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Same. Many games that involve subs tend to rely on alts to increase longevity within the game, keeping those that are "at endgame" on a main toon involved between content patches. FFXI & XIV obviously go a different approach. Do you think it lowers longevity within the game (less encouraging for alts), or increases it, due to being able to do "everything" with 1 character?

I know I loved that in XI I never "lost" skills starting a new job. I could take my SAM out to work on my archery skill, which mean that I could used Xbows on RNG, skilling up Marksmanship, so that my COR would be much more potent in lower levels, hitting with B+ gun WS rather than B dagger/C+ sword WS on crabs. It was my first MMO, but I still have a far greater bond with my Taru than any other toon I've created since - and my belief (and that's all it is) is that it is because I could do everything within the game with her. Other times it was a case of "oh, Priest/Shaman/Sentinel/Sniper looks good, I want to try it out!" only to realise that it meant a new toon. XI, it was maybe a quest, grab a new weapon & off we go! You know sword? Oh, first 25 levels are capped! Got a higher WHM? Have full-potency heals until level 40! You were always growing, without having to start over.