Quote Originally Posted by DrWho2010 View Post
devil's advocate time. this just sounds like a lot of wanting something for nothing to me. in a game where you can do everything on one character, you technically never need an alt. that's on you. the technical limitations on char vs account wide items is very real.
Honestly, it's more like... Okay, this is a highly personal issue, but hopefully paints some context.

I suffer from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It's a legitimate, neurological disorder. There's really no "cure" or even "overcoming" it, just sort of learning to cope. Some things bother you too much, though, and there's no fixing it.

When I first started FFXIV, I tried a couple different characters, but landed on a male miqo'te; this guy! But I researched them pretty extensively, and decided "Starting in Ul'dah as a Pugilist would make the most sense for a Seeker of the Sun". Over time, I grew pretty attached to this character.

Now here's the problem. When it came to choosing my Grand Company, I literally thought "Well, Pugilists have a skill called Twin Snakes, so I guess Twin Adders makes the most sense for this character?". Pretty weak reasoning, but it's all I could come up with.

I've really never been happy with that decision, though, and ESPECIALLY not for any sort of a Dark Knight character.

So, I decided to just create a brand-new character. In fact, I actually started two; a Marauder that joined the Maelstrom, and a Gladiator that joined the Immortal Flames. Part of suffering from OCD is that it leaves you incredibly indecisive. I wound up just level-boosting the Gladiator in the Immortal Flames anyways, but... well, I'm still second-guessing if that was the "right" choice.

So anyways, now I've gotten the FFXV Regalia car on this new character, I've done a *little* content, a lot of Gold Saucer stuff... but it doesn't even scratch the surface of what all I'd done with my ORIGINAL character.

But now, it's sort of like all of my "work" and "effort" has been split between two separate characters. Which really kind of sucks, because I love my original miqo'te -- who now owns a Medium-size House -- but I also REALLY dig the way the Au Ra look. And now, I also really want to be able to try a Hrothgar, but I'm worried that I'd be unsatisfied with how they look in robes and lighter armor, so I don't think I would be content using a fantasia.

HOWEVER...

If I were able to effectively "share" my progress -- even if it were only among max-level characters -- I would be able to keep the original character I'm so attached to, while also being able to fully enjoy playing an Au Ra, and maybe even enjoy the new Hrothgar race, at least for the Jobs I feel "work" for them.

For me, it's not about "putting in less work". It's about having the freedom to play the character I truly *want* to play, and have the freedom to play something different. It's not even about saving myself the need to buy Fantasia potions. Because of my OCD, there are simply a lot of things that Fantasia doesn't let you "fix".