Npc Companions

[Jinrya-Geki]

I was curious if at one point we could get companions besides chocobos. I forget the name of the FFXI system, believe it was fellows, where you could make an npc character to fight with you.

You can chose their appearance, and armor by fighting certain monsters. I found this very enjoyable along with the quests you had in FFXI. I know there were in 1.0 but you couldn't decide what they look like and we're only in Main scenario quests.

[Laerune]

They were thinking of adding such system for the duty finder so players can group with npc to do the dungeons were its hard to find other players for. But like the FC Primal feature, the developers have only said, they are thinking about it. I think aslong as they dont fixt the server memory issues, we wont see realy new things. Imagine this, they are having issues with adding more inventory space, what makes you think they able to add new companions with skills and weapon+ armour space.

I love the suggestion, but aslong as the server memory stuff is not fixed, dont expect it.

[l---------------l]

I hate my chocobo even if it's 20 rank... It's just ugly, unfitting...

Give me any other companion, any other tiny monster, a NPC, whatever!

[Bigcat9715]

I hate my chocobo even if it's 20 rank... It's just ugly, unfitting...

Give me any other companion, any other tiny monster, a NPC, whatever!

Didn't we have human companion during beta or something then they switched them to chocobo, because Final Fantasy reasons.

[Fenral]

Didn't we have human companion during beta or something then they switched them to chocobo, because Final Fantasy reasons.

I wish. No, we never had a companion besides the chocobo.

They should let us take retainers as companions. They already have appearance data, gear, and an EXP curve, so it wouldn't require a bunch of new data to be stored anywhere.

[Bigcat9715]

I wish. No, we never had a companion besides the chocobo.

They should let us take retainers as companions. They already have appearance data, gear, and an EXP curve, so it wouldn't require a bunch of new data to be stored anywhere.

Yea, it was in 1.0

1.0 companion

[StrejdaTom]

Yeah! Retainer companion please.

[Fenral]

Yea, it was in 1.0

That was 1.0, not beta. The Path Companion was next to useless, though, since they had no combat AI. They also couldn't be summoned freely, so they don't really count as companion in the same way.

[Kallera]

That was 1.0, not beta. The Path Companion was next to useless, though, since they had no combat AI. They also couldn't be summoned freely, so they don't really count as companion in the same way.

It sounded like a feature that was worth expanding on, until the moon dropped.

I don't see retainers as the same, they can be non combat classses, and i kinda gave them... nicknames...

[KingOfAbyss]

I love the suggestion, but aslong as the server memory stuff is not fixed, dont expect it.

I wonder if they will ever fix their server limitations.

They could resort to use the Client's side, but hey, it's an open bar for hackers.. so we are in a pinch just because of some bad apples.. sigh..

I created a smiliar thread, so of course I vouch for this to happen!

Hire NPC, giving them rewards in dungeons, some Gil, EXP so they lvl up and charge more for their services, it would be another gil sink for SE.

Not only for Dungeons, for crafting airships too!

Thank you SE.