File talk:Chocobos.jpg/AfD Discussion

I would like to propose either the deletion or replacement of the following image:



Okay I will admit, the image itself is very well setup, and could be potentially helpful to help players see all the different breeds of Chocobos. However, the issue with this article, I believe, lies in it inaccuracy to the actual breeds available to the player in-game. I'm sure many of you notice that there are five chocobos in this picture that you have probably never seen in-game before: four less-detailed versions of black, blue, red, and green chocobos, along with an all-brown adolescent chocobo. And missing from this picture: the green and red chocobos as they are actually seen in-game as well as the red and green adolescent chocobos. The reason for this is because this image was made back when Chocobo breeding was first introduced, and the chocobos you see here are all the ones that could be seen using AltanaView. However, since chocobo breeding was first brought to FFXI, two more chocobos have been added, the red and green chocobos, none of which are present in this picture in either their adult or adolescent forms. And as for the brown adolescent chocobo, well if I remember correctly, the dat for that model could be seen in Model Viewer or AltanaView for a short time until the updated chocobo raising to include red and green chocobos. When that happened I believe this chocobo model was replaced with either the red or green adolescent chocobo. My guess is that it was experimental chocobo model that the development team was planning to eventually implement, but ultimately ended up abandoning it. Now as for the less-detailed black, blue, red, and green chocobos, those particular models are actually still viewable in AltanaView, but they are not, however, seen anywhere in-game. These were also probably some experimental chocobo models that the development team was messing around with.

Now as far as know, the purpose of FFXIclopedia is to give plays information about the game itself. And this image not omits information that is seen within the game, it shows information that is not even present in the game. So because of this, I think one of two actions should be taken: I think these are both fairly reasonable requests, but I'll see what everyone else thinks of this first. –Anson 12:24, 27 July 2007 (CDT)
 * Delete the image.
 * Remove this image and replace it with an image with a more accurate representation of what is actually seen in-game. Changes to this image should include:
 * The removal of the less-detailed black blue, red, and green adult chocobo models.
 * The removal of the brown adolescent chocobo model.
 * The addition of the red and green adult chocobo models.
 * The addition of the red and green adolescent chocobo models.
 * Possible addition of the adult chocobo models with the alternate beak, tail feathers, and talons.