Thanks to both of you for expanding the list You are both right. The point is, whether the team and a group of people think alts are important or not, the truth is that people will still play alts. Some even have to start new characters for various reasons. My wife and I had trouble with an FC on our old server, which resulted in stalking, harassment, and a closed house. We started over on another server to escape them because SE's response to this issue was that they couldn't do anything. So, we left our completed characters with all mounts and minions behind and had to grind all over again. Why punish a new character?

Another point just came to mind. I have 140 clears on Valigamanda and still no mount in sight. Imagine getting it on run 898 or buying it after waiting 8 months, and then realizing that every one of your alts will need the same grind—that's insane!

I saw a lot of Viper threads lately after the patch, and I 100% understand why people are angry. The same goes for MCH players. I burst out laughing when I saw a half-page written for Viper changes and then one line for MCH, which has been a problem since ShB. Healers have been unhappy for years.

The problem is, if you ignore all of these issues, I can't see how FF14 will ever be superior, even above Guild Wars 2, in the future. Not to mention Yoshi-P's reactions when he gets questions about housing—I think everyone knows this face meme. I thought ignoring feedback from the community was a Blizzard thing, not SE, but I have to admit, lately, the tables have turned...