What if Chocobo Companion was Replaced with a Trust System?

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FFXI already does this exactly like OP asks and it works just fine. If not one of the best and only reasons to go back to XI

Its actually where trusts even came from

Spoilers. Not really. XI does it and no one considered it spoilery at all

Mhm, played FF11 a few months ago as a new player and saw a Shantotto Trust and a bunch of other NPCs following a higher level players through the Tarutaru region's plains. Wasn't even concerned about any spoilers. Was more curious and slightly scared of seeing a demonic looking Shantotto floating around with elemental energy balls flowing around her. Dissidia absolutely fails for not showing this awesome yet terrifying side of her, lol! xD

Though, that's myself personally. Never really minded spoilers but wouldn't surprise me if a lot of others do when it comes to anything FFXIV story related. So having a little saftey often to disguise certain Trusts as generic NPCs, as another person posted here, would be for the best so as to make sure everyone is happy without another big FFXIV drama arising.