SKIP CS Option PLEASE!

[DebbieGibson]

I imagine CoP must have been a bear for folks to handle then.. (sidenote: what CS takes 30 mins+ to read???)

It was absolutely horrible. I actually got some of my ls mates to logon and do some cop cs and missions for me while I was at school haha.

[Zarchery]

This is a total non-issue. Even if you have no interest at all in the story, cutscenes outside of those storylines aren't that common, and they're one-shot deals. Just fast click through them and it's over with. If you're doing stuff for the gear, you have what, the stuff at the end of ROTZ and COP, you've got some cutscenes when entering an Abyssea zone for the first time and when exiting the first time after beating the boss. A few cutscenes in Hall of the Gods. All this stuff put together is going to take up maybe 3 hours of your life, tops, and you're done for good. Generally a single piece of +2 Empyrean armor takes up more than that.

Actually, CoP is a total of 8 hours, and ROTZ is something like an hour and a half. The point still stands though. These are one shot deals that take less time than the majority of activities in this game.

[Caketime]

what a bunch of whiners . Sounds like the only literature most of you have read outside game is "Mein Kampf" judging by the amount of fascist totalitarian hate in your posts.

Already resorting to Hitler references? You lost before the argument even began.

Personally, I'm glad that the level caps and restrictions for old content have been lifted so I can bring my girlfriend along, she can enjoy the story and we don't have to deal with power gamers who just want rewards getting pissy that FFXI isn't a day job for us.

[Zarchery]

More that I think about it, more I think that this sounds like those people who complain incessantly about the DMV, when you only have to spend about an hour and a half there every 2 years.

[Jeron]

That's only if you aren't poor when your license are up and do it for 1 year.

[Juri_Licious]

So sad .

I feel the same way he feels but about Abyssea and Procs.

[Zarchery]

That's only if you aren't poor when your license are up and do it for 1 year.

Still, 2 hours every 2 years is not a major time investment.

[RygaenYuui]

So sad .

But true; Poor unfortunate souls.

Makes me wonder what Final Fantasy anyone has ever played through ignoring the storyline. Surprisingly, FFXI's is well placed together. :/

[Economizer]

Actually, CoP is a total of 8 hours, and ROTZ is something like an hour and a half. The point still stands though. These are one shot deals that take less time than the majority of activities in this game.

What? No mention of Wings of the Goddess? There are cutscenes in that take take longer then the entire ToAU storyline, and that's counting having to wait for Japanese Midnight.

[Zarchery]

What? No mention of Wings of the Goddess? There are cutscenes in that take take longer then the entire ToAU storyline, and that's counting having to wait for Japanese Midnight.

Longest one I can remember is the 10 minute CS you get when zoning in to the Throne Room for Darkness Descends. Granted I haven't made it past When Wills Collide just yet, so I could be wrong.

Okay so I can understand not being interested in the story. But here's the thing; these missions are OPTIONAL. If the cutscenes are so bothersome, why not just avoid the storyline missions all together? CoP is the only one that opens up new areas in terms of endgame content and gear. ROTZ opens up Apocalypse Nigh and Divine Might earrings. That's about it. But if a one time series of cutscenes is THAT hard to bear, just find something else to stick in those equipment slots.

I think it's odd how people pay money to play this game, then insist on all these shortcuts so that they don't have to go through the agony of actually having to play.