New things from German interview with yoshida

[Deceptus]

God that's really sad. Newgame+ and fantasia addictions are not a replacement for exploring the game as different characters.

Except it literally is. If you want to do that, Fantasia and New Game+ are there for you.

In a game where you can be literally any job on a single character, alts don't make a lot of sense.

Especially when there are so many critics out there who say that the story is "over long".

[Theodric]

In a game where you can be literally any job on a single character, alts don't make a lot of sense.

The game has a significant portion of role-players, though. To the point that many fluff features are designed specifically for their benefit. Which, in turn, makes me suspect that the real issue is not wanting to do anything that'd threaten to eat into fantasia and story skip sales.

Even putting aside role-players...sometimes people just like having different characters to play. You technically only need one character to do everything in a game such as Dark Souls or Monster Hunter World but that doesn't mean people don't create multiple characters there.

[Fland]

I think it's fair if items that you get only from doing contents in the game (esp from achievements) are limited to the character you use to obtain them. Otherwise, it can be acc wide.

[RyuDragnier]

Even putting aside role-players...sometimes people just like having different characters to play. You technically only need one character to do everything in a game such as Dark Souls or Monster Hunter World but that doesn't mean people don't create multiple characters there.

The Souls franchise is different because of how you create your own builds for the game. I have over 6 characters in Dark Souls 2 just from messing around and trying out new ways to play.

[Cithaerias_pyropina]

Except it literally is. If you want to do that, Fantasia and New Game+ are there for you.

In a game where you can be literally any job on a single character, alts don't make a lot of sense.

Especially when there are so many critics out there who say that the story is "over long".

Not gonna hand over 35+ dollars, taxes included on all the purchases and resubbing, every time on name changes and fantasia's when I want to play around on another character. My alt Rupert Faradae wouldn't be caught dead wearing long sleeve clothes. My alt Brandon Sharpe wouldn't ever go without masks. My main Allison Amelie, previously Alvaro Rivera (fantasia'd and name changed because there is no job in the game that fits his theme anymore), wouldn't ever go parading around in hats. Sometimes I want to play certain jobs and wear certain pieces of glamour but they do not fit certain characters. Not gonna play anything aside RDM or MCH on Rupert, as nothing else fits his theme. Not gonna unlock or play tanks or MCH on Brandon, not his thing. Not gonna unlock GNB or play melee jobs on Allison, not his thing.

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I suppose I'll just be taking that 35 dollars elsewhere and spend it on food or on games that aren't as laughably restrictive when it comes to alts. Certainly not going to spend it on this game where you run of out crap to do endgame and getting alts through ARR is the biggest chore. Especially when a lot of other, far more entertaining, games are being released in June and July.