Quote Originally Posted by Dustytome View Post
Be aware those are all account wide items that are accessible to all of your characters on an account vs FFXIV's pricing it per character.
Because WoW practically necessitates alts. If you want to play a different class, you have to create a whole new character and level from the ground up. Conversely, there is no reason to have an alt in FFXIV unless you're a roleplayer or want to get around the loot and specialist restrictions. Considering most players don't have more than two retainers per Yoshida himself, I doubt many have alts. Therefore, the devs probably don't see it as a big deal.