1up has more details on the Chocobo breeding program that Square/Enix will be introducing to FFXI very soon. I was really excited by what sounds like a cool idea … until I was reminded why I don’t play FFXI. The scale:

… chocobo breeding isn’t something that happens either instantaneously (like in a game like Monster Rancher) or even over a few days. In fact, the length of time required to successfully hatch an egg makes growing elemental ores look like child’s play. Over the course of approximately one to three months, players will have to check on their egg at least once a day, much in the same way one must check their plants daily, lest they wither.

FFXI, like Eve Online, is a game that I wish I could clone myself to play.