But mats can be shared. So you'd essentially be introducing shared marks as well. Granted at a decrease in the exchange rate. But it's still there. I would never do it. It's not worth it. But I'm sure it had something to do with it. They want you to play. So you can grind out marks on one character. Get mats. Give them to another then cash em in for marks. You could have a fully upgraded alt character with only enough playtime in to get him to level 20 and upgrade his armor. But they want You have to play with that character. Hate it if you want. But based on the amount of time we've all out into this game 300+ hours for most players... They know how to keep us playing. Haha.