Chocobo Breeding

[Goero]

omg omg omg.. i was lookin on warcry and saw this...


The FINAL FANTASY XI development team has finally addressed everyone’s requests for a system to raise their own personal chocobos. As announced at the FINAL FANTASY XI Fan Festival 2006 in Santa Monica, this new feature will be introduced in the next version update!

Many of you are probably wondering exactly what can be done with this new feature, so below we have provided a general outline of the main elements of chocobo raising.

Raising Your Chocobo
[Basic Concept]
Think of chocobo raising as an upgraded version of gardening. You can raise a chocobo by taking care of it for a minimal amount of time each day over a span of roughly 1-3 months, so even players with little time can enjoy this feature. Your chocobo may come in handy when it is fully grown!

[Chocobo Eggs]
Your first step is to get hold of a chocobo egg. Each egg is encoded with its own specific genetic information, and some players may come across an extremely rare variety…

[Caring For Your Chocobo]
You must work together with the chocobo stable employees in order to properly care for your chocobo. Feeding your chocobo and spending a bit of time with it each day will gradually build trust. You will be amazed at how your chocobo grows!

Chocobo Variety
Chocobos differ based on their color and type…and possibly more. Naming will be handled in the same way that dragoons and puppetmasters select their wyvern or automaton’s name, but there will be more options than ever before!

Matchmaking
Match up your chocobo with your friend’s chocobo and see what happens. If the match is right, you could end up with a new baby chocobo!

Scores of other exciting features are scheduled to be added in the next version update, so keep checking the main site for more information in the next few days!
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Developer’s Comment:

The chocobo raising feature is finally taking shape!

I can see a chocobo on my screen right now, growing rapidly from day to day. It seems we can finally fulfill the promises we made to everyone about this new feature!

Soon we should also be able to provide screenshots and give even more detailed information about chocobo raising. We are hard at work creating a system in which players can enjoy competing their chocobos against each other--for example, to see which is the fastest…

We hope you enjoy this new feature and all the interesting possibilities it brings. We wish you all the best of luck in Vana’diel!

Note the try breeding it with your friends chocobo and see what happens..

@.@ ROV YOU KEEP YOUR CHOCOBO AWAY FROM MINE!!!

[Rovec]

Wow, that's some sweet info I can't wait for the update ^^ As for your last comment, mine chocobot is gonna be a drop dead beautiful chick in the Chocobo Community So you keep YOUR riff raff chicken away from her.

EDIT: Sounds like the Chocobos will have a couple few different stats like we do. Kinda like VII, had Speed, Stanima (sp?) and INT. Maybe now we'll have even more different stats. I hope so

I hope getting a funny colored chocobo isn't too rare tho >< I'd rather have that one be pretty easy to get and choose, but that's just me XD

[Goero]

chocobot?

[kakashi]

o goero that is a chocobo and a robot breeded

[Rovec]

My mind and fingers don't always agree on what should be typed >_> <_<

EDIT: Here's something for ya all ^^

[tarureaper]

was never lookin forward tho this..

[Goero]

cause your a n00b Taru.. i want a Red chocobo!!!

[Rovec]

lol Honestly, I don't want any of these colors T_T But I'll settle with a Black or Blue Chocobo if I can get one lol Otherwise, I don't mind Yellow >.> <.<;

[sihmak]

no hot pink color

[Goero]

i know!!! i'll breed my choco with Sihmaks!!!

/em chuckles

[Jimmysuperfly]

The Best is Red for me
Red is best For a Red Mage ;D
il be back in 7 days so dont miss me too much

[Goero]

and then.. we need armor.. and the ability to fight from choco back.. and become.. THE CHOCO KNIGHTS!!!

[Rovec]

lol That would be interesting

[Goero]

Timeline of updates
Start

Job balancing
Assault, besieged, mog lockers introduce


June to August

New areas, similar to Dynamis and Limbus
Merit Adjustments
New Assault stuff
New Missions


Sept to Nov

Chocobo Circuit ()
Assault Updates
New Story
Colosseum


i was lookin at that and noticed something missing. when do we actually get Chocobo Breeding? its just not in there @.@ I'm assuming in June-August since its mentioned already on the website so soon.

but no promises >.>

[Rovec]

lol I'm pretty sure that's right, but we won't get the race track untill a couple months later. So I guess we just gotta pimp out our birds while we wait

EDIT: Here's a copy/paste from RPGamer. Only very small new info here and only if you're paying close attention But here it is.

Square Enix has revealed the plans for Chocobo raising in Final Fantasy XI, something the development team announced at the Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival 2006.

Raising a Chocobo is not an overnight project. In fact, it will require a little daily effort for roughly one to three months. The development team has likened it to gardening, and they feel that even busy players will be able to raise their own feathered steed.

As for the birds themselves, they will vary in appearance and ability depending upon both from how they are raised and the egg used. Some eggs will contain rarer breeds than others.


After the egg is hatched, it must be taken to a Chocobo stable. Those wishing to raise their Chocobo in their Mog House will be out of luck. The moogles are refusing to take care of the birds due to the stench and mess they cause.

Once the chick is at the stable, the player can rest assured that the young bird will be taken care of while the player is gone, but those wishing to raise Chocobos will need to feed them when they are hungry and play with them when they are lonely. The stable will not do everything for the player, and the love and care given to the Chocobo will greatly affect its development.

When the Chocobos reach a certain age, they will be able to mate. By matching the birds up with another player's Chocobo, an egg may be produced, and the chick it contains may be quite different from its parents.

The Chocobo raising feature will be included in the next update. Until then, Square Enix will release more detailed information on how to actually go about doing it. Square Enix also said "[it is] hard at work creating a system in which players can enjoy competing their Chocobos against each other--for example, to see which is the fastest..."

[Goero]

.... im gonna love and play with my Chocobo all day.. ill finally have something that i can do without leaving town!!! GOEROS NEW FORM OF LAZINESS!!!

[Rovec]

lol That first sentence didn't sound right...

In any event ^^; Another thing that might come into play...they mentioned it would take 1-3 months, that's a pretty dang big gap @_@; So maybe the amount of time you spend with them each day will effect how fast it grows Like fi you only pop on, throw him a green, pet him, then log each day it'll take the 3 months. But if you sit down, play games with it, feed it a few different things, spend alot of time with it, it'll only take it one month to grow to a full blown Chicken XD

I dunno tho /shrug

[malana]

I'll take a Red...Green...or Blue one ^^

Sooo hard to decide @.@

[Chadness]

Do the chocobos fly?

[Goero]

uhhhh.. only if ya strap em to an airship ^^