"If you ignore them long enough.."

[Andrea]

I would also like to know where the following concepts are:

-The ability to enter dungeons with NPCs
-The ability to have companions other than our chocobos
-The possibility of using retainers as companions inside and/or outside of dungeons

Having NPC partners was mentioned by the devs as a possibility some time ago, but it has gotten little to no coverage since.

I'll be honest. I hope none of these ever happen until the game is literally unplayable if it doesn't.

What you're suggesting is we take everything that makes an mmo a mmo and turn it single player.

[BloodPact]

I'll be honest. I hope none of these ever happen until the game is literally unplayable if it doesn't.

What you're suggesting is we take everything that makes an mmo a mmo and turn it single player.

Not necessarily. Even more now that you can now basically stay out of contact with the outside world in most instances. If you have three other friends you can roulette or straight out run basically anything without needing another player. The exception would be newer full party content.

If they are to allow chocobos it will probably have to be on undersized configurations only. No one will want to run a roulette with another person's companion instead of a player. It would probably take way more time. What this would do is provide an alternative for people who want to farm or tackle super old content without having to wait years in the queue (especially DPS).