Squenix talks chocobo-rearing

By Tom Bramwell Published 2 June, 2006

In Final Fantasy XI.

As promised at the game's Santa Monica fan festival recently, the Final Fantasy XI development team has released details of the chocobo-raising system due to be introduced in the MMORPG's next update.

In an update to the game's official site, Square Enix likened the process of raising a chocobo to gardening - requiring a small amount of time each day for 1-3 months.

You begin by locating a chocobo egg (the contents will vary, with some extremely rare varieties available if you look hard enough), and care for it once it's born by feeding it every day and spending a bit of time with it.

Naming chocobos will be handled the same way that dragoons and puppetmasters select their wyvern or automaton names, apparently, but with "more options than ever", and - not content with that - the devs claim it'll be possible to breed chocobos with your friends'.

More details on FFXI's next update are expected in the coming days, so keep an eye out if you're interested.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • RedPanda #1 6 years ago

    Post deleted at 14:31:59 28-01-2012

  • S.J.Rogers #2 6 years ago

    WTF is a Chocobo..?

    Sounds like a breakfast cereal..!
    Edited by S.J.Rogers at 02/06/06 @ 08:16

  • Scimarad #3 6 years ago

    "WTF is a Chocobo..? "

    I suspect you haven't ever played an FF :-)

    It is basically a big yellow bird you ride around on though, now you mention it, it DOES sound like a breakfast cereal.
    Edited by Scimarad at 02/06/06 @ 08:38

  • Raziel #4 6 years ago

    Sounds... Time consuming...

    "Sounds like a breakfast cereal..!"

    I asume you've never had some Chocolate Chip Chocobo's then?
    Edited by Raziel at 02/06/06 @ 08:39

  • chub #5 6 years ago

    "It is basically a big yellow bird"

    You mean like the one on Sesame Street?

  • Blerk #6 6 years ago

    Pah! Chocobos suck! Moogles ftw! Kupo!

  • Thamuhacha #7 6 years ago

    >Pah! Chocobos suck! Moogles ftw! Kupo!

    Kupo Kupo!

    Anyway, with headlines like "the Final Fantasy XI development team has released details of the chocobo-raising system" you really have to wonder what the *new* story is here?

    Didn't I do that in 1997?

  • Kafeen #8 6 years ago

    "It is basically a big yellow bird"

    You mean like the one on Sesame Street?
    Basicly, yeah. But you can ride on them.

    Pah! Chocobos suck! Moogles ftw! Kupo!
    You can't ride a Moogle though....

    I'm looking forward to this patch as is pretty much anyone who plays FFXI. The new expansion has been great so far and the additions that have already been annouced only look to improve in it. First Chocobo breeding is being introduced, then a few month down the line Chocobo Racing where you can pit your chocobo against other players.

  • The12thMonkey #9 6 years ago

    It should be noted that they aren't likening the Chocobo Breeding to gardening (as in horticulture), but "gardening" as in the Final Fantasy XI activity - gardening, which you can do a little bit every day on for interesting results.

  • TR421 #10 6 years ago

    VG Link

  • Golgo #11 6 years ago

    just thrilling...

    ...fingers crossed for a chocobo barbecueing option in the next update, eh?!

  • a8a #12 6 years ago

    Im sure it wasnt a move designed to excite people who dont play the game :p

  • York #13 6 years ago

    "...fingers crossed for a chocobo barbecueing option in the next update, eh?! "

    I take it you often barbecue beasts of burden? ;)