If I were Mr. Enix

Inevitably, while playing ffxi for two years now, there have been many occasions where i wish i had the power to change the game, make it more interesting, and cause absolute chaos among the "uppity" players who think the game couldn't exist without them. Here are a few "minor" ammendations (is that a word?) that i would make.

I. Chocobo license revocations
Remember all those times you agreed to take that wayward chocobo back to its home stable, then mercilessly released it into the savage wild? Don't know? The Vana'diel Chocobo Society knows. They've been on you since the day you reneg'd on your first deal. There's only so far you criminals can go, and one day, "BAM!" chocobo license revoked!!! Of course there's that long and irritating quest that takes 5 RL days to complete, taking you all over the world, w/out riding of course, just to get that license back! Now look upon the "return chocobo" quest w/fear and trembling!!!



II. Chocobo aggro
How nice, run all over Vana'diel at 3x run speed, and not a single drop of aggro to speak of as long as you are riding. Well, NO MORE! On secret staging grounds on two of Vana'diel's moons, horrible chocobo aggro'ing monsters have been developed. In that there's good news and bad news. Good news is, they don't like to eat people... Bad news is that if you're a Galka, you don't qualify as a "people."
C'mon! is this humane??!!










III. Critical fishing fails
Tired of RMT bot fishing? New fishing rules apply where with every cast there is a chance for massive critical fail...and not some wussy fail "your pole broke." I mean, think about it. Amateur tarutaru vs. Titanictus... who's gonna win? Fish pulls YOU in, you lost your catch, rod, lure, and gobbiebag... well at least you kept your level! ... nvm you lost that too...

IV. Light's Out Jeuno
Just to remind some n00b about doing that "lighting the torches" quest in lower jeuno, if someone doesn't do it by 2000... "POOF!" lights out... can't see yourself, the AH counter, your mog cave, nuttin! Hopefully you rented a chocobo and haven't sent your Hauby to a char named "Xdtasyfetsed."

V. God bless gobs
Time to get those s back for all those mpk's in the dunes, qufim, the jungles, and taking your month's long farming efforts to give back a measly 5 extra inventory slots (most likely taken up by beastman seals and giga's socks...
New battle system where you /random against the different gobs in Muckvix's shop... Win free RSE! Free the rarab! Bring back Fickie! and push that cooking gob into his poison pot stew! Splat!!!