I actually looked up the Vanadiel Census of 2009 looking for that answer. They haven't published the one for this year yet. According to it, something around 62% of the total characters were level 1. I've always considered the extra fee for mules as something that made sense. A single FFXI character probably takes up more server space than one in WoW for example. To put in WoW terms, a single FFXI character is roughly equivalent to 20 WoW characters I would think. I think the fact that SE is charging $1 for storage characters and $3 for full up characters just means the FFXIV avatars are much more complex than FFXI. It's just my opinion but there it is. I do agree it sucks for those who want to play multiple characters. I think if you're willing to put up with being restricted by the mechanics of a storage character (however it's done) you could always have that one be a townie or something. A non-adventurer if you will. Just a thought.
