NPC's in Chocobo Racing. Why?

[LandricFrey]

Re-posted in feedback section with a new title since too many people either will not read past the title or just don't understand the word "option." If a moderator sees this; please close this thread. Thank you.

[KariArisu]

They should give the option, though most will probably not care.

[Spawnie]

its to prevent 90min waits like it is for pvp... so im all for the npcs being thrown in the races to fill the numbers and besides its easy win lol

[Welsper59]

its to prevent 90min waits like it is for pvp... so im all for the npcs being thrown in the races to fill the numbers and besides its easy win lol

Exactly this. 1000000000000000000000 times this. If it means better queue times, which it clearly does with a maximum of 30 seconds, I'll take that over playing exclusively players anytime. Unless you're on a dead server, the brackets are populated during (at least) prime time, assuming you're not in the higher tier circuits. If you are, then them's the breaks until people can catch up (assuming you/they don't decide to breed the birds). Seriously though, the NPCs are a godsend, despite the massive amounts of frustration they can bring due to stat differences sometimes. The option for player-only races would be interesting, but I think it'd just end up being more of a problem than otherwise with how people will incessantly complain about the queue times for something that SE has no control over.

[LandricFrey]

If it was cross server and for a 3 minute race, I don't think it would be anywhere near pvp wait times.

They could increase the reward for the added challenge of going up against real players and to compensate for longer wait times.

[Fealow]

I Agree that there should be a player only queue as well. There are always people gathered at the chocobo square reception round the clock on my server and on a lot of other servers i have seen via twitch streams. I honestly don't think queues would be longer than a few minuets at most and thats at non peak times. Also those that are saying they don't want this because it will cause longer queues, nobody said you had to use this theoretical player queue, you'll still have your npc races available to you.

[Momita]

there are multiple rating races.. no possibility to find everytime 8 player at the dame rating race.. now we r similari rating... but people at their 4th chocobo in r100 they are likely alone in races... if NPC cant run then thwy have to wait infinite queue
Just fine as is.

[Fealow]

there are multiple rating races.. no possibility to find everytime 8 player at the dame rating race.. now we r similari rating... but people at their 4th chocobo in r100 they are likely alone in races... if NPC cant run then thwy have to wait infinite queue
Just fine as is.

As i said in my last post.

Also those that are saying they don't want this because it will cause longer queues, nobody said you had to use this theoretical player queue, you'll still have your npc races available to you.

[LandricFrey]

there are multiple rating races.. no possibility to find everytime 8 player at the dame rating race.. now we r similari rating... but people at their 4th chocobo in r100 they are likely alone in races... if NPC cant run then thwy have to wait infinite queue
Just fine as is.

Honestly people, read before you post.

[rappa]

if a have to wait 15 mins for a race that entire time is 2 mins, i directly quit