Comments from the Devs

[Corrderio]

Did they say anything about being able to interact with NPCs while mounted? Haven't had time to check Rein's translations so not sure what's happening.

[Charismatic]

The music has been there since beta. I also don't remember anyone having issues with it back then.

Plenty of people, including myself, did.

[vadre]

That's only the music for rental horsebirds, apparently it's something else for the ones you own.

Hope it's a bit less... in your face.

[Patriarch]

they could replace all the music in game with south gustaberg music

and all would be well

[Alkar]

Plenty of people, including myself, did.

Too bad for you I guess.

[Waraji]

Here's a song you chocobo song haters can relate to then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0

[Kurokikaze]

lol @ this bitchfest...

[tol]

Fairly easy to .dat swap music in XIV i thought?

[Lordender]

I think its really reaching to complain about the music, its almost like people are bitching just to bitch.

[Kaiyoko]

I think its really reaching to complain about the music, its almost like people are bitching just to bitch.

Music can be muted, visual issues like effects, animations, or models are things that are more difficult to change.

[Alkar]

Music can be muted, visual issues like effects, animations, or models are things that are more difficult to change.

Except that there are no issues like that. Chocobos look just fine and serve their purpose as mounts.

[Kaiyoko]

Except that there are no issues like that. Chocobos look just fine and serve their purpose as mounts.

To you and others yes because you either A have low standards from playing the game too much, or B just don't care about visuals in a game, or maybe a little bit of both. When I play a FF game I expect quality visuals, otherwise I might as well be playing another game on the market with better gameplay.

Edit: Obviously, I'm not the only one who said this, and I know everyone has their own expectations from the game. But saying there are no issues and things serve their purpose for you might not be the same to others.

Edit 2: My main problems is they had chocobos in the game since launch, the model was done, the animations rig was done, what did they do with their time over the past year? This looks like they spent 1 yr making a few animations and making it possible to talk to an NPC to jump on the chocobo.

[tol]

Well i'm sorry the chocobos dont look as good as you thought they would

[Madeline]

The Chocobos will need work, the end. They'll probably get looked at again after 1.20+ launches and we move on into the tuning stages.

Hold off on your bitching and remember we're moving forward toward a greater goal over time instead of expecting perfection each release. When you're handed a fucking turd and told to polish it up as best you can, there's only so much that is physically possible, especially on the schedule they're trying to run.

For now,

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...mcD4tUXUYI1pGA

[Alkar]

To you and others yes because you either A have low standards from playing the game too much, or B just don't care about visuals in a game, or maybe a little bit of both. When I play a FF game I expect quality visuals, otherwise I might as well be playing another game on the market with better gameplay.

Edit: Obviously, I'm not the only one who said this, and I know everyone has their own expectations from the game. But saying there are no issues and things serve their purpose for you might not be the same to others.

Edit 2: My main problems is they had chocobos in the game since launch, the model was done, the animations rig was done, what did they do with their time over the past year? This looks like they spent 1 yr making a few animations and making it possible to talk to an NPC to jump on the chocobo.

The game obviously had other issues that needed to be adressed first. You're nitpicking here, the birds look just fine.
I don't care in what kind of dreamworld you guys live in, I'm just glad we're getting another method of transportation and we're also getting personal chocobos in the same patch. If you want perfection maybe you're looking at the wrong game.
I suppose chocobos in XI make your eyes bleed or something.

[Gokulo]

The game obviously had other issues that needed to be adressed first

Ha, I think that gets posted in every topic about new stuff.

[Cichy]

^that's the answer to everything

[Charismatic]

Music can be muted, visual issues like effects, animations, or models are things that are more difficult to change.

Eh, while the music can be muted it'd be pretty shitty to actually sit there and mute the music volume every time I hop on a chocobo. Luckily the music for the personal chocobos will be different because this version of the theme is ass.
And yes, I like keeping my in-game music on otherwise. Anyone got a problem with that?

[Lucavi]

Jumping? Anyone? The horsebirds are all well and good, but if we're clipping on every 2-inch gradation change in terrain, I'll be pissed. Anyone hear any information regarding it?

[miokomioko]

They removed like 90% of those stupid 2-inch invisible walls a while back. It's almost not even an issue anymore.