Multiple characters and items

[Valcro]

why would you need multiple characters on the same server

In FFXI, a game also designed by SE, we are allowed I think 18 characters or so. There is no limits on this, you can either create new characters on the same server or different servers, and you cannot exchange items between worlds, the "mule" as we FFXIers call them must be on the same world as your other characters in order to send items to it.

With that said, my goal, and to answer your question, is to have mules for storage space. As any FFXIer knows, we have anywhere from 1 to 10+ mules who's jobs are to have AH space to sell more items and to hold said items. Why this "feature" was taken out of FFXIV boggles my mind. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to make another character beyond your first one and still, I have a standard sub that's for 8 characters on same server.

Well here I am, suffering space issues because I am trying to level all my classes because the cross class system demands it for max effect, and I really like to save items for when I need them. Instead I constantly have to get rid of "junk" (meaning not useful for me at that very second in time) items because I run out of space. I don't like that and it needs to be changed. Also the not getting retainers until like level 20 or whenever it was can suck it and needs to change to level 1. I don't know who made these design decisions or what in the world good they thought it'd do, but it's fail. It harms no one in the RMT business when they use their bots to auto level back to retainer level in a couple hours.

I have 13 mules in FFXI. I rarely use them to sell items, but they are holding thousands of items, waiting for the day to be useful. That is why and only why a person will purchase multiple character slots. So I ask, does SE expect me to someday get tired of my current character and to create a whole new one and start all over again, 8+ times? Not going to happen. I require only one slot if I were to ever do that. Delete and start over. So why do I have 8 char slots? It's obvious why. Why is that "why" not in effect right now?