Letter is up, go read it boys and girls

[kurokawa]

Pretty underwhelmed.

Considering this is the patch that they release and ask for subscriptions, I'd expect something more than a Mog battle.

I think they should ask for payments when the job system goes live. I don't thinkI'll pay, not with Skyrim, SWTOR etc out over winter.

Adding PC Search and Auction should have been done a year ago and shoudln't really be a focus of a patch. We still need content.

Will hold a candle for 2.0 next I think. See you all in 2012

[Onidemon]

Pretty underwhelmed.

Considering this is the patch that they release and ask for subscriptions, I'd expect something more than a Mog battle.

I think they should ask for payments when the job system goes live. I don't thinkI'll pay, not with Skyrim, SWTOR etc out over winter.

Adding PC Search and Auction should have been done a year ago and shoudln't really be a focus of a patch. We still need content.

Will hold a candle for 2.0 next I think. See you all in 2012

Couldn't agree more. There is nothing in 2.0 justifying a subscription. Jobs on the other hand are a big change.

[Kailea_Nagisa]

goobbue mount? really, god please let it be a joke......I mean I understand people wanting other mounts because "other MMOs have them" but come on, this is Final Fantasy, you ride Chocobos! Thats it -.-

[PrettyPrincess]

goobbue mount? really, god please let it be a joke......I mean I understand people wanting other mounts because "other MMOs have them" but come on, this is Final Fantasy, you ride Chocobos! Thats it -.-

no .

Pretty underwhelmed.

Considering this is the patch that they release and ask for subscriptions, I'd expect something more than a Mog battle.

I think they should ask for payments when the job system goes live. I don't thinkI'll pay, not with Skyrim, SWTOR etc out over winter.

Adding PC Search and Auction should have been done a year ago and shoudln't really be a focus of a patch. We still need content.

Will hold a candle for 2.0 next I think. See you all in 2012

You can blame Tanaka and his team for having an un-optimized engine for an MMO and crappy server structure.

[normalforce]

goobbue mount? really, god please let it be a joke......I mean I understand people wanting other mounts because "other MMOs have them" but come on, this is Final Fantasy, you ride Chocobos! Thats it -.-

In my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, through two feet of snow... barefoot!

[Mamba]

no more slot cost for accessories == me happy!

Me too
There was some other bits too that were quite interesting... and I am happy it is delayed a bit, gives me time to get back from my holidays lol :P

[Holy_Dragoon]

In my day, we walked to school uphill, both ways, through two feet of snow... barefoot!

Is there a reason that people are so afraid of tradition these days? I'm generally curious.
Over all I like most of the changes that are coming, this seems to be a good groundwork patch.

[AngryNixon]

Is there a reason that people are so afraid of tradition these days? I'm generally curious.
Over all I like most of the changes that are coming, this seems to be a good groundwork patch.

A healthy respect for tradition is not the same as a fear of progress or complete obstinacy in the face of change.

See: the new Muppet movie for instance... Perfect example of the right balance between "now and then"

[normalforce]

Is there a reason that people are so afraid of tradition these days? I'm generally curious.
Over all I like most of the changes that are coming, this seems to be a good groundwork patch.

Tradition is fine, and it's not like chocobos are going away or won't be getting a lot of love and attention in the future. (At least, no one's said anything about custom goobbue armor, or different colored goobbue yet.) My comment was just a response to the verbal stamping of the foot, "that's just the ways things have been, and that's just how they should always be."

That being said, I'd like to know how the story will progress with us getting a tamed monster to ride. Chocobos have always been in Final Fantasy so they don't have to spend much time, if any, explaining them away. Any new mounts will need to have some type of back story. Otherwise, if it's not going to make sense, I just want a car mount.

[Holy_Dragoon]

A healthy respect for tradition is not the same as a fear of progress or complete obstinacy in the face of change.

See: the new Muppet movie for instance... Perfect example of the right balance between "now and then"

I saw that movie last night, I agree it is a good example. It was fantastic, I did think it relied very heavily on traditional elements with small inclusions of new modern standards, humour, etc. PS Not Enough Rizzo in that movie at all, and why do I not recall the big blue Muppet?

Tradition is fine, and it's not like chocobos are going away or won't be getting a lot of love and attention in the future. (At least, no one's said anything about custom goobbue armor, or different colored goobbue yet.) My comment was just a response to the verbal stamping of the foot, "that's just the ways things have been, and that's just how they should always be."

That being said, I'd like to know how the story will progress with us getting a tamed monster to ride. Chocobos have always been in Final Fantasy so they don't have to spend much time, if any, explaining them away. Any new mounts will need to have some type of back story.

I think the comment made prior was in respect to tradition, and not a simple blanket statement. In fact, I am fine with other mounts or forms of transportation, as they have served a purpose in many other FF games. Examples would be the Gargant(IX), the Car(VIII), the mini airships of XIII, Shoopuf(X), Canoe(various), Tiny Bronco(VII), etc.

You'll notice one thing about these other forms of transport though. None of them really overlap, and have a specific purpose. This makes each one unique. Will this Gobbue carry a unique purpose I wonder? As you said, each new type of mount/transport has reason to fit into the world it was created for. Such is the beauty of an FF game.