We deserve more character slots! (note: has nothing to do with Factions)

I feel that our accounts are currently too limited as far as character slots, and I feel that ANet should allow us to purchase more. That is my suggestion. I am not asking for free slots, I am asking for the ability to buy them.

Look, a lot of us like both PvE and PvP a lot. The people like that will typically have 3 character slots for their PvE characters and leave one open for a PvP-only character. That means there are only 3 different primary classes we can play in PvE, without deleting characters (and, as a result, deleting a lot of work invested in that character).

So, there are already 3 primary classes I cannot play in PvE without deleting my characters - not considering new classes and/or new slots from future accounts that I, of course, shouldn't complain about because they don't exist yet. But why should we be so limited? Why should we be forced to delete all of our hard work just to try something new?

Here is my point. I understand that character slots require additional storage space on the servers. But ANet will gladly let us buy a second account for $50 and give us 4 extra slots with it. The problem there is that everything is separate between the two accounts - storage, unlocked items/skills and so on. We also have to log on to a different account to play different characters which is tedious.

On the other hand, I would gladly pay more than $50 to add 4 extra slots to my current account (assuming they were around $15 per extra slot, that would be $60 for 4 more). Why is this not an option for us? That is what I do not understand. The fee for the slots would more than offset the price of the additional storage space needed for them.

ANet, let us buy more slots!

I think there was a penition on more character slots....now pray that Savio or Pie doesn't kill you for not using the search button

You can purchase more, it's called buying another account. Then you can play all the primary charcters and still have 2 slots left over for the upcoming expansion.

Keeping in mind this is a FREE online web game. This isn't your $15 a month mmorpg and I think too many people expect too much out of ANET for what they are getting. 4 characters per account is fine. Want more? Pay ANET more by buying another account. Everything is not going to be made easy on every players behalf or wants or whines. ANET has to keep their heads above water as well and every new character is another portion of their data base it takes up. You add a million purchasers and add 1 more character per subsciber and that data base fills up pretty quickly.

So, support them, buy another copy.

From the original post:

...there were already several threads about more character slots before the ones for Factions were even announced. Stick to another thread, please.