I know this is an old thread but the issue is still relevant.

This game being alt unfriendly is one of my major problems with it, as someone who loves making alts in MMORPGs. Sometimes I want to look at a different character but not enough to change my main.

I can accept story skips needing to be purchased, honestly. I just wish that collections were account wide like minions, mounts, emotes, hairstyles and triple triad. Also all seasonal outfits and all Mogstation mounts, minions, emotes, and glamours should be account wide.

It's a bummer to play an alt because you don't feel like unlocking anything when you know there is no account progression in FFXIV.