Transferring items between alt characters

[DanteMog]

Why would you guys even consider spreading out the classes when they all share skills? I'll just assume that you guys have no idea how considerably gimped you guys will be without cross classing skills, especially if you are a crafter or gatherer. Also not having essential 5 abilities from other classes will only hurt your raid members and bring down the team.
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1 character = economic saving, ease of switching classes, and great for the lazy.

1000 characters

I don't get this at all, i constantly see this in FC economic saving? what is easy about leveling five plus classes then jobs with no Quests after about three classes? sorry i don't buy any of that alts are still far easier to level a few classes per alt and crafting well big deal seeing as it takes a decade to level just one.

As you can tell i'm casual but i will be leveling alts because quests dry up after about 2 classes, fates and dungeons i can only do for so long they are too repetitive.

[Pixiey]

I think it is really silly not to be able to send mail to your alt. Honestly! Why are there players telling other players that it is silly or whatever to how they want to play? There will be people who want to try out the different races in case one of them does not work for them....and maybe a different starting area. That too can be fun if you are tired of the same area starting out. How about those who have mains but want a character they can just mess with, not super max out it all? Or maybe a character to HOLD stuff if you are all out of room?

No play style is wrong. It keeps players in the long run!!

[HEC]

Sure, I play my CNJ most of the time. And when I get her to 50 and she's maxed-out her crafting, I'll use her to shower gil and high-quality gear down on her "younger" sisters and brothers.

Not really as you'd be unable (unlike with multiply classes on the same char) to use any of the already spirit bonded /used or "unique" (dungeon / chest deops in colours) items anyway on any alt so pretty much pointless even if you'll manage to send it over in a first place.

[GrimWarlock]

This seems reasonable thing to want to do, especially if concentrating doh/dol on a different character to Dow classes, and you want to send crafted gear over. Cut down on armoury chest clutter as well. A more expensive, perhaps over the top, work a round is a second service account.

[geekgirl101]

I know you can pretty much do everything and anything with a single character, and there's no need for alt accounts on the same world.

More bag space. :P I'm out of bag space with so much junk.

[Merryl]

Exactly... No inventory room. I started crafting- found out how impractical it is and then started ditching all crafting and old gear on my alts. I think I'm stuck doing one more level on weaver since it won't let me abandon it.

[Celeblome]

personally I play on multiple characters because I don't always feel like letting my whole FC know that I'm on or sometimes I'll start a new character to do the intro area with a friend. I don't see why i shouldn't be able to send my alts gear or craft mats if I want to. It's just silly to think that one character would EVER have the room to store full sets of gear for ALL classes AND all the mats needed for all the different crafting classes.

[Terrini]

Another reason for Alts is roleplaying. Having a specific character built a particular way with different jobs is part of the story you tell about the characters. My RP group even has developed some individualized stories relating to their soul crystals in some instances that is personally relevant. We make alt characters for a change of pace in the RP, try other classes and to play with different characters. My RP group is pretty close and I'd trust them to share with my alt if I used them as a middle man, and in fact this method even makes sense as my two characters can never actually meet in game.

[Terrini]

Although if you make multiple characters that are supposed to be related and know each other, it would be nice to even maintain that illusion by sending messages and gifts between the two. I think it would be even cute to screen those messages an such :3 it's all just in how you play. Different games have different methods and you do have to make do with what's available unless it does get changed.

So ultimately just saying I see the benefit of both ways and yes, more inventory would be nice but you can also pay two dollars extra for another retainer... Whatever happens, people will utilize whatever systems, but I do believe that they implemented this to stop real money trade in game in the first place, since you have to friend someone in order to mail them and be physically present to trade. So... there are a lot of things to consider even when making small adjustments like this seems to be.

[Niwashi]

Why would you guys even consider spreading out the classes when they all share skills?

They don't all share skills. Certain combinations share skills. If, for example, you had one character doing DoW classes, another doing DoM classes, another doing DoH classes, and a fourth doing DoL classes, archer is the only class that you'd duplicate in order to provide cross-class skills, as it's the only class whose cross-class skills cross the DoW/DoM boundary. (Then you'd duplicate whichever combat class is your favorite on your DoH/DoL characters, but they'd only need it for unlocking leves, so it's not like it has to be maxed out or anything.)

Anything duplicated beyond that would be just for whatever you find fun enough to want to repeat.

According to what statistics?

I'm guessing just based on the fact that that's what a Standard Subscription gives. (I don't actually know how many players keep their Standard Sub, though, versus how many drop down to an Entry Level Subscription.) Anyone who keeps a Standard Subscription is paying for the right to have eight characters per server.

No min-maxer will be making more than 1 account because of cross-class skills,

(I'm assuming you meant "more than 1 character" here, since that's what's relevant to the discussion.)
I've heard from plenty of hard core min-maxers who make multiple alts and get all their cross-class skills on each of them, because with multiple alts you have multiple chances at the top dungeons, more chances for loot, etc. It's a way around lockouts and caps.

and no casual is going to waste time redoing the entire main storyline quest and transfers all their work when they can switch out their gear/class with a click of a button.

A lot of casuals make alts precisely in order to redo the main storyline. The main storyline is the fun part of the game. Everything else is just grinding. There are plenty of players who like to play the fun part of the game more than once. This is the primary reason why I have multiple alts myself, (with RP being a distant second).

you'd be unable ... to use any of the already spirit bonded /used or "unique" (dungeon / chest deops in colours) items anyway on any alt so pretty much pointless

Despite quoting it, you clearly missed the part where he said "and she's maxed-out her crafting". The whole point of leveling up crafting is so you can craft stuff. That's brand-new, never used or bonded, fully tradeable HQ gear we're talking about. Of course his alts can use it.