Chocobos: how far they can go?

[DrJackal]

we already know that Chocobos in FFXIV will have bigger role than they ever had in any FF game , we can raise them and used them for races which we already can do in FFXI but here will take extra step to use them in battles and customize their role from tank , DD to healer.
also legacy members will get their own chocobo with special design which tell us that development team unlike FF11 team will add different looking chocobos with time.
now think of the possibilities of the different looking chocobos
will we have different colors each with different ability?
like blue chocobo that can walk on water to reach certain dungeon
green for mountains?
will flying chocobo will ever be implemented?
would you like job specific chocobo?
golden, flaming, evil looking, mechanical, choices are endless

which lead us to: how will we get the rare ones?
new DOL: Chocobo Breeder?
rare drops from bosses
buy using seals or whatever
reward from achievements
find it in the wild and capture it

feel free to discuss any of the above points or add any you like
this is chocobo-land

[Wyyote]

Interesting. I like the chocobo breeder idea. You could just raise them, and sell them to culinarian when they are ready.

[Lux_Rayna]

LOL I just can't imagine a chocobo tank. In every game Ive ever played, catching a chocobo was a pain in the ass because they were so skiddish. The idea of a bird standing up and duking it out is hilarious to me. Its like after years of running away from player battles they were all like, "I'm tired of this shit"

[Rau]

LOL I just can't imagine a chocobo tank. In every game Ive ever played, catching a chocobo was a pain in the ass because they were so skiddish. The idea of a bird standing up and duking it out is hilarious to me. Its like after years of running away from player battles they were all like, "I'm tired of this shit"

A Chocobo tanked XIII-2's final boss for me :#

[Punainen]

Actually, chocobos in battle is NOT new. They might be considered to have a bigger role than before, however, just based on the number of different uses they have for one single game, however. Personally, I hope color will mean nothing but color. I've always been a fan of black chocobos, and I'd like to have a black one without being pigeonholed into using it for one particular thing and nothing else.

As for your crazy ideas of new chocobo types (flaming, mechanical etc), I highly doubt it, and it sounds a little cheesy.

And I'm pretty sure chocobos are not flying animals. Like ostriches, they're flightless.

And a chocobo being able to run on water is ridiculous. In 7 they could only go THROUGH shallow waters. Yellow chocobos can already go through shallow water in 14.

[Punainen]

LOL I just can't imagine a chocobo tank. In every game Ive ever played, catching a chocobo was a pain in the ass because they were so skiddish. The idea of a bird standing up and duking it out is hilarious to me. Its like after years of running away from player battles they were all like, "I'm tired of this shit"

Well, after you have caught them, you've tamed/trained them. Sort of like how a wild horse is skittish and you'd never catch it charging into a battlefield...but after taming/training them, they will quite fearlessly go where ever you lead them.

[DrJackal]

Actually, chocobos in battle is NOT new. They might be considered to have a bigger role than before, however, just based on the number of different uses they have for one single game, however. Personally, I hope color will mean nothing but color. I've always been a fan of black chocobos, and I'd like to have a black one without being pigeonholed into using it for one particular thing and nothing else.

As for your crazy ideas of new chocobo types (flaming, mechanical etc), I highly doubt it, and it sounds a little cheesy.

And I'm pretty sure chocobos are not flying animals. Like ostriches, they're flightless.

And a chocobo being able to run on water is ridiculous. In 7 they could only go THROUGH shallow waters. Yellow chocobos can already go through shallow water in 14.

actually in more than one FF game chocobos can fly but they are usually gotten near the end game before can get the airship, also in FF9 depend if was light blue can cross rivers and dark blue can cross oceans

[Amherst]

And I'm pretty sure chocobos are not flying animals. Like ostriches, they're flightless.

For what little it's worth, specific color (black) chocobos could fly in the first Tactics game. So while it's unlikely, I wouldn't entirely dismiss the possibility.

[Punainen]

actually in more than one FF game chocobos can fly but they are usually gotten near the end game before can get the airship, also in FF9 depend if was light blue can cross rivers and dark blue can cross oceans

Still a chocobo running around on water in this game, seems totally ridiculous to me.

[Icecylee]

...I've always been a fan of black chocobos,...

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And I'm pretty sure chocobos are not flying animals. Like ostriches, they're flightless.

Amusingly enough the black ones in FF4 were defined by their ability to fly - they just couldn't go over mountains.