Is there any good reason to not roll a new toon for each class?

[Allyra]

Eh, play the way you want in my opinion.

While it is probably less convenient in the long run to have things across multiple characters vs just one, sometimes it is nice to have different races/genders/etc for different classes to spice it up.

^this

Best way to do it is to roll a toon for MNK/DRG/BRD, WAR/PLD, WHM/SCH, and BLM/SMN.

and this ^

It takes awhile, but having multiple toons (keep qqing you youngsters, toon goes all the way back to UO) can be nice, especially when you have more than 7 friends (shocking, I know.)

[Ptolemy]

It takes awhile, but having multiple toons (keep qqing you youngsters, toon goes all the way back to UO) can be nice, especially when you have more than 7 friends (shocking, I know.)

a fairly tiny minority (almost non-existent) actually said that in UO, the phrase started becoming popular during EQ's era

[Allyra]

a fairly tiny minority (almost non-existent) actually said that in UO, the phrase started becoming popular during EQ's era

I said it when I played. As did the people I interacted with. So idk about being "almost non-existent". And I didn't state when it became popular, just that it was used even back then.

iirc There were people that even used it in Diabolo II, but I didn't play that one for very long because of constant PKs lol.

[Umo]

toons (keep qqing you youngsters, toon goes all the way back to UO)

Last time I hit C it was displayed a window called Character. As soon as I hover over 'Community' menu at official website I can see 4 options, Character being one of them. IIRC, as soon as we log into the game, a Character Selection screen is displayed and you can see Characters created and saved through Character Creation feature.
Hmmm... What's written above "Allyra Arianos", right next to your avatar image on this very thread?
What is this magic!? Bewitching, isn't it?

[Kalsam]

Last time I hit C it was displayed a window called Character. As soon as I hover over 'Community' menu at official website I can see 4 options, Character being one of them. IIRC, as soon as we log into the game, a Character Selection screen is displayed and you can see Characters created and saved through Character Creation feature.
Hmmm... What's written above "Allyra Arianos", right next to your avatar image on this very thread?
What is this magic!? Bewitching, isn't it?

Every game, from what I've seen, call the avatars Character, but it's players, over the years, who've decided to call them toons. Mostly those who are too lazy to actually say Char/Character.
I personally tend to flip back and forth depending on who I'm talking with. And a good portion of it took off with WoW more than EQ due to the car-toon-y looks of the characters. (Which, isn't a bad thing btw. The style worked for them for a very long time. And it's only with the upcoming Xpac that this is changing to a more realistic look)

@OP: It really comes down to personal preference.
It is much easier to gear up the other classes when it's all on one character, as you can then roll for offspec's. But, if you prefer to have a full background, history, and story for each character, then feel free to make multiple characters.
Do keep in mind the game is very young. And there has been mention of more jobs coming. Without knowing for certain how those will go, it may even be best to level two characters, going with each path available on each class later on. (Think SMN/SCH atm. It's almost worth having a separate character for each of these due to the stat allocation.)

[Allyra]

Last time I hit C it was displayed a window called Character. As soon as I hover over 'Community' menu at official website I can see 4 options, Character being one of them. IIRC, as soon as we log into the game, a Character Selection screen is displayed and you can see Characters created and saved through Character Creation feature.
Hmmm... What's written above "Allyra Arianos", right next to your avatar image on this very thread?
What is this magic!? Bewitching, isn't it?

I really couldn't care less what you call it, but I think it's the dumbest argument ever to complain about people calling them a term that's existed for about twenty years now.

Is this a Troll? Is the OP seriously questioning if there is good reason to use the job/class system that makes FF unique and versatile compared to other MMOs? Its put in place so you can experience the full content of every class in the game without the silly nonsense of rolling another character.

Unique and versatile, becoming completely useless with lockouts.

yoshi-p himself said that the cross class system is important.. if you have a different job on 8 different characters you have no cross class

You can't lvl cross class abilities on alts?

[Umo]

I think it's the dumbest argument ever to complain about people calling them a term that's existed for about twenty years now.

If you think I'm complaining... well, I'm not. Even though I dislike your "keep qqing you youngsters". Thank you anyways for linking 'dumbest' to the argument and not to the poster (myself, that's it).
Obviously you'll keep calling them 'toons' and I'll keep calling them 'characters'. And the world will keep going round and round.
Have a nice day and enjoy your gaming experience.

PS. OP, so sorry for derailing.

[Allyra]

Even though I dislike your "keep qqing you youngsters".

It was a joke since most like to act like "toon" is childish. (Though I am probably older than most anyways, especially mmo-wise).