Chocobo Racing 27/03/07

[Shuemue]

Chocobo Racing (03/27/2007)

The version update scheduled for Thursday, March 29th will finally unlock the gates to the exciting world of chocobo racing! Now, players from across the globe will have the opportunity to test their chocobo's abilities on the racetrack against some of Vana'diel's most skilled riders.


Development Concept

Last summer and fall, several surveys regarding chocobo racing were conducted from premiere FINAL FANTASY XI sites in Japan, North America, and Europe. The development team then took these valuable opinions and used them to create exciting new content that focused on what the players wanted most.

Due to the fact that chocobo racing is completely new to FINAL FANTASY XI, much time has been necessary for development and testing. Because of this, we have determined that rather than delaying the release of the content, it is better to release portions of it at a time, thus allowing players to experience some of the features right away.

Then, in future patches, a variety of new features will be added to turn up the excitement. The following is a tentative schedule of the updates and their content:

Summer, 2007: Player vs. player races, betting
Fall/Winter, 2007: New official races, practice races (player vs. player)
2008: Final official races


Basic Information

- What is Chocobo Racing?
The newly added racetracks are the perfect place to test out and show off your very own chocobo's skills. These automated races will require you to piece together a picture-perfect plan based on variables such as chocobo condition and the weather, using options consisting of orders given to your jockey and items to be utilized on the track. But that's not all. Performing well in these races will earn you gil or VCS-mint chocobucks, which can be used to purchase items or services that will assist you in breeding.

- How to Participate
First, you must be raising an adult chocobo or have one out to pasture and possess its VCS registration card. Next, you must visit one of the CRA's (Chocobo Racing Association) branches located in San d'Oria, Bastok, and Windurst, and register your chocobo to race.

- What are Chocobucks?
Chocobucks are a special type of currency for use at CRA-sanctioned establishments. Chocobucks can be earned by winning special races and can be exchanged for items and services used in chocobo breeding. Chocobucks are also required to participate in certain official races.

- Types of Races
The following are the two types of races available at this time:

Official Race
By successfully completing the objectives of these "mission-style" races, more challenging races will be unlocked. Can you clear them all?

Free Run
Free runs are "practice" races that may be run at any time (for a small gil fee). By placing in these races, you will receive chocobucks that can be used to purchase items or participate in higher-level official races. Use these practice races to hone your skills and save up funds.

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...46/detail.html

Link above also has a link to a movie of what it may look like.

Forgive, delete, lock etc if OFN

[Matricide]

/snore ._.

[Nighty]

They still aren't releasing the whole thing yet go figure. But at less they are releasing something

[Sho]

/snore ._.

Because FFXI should soley be about camping NMs, looking at the auction house, and drama.

[Mifaco]

FISH RANKING SYSTEM DELUXE

[Matricide]

/snore ._.

Because FFXI should soley be about camping NMs, looking at the auction house, and drama.

I think chocobo racing is lame, regardless of what else is in the game. What, you want to argue about it?

[SephYuyX]

Thursday, March 29th

Wasnt this sposed to happen on the 28th? Or are they just thinking in JP time?

[HAcoreRD]

/snore ._.

Because FFXI should soley be about camping NMs, looking at the auction house, and drama.

I think chocobo racing is lame, regardless of what else is in the game. What, you want to argue about it?

I agree.

This'll be another reason, too, for Vomp carrots or w/e to rise in value, yada yada, becomes Ballista 2.0, and for my server, ther'es if lucky, 8 players attending a match.

[Ravenlokk]

lol @ chocobo raising.

I really think they should add a system where youre racing equally matched "stock" chocobos. Since its more of a test of skill rather than who used a better chocobo-raising walkthrough and has more gil to waste.

[Sho]

/snore ._.

Because FFXI should soley be about camping NMs, looking at the auction house, and drama.

I think chocobo racing is lame, regardless of what else is in the game. What, you want to argue about it?

Hmmm, argue? What's there to argue? SE devs takes steps to try and expand the game to new ventures, and people shoot it down before the content is even released. All on you for your own opinion-- I guess some people are satisfied doing the three things I've mentioned above. Or maybe I'm just one of those loser people that takes intrest in the rest of the side games FFXI has to offer outside of those things.

[Hitoshura]

Not going to bash it until I try it, hope it's decent fun.

[Matricide]

Hmmm, argue? What's there to argue? SE devs takes steps to try and expand the game to new ventures, and people shoot it down before the content is even released. All on you for your own opinion-- I guess some people are satisfied doing the three things I've mentioned above. Or maybe I'm just one of those loser people that takes intrest in the rest of the side games FFXI has to offer outside of those things.

Keep thinking that bashing chocobo racing means i or others only do those 3 things. You look stupid making assumptions like that.

[isladar]

Not going to bash it until I try it, hope it's decent fun.

We'll have none of that kind of attitude around here, sir.

[Sho]

Hmmm, argue? What's there to argue? SE devs takes steps to try and expand the game to new ventures, and people shoot it down before the content is even released. All on you for your own opinion-- I guess some people are satisfied doing the three things I've mentioned above. Or maybe I'm just one of those loser people that takes intrest in the rest of the side games FFXI has to offer outside of those things.

Keep thinking that bashing chocobo racing means i or others only do those 3 things. You look stupid making assumptions like that.

Won't be the first time I've looked stupid. I'll keep thinking it tho about ya, and alot of other people here, no doubt. End of the day, you'll either be camping an NM/HNM/etc, at the AH looking up something to buy/sell, or looking for the latest drama.

[Vedder]

Thursday, March 29th

Wasnt this sposed to happen on the 28th? Or are they just thinking in JP time?

I was thinking the exact same thing... I am trying to plan a poker game around Maintenance. >.>

They need to pick a day, damn it.

[Hitoshura]

Not going to bash it until I try it, hope it's decent fun.

We'll have none of that kind of attitude around here, sir.

[Terrance]

Hmmm, argue? What's there to argue? SE devs takes steps to try and expand the game to new ventures, and people shoot it down before the content is even released.

It will be a year and a half from when it was expected to be in to when it will be complete, and it isn't even interactive! I guess a non-interactive video game is what they're shooting for, whoever thought up NM camping or not giving mages the ability to cast spells for almost an hour in salvage needs to be fucking shot.

[Lylie]

This would have been sweet 6 months ago when Chocobo breeding was introduced into the game, but nowadays, everybody I know have either gave up on Chocobo raising, or never got started.

[Isildur]

The only thing i like is having Chocobucks in auto-translate, but that's already in there so this 6-hour maintenance fails for me. /cry

[isladar]

Actually, the time delay not only gave the SE developers time to go "HOLY CRAP WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GONNA DO", but time for the population to breed a few generations' worth of Chocobos. They were pretty clear about the idea that the first few birds were going to be made of suck.

The win now is to find that one person who made every one of their mules into some kind of chocofarm, beg for some cards, and hop in like you know what you're doing. Ding-a-ling! I knows it!


[edit @isildur] We share too many vowels. We must either fight to the death or engage in some kind of lesbian make-out scene montage.