Trading between alts

[Kyloran]

Will we ever see a easy way to do this? Why is it not already in game? Game just seems alt unfriendly.

[manickitty]

Because you don’t need alts, ever? Every class can be done on one character.

[Aramina]

Will we ever see a easy way to do this? Why is it not already in game? Game just seems alt unfriendly.

Not really alt unfriendly, but alt unnecessary. You can use FC chests to exchange between characters, assuming of course both/all are in the same FC. Outside that, the ability to send mail between alts has been often requested, and has (so far) always been denied because of the belief that this would somehow increase RMT. I am not sure how this is a thing.... but.... that's what we have been told.

[Kyloran]

I see that, but what's the point of even offering the option then? I would rather do quests then grind to level your other jobs.

[Aramina]

I see that, but what's the point of even offering the option then? I would rather do quests then grind to level your other jobs.

Because forbidding doing something is quite different than not encouraging it.

[LaylaTsarra]

I have 9 endgame alts guess I had better delete 8 of them.

And yes I think it's time they allowed friending our alts. I know there was talk of allowing alts to share housing at one point and that they were working on it but that was some time ago.

[Addicted]

Will we ever see a easy way to do this? Why is it not already in game? Game just seems alt unfriendly.

Because if they did allow such a thing, demand for paid retainers would plummet.

[Bright-Flower]

There was a glitch that allowed you to friend your alts but IDK if they fixed it or not, it involved DCing while going into an instance or something like that, you can google it if you want. Pulling it off lets you send mail to your alts.

IMO there's really no excuse to not let you mail things between your alts on the same server or add them as housing tenants. It really feels like SE made the game assuming nobody would ever want more than one character and that even letting you have alts was an afterthought.

Aside from the above glitch if it still works, your options are pretty much:

A. Use the MB to xfer gil by selling cheap stuff for high amounts. Or to xfer items but you'll need to be careful with how you price things so someone doesn't buy it while you're swapping characters.
B. Use a FC chest to xfer gil and items. This assumes your characters are in the same FC and have access to the fc chest to freely remove items.
C. Get a friend you trust to hold onto stuff while you relog.

[Skivvy]

Because if they did allow such a thing, demand for paid retainers would plummet.

Came here to say this.

There used to be a way to befriend alts, but the old method got fixed. Not sure if there is a new one floating around. Would be nice though D:

[Solarra]

I agree the game is really alt-unfriendly and I'd like to see us have the ability to trade between our alts.

As to not needing them, well a lot of things are unnecessary but still provide a lot of fun for people and a reason to stay subbed when you have completed all your goals on your main. You only need one mount for example and minions, glamour, hairstyles etc. are all completely unnecessary but I would hate to be without them as they add a lot of richness and fun to the game.

Considering having more than one character per world costs extra, I think those of us that do enjoy making alts are poorly served.
I believe the restrictions might have been an attempt to curb RMT but since a single-person FC is easy to make and circumvents most of the difficulties in moving cash or items between characters, I don't think there is any justification for maintaining them. I enjoy my alts but I enjoy the social aspect of the game as well and would never consider isolating myself in a single-person FC. It's a shame that this is the best solution available right now.