"Kweh!" Chocobo improvement thread

[Coltvoyance]

Yay essaying:

I have been hoping for updates to the Chocobo Companion for a number of years, sadly I think it is one of those things that has been relegated to the classification of a "finished system". While not as completely fleshed out as it could be, it already accomplishes the job it needs to: Assisting the player when they're alone or in a small party in the overworld, particularly in tackling FATEs. This being the case, there's little incentive to improve or change it as the invested resources wont have much player impact on the gameplay loop that it's used for.

I feel for the chocobo companion to be touched, there needs to be a greater need for the companion to exist beyond helping with the occasional FATE. There have been calls since ARR to allow us to take the chocobo into dungeons, but these days the question is "To what end?". It made more sense in earlier expansions given the more sprawling nature of the dungeons and the more "rooted in reality" locales. But these days? Taking my chocobo into something like the Dead Ends? It's difficult to see.

Now, if they wanted to create a string of side content specifically designed to be done with you and your chocobo, which would require an overhaul of its systems, that I could see happening. In fact, I would love to see a deep-dungeon-like mode where just you and your chocobo, in a solo venture, journey ever deeper to uncover secrets and face trials together. Perhaps to find the true Fat Chocobo as you do in so many other Final Fantasys. And as a reward, your chocobo is perhaps a little stronger or has sharper looking skills, or gains small levels of greater customization (such as multicolor options like dying the tips of its wings different colors, giving it sparkles, or access to special colors). This would put it in the space of an achievement flex for players. Like those that have earned a special mount or those that have such coveted titles as "The Necromancer".

Now these things could be added to the system as is and be rewards for further level increases, but I think we would find that simply leveling your chocobo as you always have is not particularly engaging or meaningful on its own. A similar problem has stumped the devs for multiple expansions when it comes to increasing our status within the Grand Companies. We can currently access the rank of "Captain" but the 8 ranks above it, time and again the devs have said they want any further escalation of ranks "to MEAN something" and they're not sure how to best accomplish that yet (or more likely, do not have the resources to pour into what is more or less a relict system that not very prevalent to the current player experience.)

That said, I think a special set of dungeons, an adventure, or even a deep dungeon that you take on with your chocobo would be really cool and I hope someday something more comes of the system. Fingers crossed.

[Gwen_Lavellan]

I’m all for the chocobo reacting to emotes and some “Kweh!” from time to time!

Some people threw good ideas for contents to do with our chocobo here too.

[mallleable]

Make Chocobo dyeing easier, and leveling easier. I don't care if it will 'ruin the market.' Also give Chocobos a 'forager' stance, and let us play a hot, and cold style mini game in the over world as they sniff out Chocobo exclusive gathering nodes.

[Batbrat]

I agree with basically all the changes already listed, but in case I should list them myself then specifically I am someday hoping to see:

1. Dyable Chocobo bardings!!!!!!!!!
2. Chocobo training to no longer just be a cutscene montage of things you do with your Chocobo! Instead, I would like for us to ACTUALLY be able to do these things with our Chocobo. Some sort of player and Chocobo mini games to help them get stronger.
3. More Chocobo levels! I always take mine out with me when I do FATE's, but it would be nice if there was also a good reason to keep doing so!
4. More Chocobo attacks! Their attacks now are very cute, but what about adding a few more??
5. Chocobo specific emotes! Just like the Parasols, it would be nice to have emotes that you can use at your Chocobo, such as a powerful whistle at them, a specific /pet that makes them react, or many other things! Or perhaps, also let them react to certain emotes that we already have! Like the Magic Trick emote. Maybe it could leap with joy in response with that, similar to how some minions respond to /handover or /slap in different ways.

Chocobo is one of the best things about XIV to me, I still remember how excited I was to first get one, and I lovee love love to have mine out and with me. So changes to Chocobo would be very nice and much appreciated!

[Rueby]

Chocobos need a buff and better AI for the open world. I enjoy doing fates when bored, but in the recent expansions I feel like my chocobo can't keep up. The tank stance is...useless. Anything but healer is pretty bad, but even healing in some fates isn't enough.

I'm disappointed that there was nothing for it in ShB, EW, and supposedly now DT. It's sad to see this as abandoned content....I want to use my chocobo more! Let them be actually useful in the open world and let them at least try to dodge aoes, it's sad to see my chocobo friend be so slow to move and stand in the aoe and die and I soon follow because I need their heals.

[Kuro_Matsu]

Also make this the default ride theme k thx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4

YES. I forgot this song existed. Thank you for the reminder. +1 to change the chocobo theme to this. I keep mount music off because I'm tired of the choco theme we have now.

[OMGJesuis66]

The only thing I really wanted, was the Chocobo Carriage paid mount, to have an option to use your GC Chocobo as the one driving the cart.

[1313]

Please make changing plumage color more user friendly, remove the rng from it. make it so that we can select the color we want it to be in game, feed it the required fruits by dropping all required items in one shot, similarly to how we hand over quest items. Make it cost more fruit to make up for the time saved here (because anything good has to have a price for some reason) and then we just wait the 6 hours for the change. add a 'feed all' button to fc stables so you can dogpile all birds with some krakka, skipping over the chocobos that are sitting inthe stable at capped exp. give us more chocobo race courses from newer expansions. expecially one like the pvp arena in sharlayan but more of a running track race vibe. go full mario kart and give us some wild levels. let us feed fruits to our race chocbos to change their plumage too. and chocbros in dungeons would be really awesome! i would much rather have my chocbo than any of those completely brain dead npcs who dont know how to fight their way out of a wet paper bag with scissors in their hands.

[Rueby]

Please make changing plumage color more user friendly, remove the rng from it. make it so that we can select the color we want it to be in game, feed it the required fruits by dropping all required items in one shot, similarly to how we hand over quest items. Make it cost more fruit to make up for the time saved here (because anything good has to have a price for some reason) and then we just wait the 6 hours for the change. add a 'feed all' button to fc stables so you can dogpile all birds with some krakka, skipping over the chocobos that are sitting inthe stable at capped exp. give us more chocobo race courses from newer expansions. expecially one like the pvp arena in sharlayan but more of a running track race vibe. go full mario kart and give us some wild levels. let us feed fruits to our race chocbos to change their plumage too. and chocbros in dungeons would be really awesome! i would much rather have my chocbo than any of those completely brain dead npcs who dont know how to fight their way out of a wet paper bag with scissors in their hands.

There's actually a calculator for it! It's not totally rng, though it'd be nice if a UI for it is in the game, some kind of manual of sorts.
I remember using this long ago! It's super useful.
https://ffxivchocobo.com/en

[lolnotacat]

Chocobo abilities need to be readjusted. I use mine when FATE grinding and I play at off hours most days (think 2-3AM central). The only stance where it's useful at this point is healer. Tank can't hold threat, DPS damage is marginal.