Quote Originally Posted by Azuri View Post
The producer and director of XIV is on record saying that he doesn't understand alts and finds them pointless. I wouldn't hold my hopes up.
One thing alts give that you don't get from NG+ is character progression. There's something enjoyable about taking a character from weak "noob" to hardened veteran. I'm frequently creating new characters, running them through a substantial chunk of the MSQ then deleting them before starting over.

They also offer a marketboard advantage for those into the economic side of MMOs.

Otherwise, I'd agree. There's really no need for alts in this game.