Character Slot Fee even for your first (only) character?

[ChiefCurrahee]

But that's not how it worked on FFXI, why should it work like that on FFXIV? You could have Sam and only Sam active and needed only to pay 12.95. Hank wouldn't be involved anywhere. And next month you could pay your 12.95 for Jill and only Jill, not Sam or Hank involved.

The fee included one character which never needed to be the first character or a static character.

MMM... I'm pretty sure FFXI when you paid your sub fee it included your first character slot so If I made "Hank" as my first character I always had to pay for "Hank" no matter what.

Each extra character cost 1.00 but I always had to pay for "Hank" even if i never played him.