sounds like the game really wants you to use on character , I'm a fan of having alts for variety , thanks for the replies.

How does it work for example....... I'm levelling my gladiator to become a paladin so I am spending my attribute points on VIT , what happens if I then want to play as a white mage ? , do you get to spend separate attribute points? or will I just be a white mage with all his points spent on VIT? will that really matter ? I assume having 40 less attribute points in your main skill would matter?