Developers! Please Read! (Mounts/Minions)

[Syncroniam]

The thing is that there's really not any point in having more than 1 characters in FFXIV since you can do all jobs and story with the same one so this system is obsolete here, in WoW it's almost impossible to stick with 1 character because youl get burned out almost immediately

[Miste]

The thing is that there's really not any point in having more than 1 characters in FFXIV since you can do all jobs and story with the same one so this system is obsolete here

This is simply not true. A lot of people still love having alts in this game. So you think it is pointless, but that doesn't automatically mean everyone else thinks the same way you do.

Also you are forgetting that gear is locked per week so if you wanted to actually play more than one job in current content when it is released and not be really low item level and no way to improve it then you would need an alt in order to actually make progress and get higher item level.

Like I main a healer...if I wanted to main a DPS and have some fun in savage on DPS too I need an alt because my item level on my main for DPS jobs will be continuously stuck at low item level for a long time since all my weekly locked gear goes towards my healer.

[Derio]

Sounds more like an alt problem.

But for people who only play 1 character its not a problem at all.

[Solarra]

I don't see any harm in having this as an option.
There was a thread not so long ago asking people if they farmed mounts on their alts and the conclusion seemed to be 'no', why redo old content simply to get a reward you already earned when you could be getting something new?

My feeling is this, I did the work on my main so I'd like to have the rewards on my alts. People who want to keep each alt separate should of course, have the option to do so.

[BunnyChain]

That thread title. "Attention developers! You should stop your work right now and read this realm shaking idea! Call Yoshida! What do you mean it's 2am and he's asleep?! This is of greatestest import!"

[Rinuko]

That thread title. "Attention developers! You should stop your work right now and read this realm shaking idea! Call Yoshida! What do you mean it's 2am and he's asleep?! This is of greatestest import!"

Come on now, we all know he never sleeps.

[worldofneil]

I have more alts than I have fingers (over two accounts before someone gets technical), and I want them all kept separate. Just because my main character has something doesn't mean all my other characters should. In fact I've greatly enjoyed getting things again a second time on other character.

Admittedly things like the events are a pain in the neck as it's a lot of running round doing the same thing over and over (and with the Halloween event I just didn't even bother for most of them), but I still like them kept separate.

The whole point of starting with a new character is just that, it's a new character. It shouldn't have any ties to your main character, it has its own story and its own achievements.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Just because my main character has something doesn't mean all my other characters should.

There's a certain irony in hearing you say this.

. . . And you know exactly what I'm talking about.

[worldofneil]

There's a certain irony in hearing you say this.

. . . And you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Sorry, but you've lost me? I can't remember ever wanting the same thing across my characters, they're separate characters and are I treat them as such.

[Miste]

Sorry, but you've lost me? I can't remember ever wanting the same thing across my characters, they're separate characters and are I treat them as such.

No one said it cannot be optional.

They can simply make it optional when you create the alt if you want it to share mounts from a character of your choosing and also if they add the system a one time thing for all existing alts if they want to share the mounts of another character.

So yeah there is a way to implement it so it is optional for people who want their character's separate.

For mounts, perhaps, but Minions actually have utility outside of aesthetic. They are Lord of Verminion, and certain minions are required in order to spawn certain S rank hunt marks

I understand what you are trying to say, but it doesn't really matter for that.

I mean what is the difference between me on my alt playing LoV or me on my alt helping to spawn an S Rank? I could just switch to my main and do either of those with my main's stuff anyway.

(Also just for the record LoV is a very weak argument to use against this. LoV was a flop. Barely anyone touches that and it is simply only a mini-game.)

Both characters are on the same account so you cannot be online on them at the same time which basically nullifies any advantage.

Seasonal stuff yeah I understand that and they likely want more money, but if they had to they could even make those omitted along with story and just do the rest.