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    Wobble's Avatar
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    Wobble Wibblewobb
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    Why do these tabs exist on Lodestone?

    They have been there since day one, but nothing has ever become of them. So I wonder why are they there?

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    W'fharl Tia
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    Those are for a future update.

    Please look forward to it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
    Those are for a future update.

    Please look forward to it!
    Hahaha, been looking forward to it...
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    Milmoko Gemoko
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    I keep hoping the Companions tab means we're gonna have more battle pets to choose from other then the Company Chocobo, I have a sweet Coeurl from my Collectors Edition I'd like to see in battle, reckon it would make a mean DSP or Tank class.
    So come on Square more battle pets in 3XX please
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    Alessa Ravachi
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wobble View Post
    They have been there since day one, but nothing has ever become of them. So I wonder why are they there?

    Maybe it was from 1.x?

    Back then, If you weren't around, we had "path companions" which was awesome.


    Why are path companions gone SE!
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    Chen Kotomi
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    Quote Originally Posted by NinjaTaru72 View Post
    Maybe it was from 1.x?

    Back then, If you weren't around, we had "path companions" which was awesome.


    Why are path companions gone SE!
    Except they redid the lodestone for 2.0.
    What this really is is one of those ideas that they wanted to make use of when they made Lodestone, but realized that for whatever reason they wouldn't be able to dedicate the resources required, or it ended up not being very relevant.
    These "artifacts" crop up in MMOs all the time. Often there are ideas that make it to implementation in one feature, but not another. And they don't bother removing it on the off chance there's a use for it later.
    Path companions are more than likely gone because of limitations regarding item slots and the like. Technically our retainers are as close as we'll get, and if they make a comeback they'll probably not be the same as before.
    Remember the whole purpose of path companions was to make the fact that 1.0 had a subscriber base smaller than the cast and crew of a lot of major motion pictures a little less of a problem. Now that 2.0 has rolled around and chocos serve basically the same purpose, there's no reason for them to exist anymore from a mechanics standpoint.
    After all despite everything, you can't ride a path companion.
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    Player Zaft's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyuven View Post
    These "artifacts" crop up in MMOs all the time.
    ^This. Even after 10 years, there are still tons of spells and abilities that are unused in FFXI, just sitting in the data files, waiting for their day.

    Quote Originally Posted by kyuven View Post
    After all despite everything, you can't ride a path companion.
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    King Canadane
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    If my path companion had her way with me, there's certainly be a blur between the companions and mounts, if you know what I mean.

    Anyone else who took the Mi'qote knows what I mean.
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    Enkidoh Roux
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    Indeed - no sooner was my Path Companion (miqo'te GLA) introduced by Tataru she was clearly mentally undressing Enki with her eyes, and flat out said she wanted to meet with Enki in public simply because, and I quote: "I want everyone to know that you are mine."

    And, then there was these especially hilarious innuendos:




    :3 Please SE, I miss her companionship... My chocobo just isn't the same...

    Andddd.. that sounds far more wrong than when I was typing it, really! Path Companions are the one thing I really miss the most from 1.0 and would love to see them return.
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    Last edited by Enkidoh; 03-14-2015 at 08:58 PM.

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    Skadi Felis
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyuven View Post
    Remember the whole purpose of path companions was to make the fact that 1.0 had a subscriber base smaller than the cast and crew of a lot of major motion pictures a little less of a problem.
    Wrong
    The purpose of a path companion was to have a NPC partner who fight with you in instanced mainstory solo quests and speak for you in mainstory CS. They didn't exist outside of the mainstory.

    The best about them was that every companion race and gender had their own personality.

    The male Lalafell who fears his own shadow, the female Lalafell who speak in rhyme, the (female) Miqo'te who is full with love.
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    Last edited by Felis; 03-14-2015 at 09:15 PM.

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