Chocobo Breeding & Mog Locker

[Pai Pai Master]

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IGN had an interview with Hiromichi Tanaka. Tanaka specifically stated that the devteam does not want to do away with Chocobo rental stables. Because of this, initially the chocobo you raise cannot be ridden in normal areas. To travel from area to area on chocobo, you'll still have to rent one from the stable. For some time, you'll only be able to ride your pet chocobo at the Chocobo Circuit. Tanaka did state, however, that the devteam is looking into ways to involve your chocobo in many more ways in the game. I'm sure there will eventually be plenty of quests and events that involve using your own chocobo.

[Aeni]

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IGN had an interview with Hiromichi Tanaka. Tanaka specifically stated that the devteam does not want to do away with Chocobo rental stables. Because of this, initially the chocobo you raise cannot be ridden in normal areas. To travel from area to area on chocobo, you'll still have to rent one from the stable. For some time, you'll only be able to ride your pet chocobo at the Chocobo Circuit. Tanaka did state, however, that the devteam is looking into ways to involve your chocobo in many more ways in the game. I'm sure there will eventually be plenty of quests and events that involve using your own chocobo.

I can already envision it in a scenario involving the Beseiged events. Basically, the monsters that come through will either be numerous (a la Dynamis) or just really tough (like the event in beta) Having the ability to ride in town on a chocobo means speedier responses to a breach in a part of the town. Maybe even include the ability to add stats from the chocobo to your character. Hence, the different kinds of chocobo available to raise.

In effect, creating a 2nd subjob to the main/1st subjob combo.

[Manatra]

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Would you rather have it in waves or all at the end of the timeline in one big chunk? If downloading patches and updates is involved than I would rather have it in smaller pieces. Not to mention this is their way of getting the goods to us as fast as possible.

I would rather have an expansion's worth of content and then have patches that add to that content. Not pay for the year's patch compilation. The problem with CoP (and potentially ToA) is that SE gave us an expansion that was mostly complete and locked over 60% of it at launch.

It's the equivelant of buying a book and finding out the second half of it is locked. Then having the author send you the key six months after you bought it.

The Chocobo stuff definitely sounds exciting though.

[TheGrandMom]

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Well the best way to get around not liking the content locked is not buying the expansion. Voice your opinion with your $$. But as long as people keep buying it knowing that they won't have full access, its just like saying you approve.

[Manatra]

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Well the best way to get around not liking the content locked is not buying the expansion. Voice your opinion with your $$. But as long as people keep buying it knowing that they won't have full access, its just like saying you approve.

That is like saying I shouldn't purchase gasoline to protest its high price.

[TheGrandMom]

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Exactly. Thats how it works. Its called a protest. LOL

[Pai Pai Master]

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/nerd Actually it's called a "boycott."

But really, I'm honestly not gonna bother with any complaints about that this time. This is the third expansion, I'd expect everyone to get used to the way SE does expansions by now.

I'd much rather they take their time with a few things at a time than try to work on it all at the same time. If that were the case, we wouldn't be seeing this expansion released until the end of the year.

[sevenpointflaw]

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Certainly better than what I remember from UO... Oh look, expansion~!

Next two months were spent doging PVP exploit users while Origin scrambled to fix thier screwups.

[Jei]

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lol the good old UO ^^
so many bugs but so much fun.

[TheGrandMom]

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But really, I'm honestly not gonna bother with any complaints about that this time. This is the third expansion, I'd expect everyone to get used to the way SE does expansions by now.

Totally agree but there are always the minority that piss whine and moan. I think that a staggered implementation of the expansion is perfect.

[Manatra]

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Totally agree but there are always the minority that piss whine and moan. I think that a staggered implementation of the expansion is .perfect.

I guess I didn't get the memo that said differing opinions are something to be frowned upon

[Vinen]

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I guess I didn't get the memo that said differing opinions are something to be frowned upon

The only reasons I can see SE staggering content release is...
1. Its not finished
2. They want more money

#2 can be two-faced, people can get pissed they cannot finish the expansion and quit... or they can get annoyed at the game but keep paying and just playing when new content is released. SE wants the second one of those.

Ohh and.. RoZ also had mission locks lol, amusing considering we can do the whole thing in one night now.

[Darkhound]

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I have a few questions...

1. Will the new chocobo be on the stables or in your mog?
2. I wonder if this will start by having a chocobo egg and you have to make it grow.
3. I definatley want a black chocobo... but considering that everyone will have one.. ill go gree, blue or white........ IIRC there are black chocobos out there....
4. I wonder how you will meet with other Chocobos....
5. Will we be able to name our chocobo?

Double Post Edited:

The only reasons I can see SE staggering content release is...
1. Its not finished
2. They want more money

#2 can be two-faced, people can get pissed they cannot finish the expansion and quit... or they can get annoyed at the game but keep paying and just playing when new content is released. SE wants the second one of those.

Ohh and.. RoZ also had mission locks lol, amusing considering we can do the whole thing in one night now.

Vinen.. i do not understand your points, can you please explain to me about #2

Thanks

[Taskmage]

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I don't really understand why people complain about the staggered implementation of content. So you pay 30 bucks, roughly two months of fees, for a huge infusion of art content, new missions, story, huge new areas to explore AND every month thereafter SE will be giving you additional new content that people without the expansion won't have access too. "But I want all that content now. ; ;" Shut up and stop whining. If this were a first person shooter your expansion would be a map pack with a small fraction of the additional depth and content that Aht Urgan is adding, with none of the added value over time, for nearly the same price. I don't remember the last time I heard a Halo player complaining that their map pack didn't grow every month for no cost more than what you pay to play the game, but FFXI gives you that and some people still find room to complain about it?

What if they didn't do that and made you wait until all the content was complete before letting you play any of it? Then you know people would complain. Whereas every other developer/publisher in the world would tell you "It's done when it's done," SE builds the foundation and says "Here's what we've got so far, please take it and enjoy it. We'll give you the rest for free when it's done." What is wrong with that?

Yes, I know it's not "free" because you're paying monthly fees, but it costs the same to play with the expansion as without, so the amount you pay more than a hypothetical person who's boycotting the game is $0. Imo, someone who decides to do that is only screwing themselves.

Quick edit: About the locked content Aeni mentioned, are you sure the inaccessible content was complete on the disc, and the only thing preventing you from playing it was a variable SE set to "not yet?" I have no prepared rant for that. >_> Don't really see the sense in it other than possible to keep people from rushing it as mentioned. I have to imagine the content was not actually complete.

[sevenpointflaw]

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The only reasons I can see SE staggering content release is...
1. Its not finished
2. They want more money

#2 can be two-faced, people can get pissed they cannot finish the expansion and quit... or they can get annoyed at the game but keep paying and just playing when new content is released. SE wants the second one of those.

Ohh and.. RoZ also had mission locks lol, amusing considering we can do the whole thing in one night now.

1.) To make sure there are no bugs, on three platforms
2.) Its more managable in case there is a huge bug
3.) Non-stagered allowed for more hype, allows for more money
4.) Plain and simple logistics
5.) A CD simply isn't big enough to hold the content

There could be lots of reasons why they stagger, and not of them are neccessarily painting SE as the bad guy.