Quote Originally Posted by Snugglebutt View Post
I don't believe them that it would actually cause any problems with memory, I just think SE are being lazy or simply don't care what their customers want and have always been asking for on this issue.
I will defend them when this kind of accusation comes up. They do care about the fans and they are not lazy. They put in an ungodly amount of work hours to produce the amount of content they put out on a regular basis. I think this team is actually the best in the world with their work rate and communication (Live Letters, fan events).
The way this issue has been explained is that character data is already enormous for an MMO, and any further increase however slight would push it to breaking point. All of your character data is backed up very often, and it is this operation that puts a lot of stress on the servers.