umm... I don't know what to say except that I am indifferent in this subject. I played FFXI before and only played 2 jobs. This time with EQ2 there are so many combinations with races and jobs I figured I'd try more character. So far, i have 3 toons with 2 at lvl 21 and 1 at lvl 5. I can't see in the close future I'll make another toon though because I won't have time to play all of them.
The main problem is I don't think I'll ever need so many character slots because first of all, I don't like playing mage archetype; second I don't think I'll try all classes. For example I've a pally so I won't try classes like warrior or brawler because they are quite similar. Also I won't play every race either. I'd just pick the one race I like for the specific archetype. That means all I need is 3 slots really.
I don't mean everyone should play it my way. No. But my point is everyone has their own play style, so if you want more slots just tell SOE. Complaining here would take you nowhere. I think this thread has gone way too far. There is no need to change other's mind. If you need more slots, then tell SOE. If you're happy with 4 slots then that's good. Telling those who are happy that 4 slots aren't enough is futile because they don't need more than that. And telling those who're unhappy that you need no more than 4 slots are useless too because they DO need mroe than 4 slots for various reasons. So maybe people should agree to disagree here.