Feeling punished for having alts...

[Nabril]

Lots of us have alts. Things outlined in the OP are pretty reasonable. This can all be done on one character line doesn't float. You can't use multiple races on one character so if you want to play multiples you need alts. You also pay extra for additional characters with your monthly sub.

These are very reasonable requests in my opinion and they do exist in other mmo's but not this one.

No easy way to skip the main story.
No shared bank.
No shared achievements.
No shared seasonal and event items.
No shared housing.

Skipping main story is easy. Buy a skip like you would on World of Warcraft.
Want to share all that stuff? Use your main to play all the jobs you're interested in. I only have one character and I recently got my 15th class to 70+ All my 15 classes share inventory, achievements, mounts, minions, banks, housing, retainers, seasonal event items, and GC rank. I don't feel punished at all.