You know how much money they could make if they hive the servers. Be crazy.

[File2ish]

Servers are separated because a server has a maximum load (only have a certain amount of people on at a time). Though it would be nice to be able to log into whichever server I want, would be able to say Hi to some old FFXI LS mates on a different server. But they don't want RMT to run wild that way.

The transfer service is actually bad for gilsellers/RMT. It costs actual money and I think there's a cap on gil that you can bring over so they can't completely destabilize the market. It was put in place mainly for those people who want to transfer to a friend's server, or for whatever reason.

I have several alt characters, actually. (Only one of them has hit 50, my "main alt"). Alts are great. I get bored looking at my main guy (and rather annoyed by his ears, tail, standing stance, and odd "relaxed" hands. Yeah yeah "use your fantasia on him". Maybe after a new race is potentially unveiled). And sometimes you may not want to really talk to the people you met on your main (whether it be because of drama, not wanting to be a prick by saying no to a request for help from the FC/LS, etc.), it's kind of a nice get away. Plus if it's a fresh alt you can be a noob again lol

[Lamentations]

I have several alt characters, actually. (Only one of them has hit 50, my "main alt"). Alts are great. I get bored looking at my main guy (and rather annoyed by his ears, tail, standing stance, and odd "relaxed" hands. Yeah yeah "use your fantasia on him". Maybe after a new race is potentially unveiled). And sometimes you may not want to really talk to the people you met on your main (whether it be because of drama, not wanting to be a prick by saying no to a request for help from the FC/LS, etc.), it's kind of a nice get away. Plus if it's a fresh alt you can be a noob again l

You sir have brought up a very good point, some folks simply like "variety" where it concerns playing different races/genders, sadly most FCs will not tolerate a number of alts joined because it projects "false numbers, or they simply will not help yet another "alt" through those clears again.