Amber Draught Chocobo

[Arkann]

I want a chocobo that uses roller skates instead of running.

That would be pretty cool.

[Gyson]

They've explained before that they don't want to create a situation where one player (who has not unlocked flying in a zone yet) can pair up with another player and be moved to locations that are not yet accessible for them. Sadly, that seems to imply the two-player mounts will never fly.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

They've explained before that they don't want to create a situation where one player (who has not unlocked flying in a zone yet) can pair up with another player and be moved to locations that are not yet accessible for them. Sadly, that seems to imply the two-player mounts will never fly.

Then couldn't they just disable flying if you got another player with you?

[Gyson]

Then couldn't they just disable flying if you got another player with you?

Are you asking me if they could, or asking me if I believe they would bother to go through that effort? Because those are different answers.

Edit: What was the last word on the wedding ring functionality in expansion zones (which people actually paid real money for) ?

[Nadirah]

Are you asking me if they could, or asking me if I believe they would bother to go through that effort? Because those are different answers.

Edit: What was the last word on the wedding ring functionality in expansion zones (which people actually paid real money for) ?

Won't work until your partner unlocks flying in that zone.

[Noxifer]

Won't work until your partner unlocks flying in that zone.

Actually, won't work until the ringporting person has 100% map exploration. Don't think the ringport target needs to have that, though.

And if the ringport target is currently airborne, you will end up by the aetheryte in the area (not sure where you end up in Hinterlands, though, since that area doesn't have an aetheryte).

Edit: Now that I think about it, it's possible the ringporting person ends up where the target took off. I've only teleported once (to Western Coerthas) and ended up by the aetheryte, so I figured that was always the case. Never tested it out, though.

[Neridine]

They've explained before that they don't want to create a situation where one player (who has not unlocked flying in a zone yet) can pair up with another player and be moved to locations that are not yet accessible for them. Sadly, that seems to imply the two-player mounts will never fly.

Like airships they have planned? It's not that game breaking really. You still have to do quests to unlock all the currents including MSQ even if they get a lift to unlock some of the currents or whatever.

[Gyson]

Like airships they have planned? It's not that game breaking really. You still have to do quests to unlock all the currents including MSQ even if they get a lift to unlock some of the currents or whatever.

Are you referring to FC airships? I don't think those are going to be taking you around the existing HW game zones. As for being game breaking or not, that's ultimately the developer's call (and they've been clear about where they stand on this). I'm not saying there aren't better ways to do it, just pointing out why it is the way it is. It's never going to be a case of "oh, just turn on flying" for these chocobos, there's a lot more work than that which would need to be done first.

[raela]

Probably because it doesn't already have a flying animation, not sure if they can just port over the normal sized chocobos one.

I was on a two person mount and fell in a hole off the map.. The chocobo started flying (in place). Though that doesn't mean up/down/turns have animations.. Hopefully they are just programming in checks to ensure both players can fly before allowing the draught mounts to take off.

[Ditto]

They should just make it so that it cant fly if the second person on it doesn't have flying unlocked for the map.

Explain it as something like.. "The winds are too rough for an inexperienced rider". I mean having a person on the back not knowing what they're doing and shaking all over the place while flying would be a problem.