by high level enemies and after several hits you can be knocked off.

The reason I'm starting to understand this decision was to give emphasis on the huge customization feature myself and many others have been asking for our birds.

With the fear of being attacked while on our speedy little feathered companions means that purchasing, crafting, and obtaining new and sexy gear for our Chocobo will give us more protection and defense against those powerful monsters out in the field.

The speed and defensive aspect of our Chocobo will safely allow us to take those hits and make it past all these aggressive mobs, almost rendering us somewhat invincible in a sense of speaking.

I didn't fully understand at first glance why they would enable you to get attacked and thrown off your bird, but now I'm really starting to understand what benefits in return the players now have at their disposal to combat this. It makes the gear customization feature more relevant and gives it a purpose to bulk up your bird's defenses, rather than being purely aesthetic.

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~Defensive Gear For Personal Chocobo ~ (IDEAS)

Protective Gear Boosts Chocobo's Defenses Against Enemies (Crafted/Bought)

Head: Iron Armored Helm
Body: Armored Iron Breastplate
Legs: Iron Leggings
Saddle: (Personal Mounts can serve as portable field retainers carry more gear with larger bags installed and crafted [+1, +2 and +3 bags = more space]

* Saddle could also serve to display not only the city emblem but your LS icon as well if you desire.

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And we may not like that fact at first, but when the 1.20 gear comes out for Chocobos, I really feel that with the new crafting features, and the personal Chocobo system installed, it will entice players to craft and obtain really cool, unique and highly defensive armored gear for our birds.

Very, very awesome idea if you really sit down and think about it for a bit, along with what they have in store for us! With that being said, I am @#$%ing super excited to get my very own Chocobo finally!!!!!!!

Its been almost a year since I've been DYING to have my own, let alone ride one, but thanks to Yoshi P. and his team..... THEY ARE FINALLY HERE!!!!!!! <3 Kweh!!!

[Overkill9000]

can i have a mining chocobo?

[Andrien]

If chocobo can be attacked by monsters, I want to fight while riding them.

[Darrkness]

i say use chocos as a travel/pack mule and use magitek armor for battles =) posting about possible magitek armor here at least have a few dungeons or instances that use magitek armor would be freaking awesome!