Thread: 4.1 Patch Notes (Preliminary)

Originally Posted by rjspencer4

why add Ixion Barding though? the Fate was so congested they had to add instances and nerf the mount acquisition, now they want to add another reward?

It is an attempt to keep people playing so there are enough for those that still haven't gotten the mount. Not sure barding will be enough but you never know.

Originally Posted by rjspencer4

why add Ixion Barding though? the Fate was so congested they had to add instances and nerf the mount acquisition, now they want to add another reward?

I don't know about on Adamantoise, but on Balmung there is instances that Ixion just... goes unnoticed and fails... because so few people are looking for it now. It breathes a bit more life into the FATE for those who haven't done it yet.

Originally Posted by Tsumdere

I don't know about on Adamantoise, but on Balmung there is instances that Ixion just... goes unnoticed and fails... because so few people are looking for it now. It breathes a bit more life into the FATE for those who haven't done it yet.

I don't understand the point of barding in the first place. They have no functional value. Plus, chocobos are the ugliest and most generic mount options in the game. The only use for them is in solo content to have some backup in which case nobody else is there to show your fugly chicken to anyway.

Originally Posted by Slevin_Impudicus

I don't understand the point of barding in the first place. They have no functional value. Plus, chocobos are the ugliest and most generic mount options in the game. The only use for them is in solo content to have some backup in which case nobody else is there to show your fugly chicken to anyway.

Then... don't... get the barding...? What's the problem here? o-o

Originally Posted by Tsumdere

Then... don't... get the barding...? What's the problem here? o-o

Well yeah. Obviously. Just confused why anyone would bother with it. And I hope the barding was a summer project for an unpaid intern.

Originally Posted by Slevin_Impudicus

I don't understand the point of barding in the first place. They have no functional value. Plus, chocobos are the ugliest and most generic mount options in the game. The only use for them is in solo content to have some backup in which case nobody else is there to show your fugly chicken to anyway.

Chocobo companion customization. If there is "functional" value, having unique barding and feather coloration in it's vanity allows you to keep better tabs on the NPC.

Minions and vanity in general has no "functional" value, but no one wants them gone because they are fun and personal. Same thing with our birds.

(Though, I do wish we could make other mounts into our combat companion.)

Originally Posted by Slevin_Impudicus

Plus, chocobos are the ugliest and most generic mount options in the game. The only use for them is in solo content to have some backup in which case nobody else is there to show your fugly chicken to anyway.

Your chocobo may belong in a KFC boneless bucket, but my chocobo is fabulous.