Thread: Increased Character Data in 3.0, what would you like to have? SE take note.

Originally Posted by Caiera

3. More Companions to help fight, instead of just the Chocobo, we could have the choice of all or some of our other mounts or have something completely new.

I have been wondering about this since I bought this game. We have a whole tab for companions (its even plural) but only a chocobo is available. I would love either to use any mount, or add a quest for job specific mounts similar to WHM and PLD where when you get those mounts, you can use them as a companion...at least for that Job. For ex. When im a whm, I can use the unicorn as a companion, but if I switch jobs, I can't use it. Adds a little variety and strategy as well.

Originally Posted by QiLymePye

I have been wondering about this since I bought this game. We have a whole tab for companions (its even plural) but only a chocobo is available. I would love either to use any mount, or add a quest for job specific mounts similar to WHM and PLD where when you get those mounts, you can use them as a companion...at least for that Job. For ex. When im a whm, I can use the unicorn as a companion, but if I switch jobs, I can't use it. Adds a little variety and strategy as well.

It was a pre-emptive measure on their part on the off chance they DID decide to add more companions, so their workload would be reduced. Since 1.0 had the Path Companions they probably figured it'd be best to hedge their bets.
Remember they weren't quite expecting ARR to be as explosively popular as it became...which seems to be the reason for a lot of the problems including EU server location, team being on the small side, etc.