Suggestions For Path Companions' Return

[KyroeFelix]

I never got far enough in 1.0 to get to Path Companions, but I do miss Adventuring Fellows from XI. I'd want a system similar to that to return/be in the game.

Unfortunately, path companions were nothing like NPCs from XI. They only showed up for certain quests and were...pretty much useless. They probably would have been expanded on though, if everything had worked out.

Was the path companion mandatory in 1.0? What would become of the chocobo if this was implemented?

It was mandatory as part of the story, yes, but it's nothing like your chocobo companion. You didn't go out and level your Path Companion and give it skills and whatnot. Iirc, you couldn't even choose the weapon they used on the rare occasions they fought with you.