And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Skies]

can we use goobbue to attack?

I do not believe that will be even remotely possible, even when they introduce chocobos as 'makeshift party memebers' in 2.0. Once again I do not remember where exactly but they did mention that they were not going to let the additional mount partake in the secondary mechanics that your bird will have

[Rak_Boy]

I do not believe that will be even remotely possible, even when they introduce chocobos as 'makeshift party memebers' in 2.0. Once again I do not remember where exactly but they did mention that they were not going to let the additional mount partake in the secondary mechanics that your bird will have

then the goobbue we're going to ride is the weak one :O

[AdvancedWind]

You dismount Hatersgnhate

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[SnickleWhiskers]

My favorite comments in this discussion about "staples" for Final Fantasy games I find amusing because you can't treat this like a regular numbered FF because it isn't. One of the staples that Final Fantasy games always have had are changing things up a bit. Glad all you fanboys/girls are totally against something SE naturally does.

[Elexia]

My favorite comments in this discussion about "staples" for Final Fantasy games I find amusing because you can't treat this like a regular numbered FF because it isn't. One of the staples that Final Fantasy games always have had are changing things up a bit. Glad all you fanboys/girls are totally against something SE naturally does.

"Changing things up" doesn't mean bending over for everyone who has a complaint and demand 720 mounts for no reason lol.

[SnickleWhiskers]

"Changing things up" doesn't mean bending over for everyone who has a complaint and demand 720 mounts for no reason lol.

Oh my bad I didn't know the 3 we had shown and the chocobo were all getting 300 color variations.

[viion]

I dont like this at all, i think its retarded and will be laughed at by the gaming community who do not play XIV but want to look at it, it just feels all to desperate for attention. Put me on the vote no band wagon.

[KiriA500]

Wow, people can get so personally hurt over a video game...

[Tahldon]

Well... This thread is certainly a read of very different proportions... all 38 pages of it.

The fact that the mods have had to come in twice proves that people are pretty passionate about this topic.

Personally, while I think it's interesting that the devs are giving the choice of extra mounts, I must admit that the Goobbue is definitely something strange to see a player riding on. I am, honestly, not interested in them (I happen to not like the way they look) and will not ride them (unless obligated to by a quest.)

I like choices and things, myself, so I hope that other things come down the shoot as well such as Chocobo colors and what-not. And, shoot, if I had a radio button-esque choice, I would hand pick having a "Guardian of the Grove" as a mount (they do have that flat part at the crest of their heads, after all) but I'm sure there would be a large number of complaints because of the intense strain those creatures put on people's graphics cards or something of that nature. Being a Twin Adder from Gridania, that type of mount would suit my character's personality and everything, looking at it from a lore prospective anyway.

Either way, I think it's fine to have mounts of different varieties, but I think that there should be types of mounts for "both sides of the fence" so to speak. There are people who are really jovial and love humorous additions to the game and then there are other players who want a more "serious" (and I use this term loosely to describe people who aren't fond of "joke" novelty items all of the time and want something different, but story related at the same time, if that makes sense) type of mount. True, there are Chocobos and there will be Goobbues, which, I guess, balances that sort of thing out, but for each "Funny-looking" mount, there should be an "elegant-looking" mount to fit other people's personalities as well.

And I hear you all who say that there shouldn't be 50 different types of mounts in the game, but keep in mind that players like choices, the more choices players have the more freedom they feel is available. I'm not telling anyone to swallow their opinions in any fashion, but I feel that the devs could meet everyone at a nice middle-ground. Implement extra mounts, but don't go absolutely crazy with them. If, at any point, we end up with 100 different in-game mounts, then I think everyone will probably agree that things might have gone a little awry.