And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Zantetsuken]

You know there's a moment where even if you don't want it but you have it you're going to get on it at least once. Don't lie. Don't even try to lie. Also, Why the hell can't we have ride able mobs? We can tame them in other FFs but we can't ride them because why?

Well, If a Beastmaster was given ride-able mobs, I'd fully support it (esp in battle). It would make total sense.

But if everyone online is automatically given a Goobbue to ride, it ends up looking absolutely ridiculous.

Imagine 20 people riding Goobbues in that pic instead of just one.

If you can't see how that diminishes the artistic integrity of the game, then I don't know what else could be said to convince you.


Supposing that it IS a player mount (and it sure looks like it) lets just hope that it is slower than a chocobo and is summoned by an item with a one-week cooldown timer on it.

[AngryNixon]

Well, If a Beastmaster was given ride-able mobs, I'd fully support it (esp in battle). It would make total sense.

But if everyone online is automatically given a Goobbue to ride, it ends up looking absolutely ridiculous.

Imagine 20 people riding Goobbues in that pic instead of just one.

If you can't see how that diminishes the artistic integrity of the game, then I don't know what else could be said to convince you.


Supposing that it IS a player mount (and it sure looks like it) lets just hope that it is slower than a chocobo and is summoned by an item with a one-week cooldown timer on it.

Let's just go one step further and not include anything in this game that falls outside the very narrow "final fantasy-esque" definition as construed by some on these boards and ensure the game isn't enjoyable for anybody at all in the larger world outside of a few selective purists. That's sure to make this a lasting enjoyable success for years to come.

[syntaxlies]

Let's just go one step further and not include anything in this game that falls outside the very narrow "final fantasy-esque" definition as construed by some on these boards and ensure the game isn't enjoyable for anybody at all in the larger world outside of a few selective purists. That's sure to make this a lasting enjoyable success for years to come.

because this is the 14th game in a franchise i declare that it not do anything that the first 13 did not do. /sarcasm

[Zantetsuken]

Let's just go one step further and not include anything in this game that falls outside the very narrow "final fantasy-esque" definition as construed by some on these boards and ensure the game isn't enjoyable for anybody at all in the larger world outside of a few selective purists. That's sure to make this a lasting enjoyable success for years to come.

As I said, if you can't see how it diminishes the artistic integrity of the game (esp in light of the 2.0 direction), I can't convince you otherwise.

Taste, either you have it or you don't.

[Krausus]

As I said, if you can't see how it diminishes the artistic integrity of the game (esp in light of the 2.0 direction), I can't convince you otherwise.

Taste, either you have it or you don't.

Why so serious...

Its a game its fun, its Japanese. Who frankly are very well known for their adolescent culture.

[Entomy]

As I said, if you can't see how it diminishes the artistic integrity of the game (esp in light of the 2.0 direction), I can't convince you otherwise.

Taste, either you have it or you don't.

I question how many Final Fantasy games you've played then. There were other mounts than the Chocobo throughout the series, and there have been some rather goofy moments throughout the series; a goofy mount isn't that farfetched. And seriously, have you looked a chocobo? Tell me riding that really makes sense... really...

Final Fantasy is known for blending many designs together, if you haven't realized that, then the only reason I can think of, is you haven't played many Final Fantasy games.

I don't see a need for other mounts than the chocobo, and yes, I wish they'd focus development on higher priority issues, but if their adding another mount then I'm happy. I won't ride it (okay, once to see), but that's it.

[Gramul]

As I said, if you can't see how it diminishes the artistic integrity of the game (esp in light of the 2.0 direction), I can't convince you otherwise.

Taste, either you have it or you don't.

I really don't see how this is any worse than the primal weapons.
But then again, if you thought those where tarnishing the artistic integrity, I can fully understand your stance.

This does feel a little out of place with a game as classically inclined on an artistic scale as this. But at the very least, we can take peace in knowing that these enemies where always in the game, and taming them does not fall out of the bounds of lore. It just supposed to be very hard, so let's hope that whatever we have to do to get them is a fair test of ingenuity and patience.

[SnickleWhiskers]

Well, If a Beastmaster was given ride-able mobs, I'd fully support it (esp in battle). It would make total sense.

But if everyone online is automatically given a Goobbue to ride, it ends up looking absolutely ridiculous.

Imagine 20 people riding Goobbues in that pic instead of just one.

If you can't see how that diminishes the artistic integrity of the game, then I don't know what else could be said to convince you.

Have you played FFXIII yet? I was riding my Bahamut and my Alexander and so on.

Supposing that it IS a player mount (and it sure looks like it) lets just hope that it is slower than a chocobo and is summoned by an item with a one-week cooldown timer on it.

Why doesn't anyone ever remember the barrel mount i had to use to get to the underwater dungeon?

This game having any form of integrity in the way it looks? Have you seen the landscape yet?

[Fensfield]

This game having any form of integrity in the way it looks? Have you seen the landscape yet?

So your argument is they shouldn't try to have artistic integrity at all, because they failed to show it in another area of the game? A failure that was supposedly forced due to hardware limitations of the PS3, that they plan on rectifying by completely reversing the design decision lead to it?

Anyway, as for topic.. ew. Sorry, I don't like the idea at all, as I said back at time of announcement. It just.. feels wrong. I only console myself with it being a one-off thing but all the same, it comes down to a simple fact that seeing one person riding one might be cool.. imagining a horde of players riding them, clipping through each-other and swamping camps and nodes, kind of turns my stomach.

Call it whining if you want, but that's my opinion for what it's worth and that's that - sorry eh?