DPS Queues (This isn't about what you think it's about)

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Originally Posted by Raielle

So let me spell it out for you you special little snowflake. And this is the last time I will. You, cannot view EVERY cutscene in the game, in the Unending Journey. If by chance I happen to skip a CS, that is not view-able in the Book, and am unaware that it is not there to be viewed later then I have been punished in the manner I have previously stated, and missed out on a piece of the story-line.

And my suggestion, as well as some other peoples suggestions in the thread, would remedy this entirely.

I even used italics/bold to emphasize important words to help clear it up for you.

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You can view every actual cutscene in the game in the book. You can't view dialogue, but that's not a problem because you can escape out of dialogue.

It might take a little work to find the cutscene you're looking for, but it can be done.

@ Kaedan - Wrong, there was never an argument in the first place, because I answered your question in a polite and rational manner, as i have said multiple times now, before you ever asked it the first time. I should not have to repeatedly answer the same question because you can't be bothered to read the thread. Your response is only semi valid, as ......

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You, cannot view EVERY cutscene in the game, in the Unending Journey. If by chance I happen to skip a CS, that is not view-able in the Book, and am unaware that it is not there to be viewed later then I have been punished in the manner I have previously stated, and missed out on a piece of the story-line.

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And lastly, as Paladinleeds said, there ARE CS's they they do not have access to post-facto.

You're also completely missing the point of this entire thread. I should not be forced to skip a cutscene to avoid getting a duty abandonment strike, just because the system is set up poorly on accepting duty queues. And that some minor improvements would prevent this entire problem from [B]being[B] a problem in the first place.

This game requires that you have a weapon equipped for your class. It is what determines what class you are. They probably set it up this way as a fail-safe for people queuing into their instance without the correct weapon in their armory chest or inventory.

Can't actually remember but cant you just cancel cutscene and cancel the quest?

http://i.imgur.com/u6pGW2Y.png
is this not what everyone else gets?

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Originally Posted by Krotoan

http://i.imgur.com/u6pGW2Y.png
is this not what everyone else gets?

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For dps? I think it's missing some numbers I fixed it.

http://i.imgur.com/q73h5F5.png

you can accept duty and after you return game will let you trigger cutscene from start.

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Originally Posted by Kaedan

Again, if it's an actual cutscene (meaning it cuts away and changes the camera angle, etc), you won't be missing it. When you're viewing cutscenes in your book, you have to click the arrow on the right side to see subsequent cutscenes in a "set".

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I seem to recall some of the 60-70 WHM quests have multiple of those in a single quest, but the book only displays a single cutscene for the quest (as in, the arrows are "greyed out"). I'm pretty sure that others have reported that there are some cutscenes missing too, though don't quote me on that as I can't remember for 100% certain. That being said, if it is possible to press escape on dialogue to cancel it, it isn't very well explained at all, which I'm sure you'd agree could be problematic. I, in all my 3 years (or not far off), of playing the game, and caring for the stories, never knew this was possible.

EDIT: By "greyed out", I mean when you click them, they do nothing. Sorry, I realised I used a developer term there, so figured I'd clear up the confusion.

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Originally Posted by Masekase_Hurricane

Can't actually remember but cant you just cancel cutscene and cancel the quest?

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This isn't possible if it's a Main Scenario quest. I don't know if all the MSQ cutscenes are in the book (I think they are), but if there's an MSQ cutscene not in the book, then you'd have to resort to either a new character, or YouTube (if it's there), since you cannot cancel a Main Scenario quest.

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Originally Posted by DDkiki

you can accept duty and after you return game will let you trigger cutscene from start.

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poor OP, i'll repeat it the 5th time.

This works only if you're on the correct job.

You can not change jobs during cut scenes. In OP's case, he was on a other job then the one he queue'd with, continuing the MSQ. This lead to his duty queue pop, but since you can't change jobs, you got only 2 options:

A) hit esc and cancel cut scene, and not all cut scenes are visible via the INN before that comes up again.
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B) miss your queue and get a penalty after 3 times

Either case, the OP asked for a change to the current system, so that in the future that isn't an problem at all anymore. Got it? lol

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Originally Posted by Paladinleeds

This isn't possible if it's a Main Scenario quest. I don't know if all the MSQ cutscenes are in the book (I think they are), but if there's an MSQ cutscene not in the book, then you'd have to resort to either a new character, or YouTube (if it's there), since you cannot cancel a Main Scenario quest.

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Yes I wasn't too sure as I have never actually tried it.

When I entered Loches first time, there was a cutscene playing. I was on correct job, but still was unable to press "Accept" (there was an error message) and had to skip it. After duty finished, I was already in Loches.

Can I review that cutscene again in the Unending Jorney?

Those queue times are a lie. Sometimes it said 10 minutes, and then it popped 3 minutes later...almost missed it, lol.

While the thread title is far from well-formulated, I agree, as I encountered these kind of problems multiple times during my leveling process, ESPECIALLY because you do not know in advance whether talking to NPC XY would trigger a 2 minute cutscene or just the regular dialogues. I missed a couple of cutscenes from the azimsteppe *sidequests* that way.
It would be great if accepting duty during a cutscene would reset your situation and make it so that you initiating the cutscene has never happened before, for ANY cutscene.

There once was a time when ALL mmo's forced players to form up their own groups with friends, guild mates, and strangers. Seems to me that the ability to form groups without doing any work, isn't without its minor annoyances. Sounds, erm, tough?

The other thing also is you can get a average wait times of over 30 mins, so start a leve and queue pops right after. You cancel your leve to accept and then the queue goes back to waiting, now that really annoys me to say the least, lol

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Originally Posted by Kaedan

Again, if it's an actual cutscene (meaning it cuts away and changes the camera angle, etc), you won't be missing it. When you're viewing cutscenes in your book, you have to click the arrow on the right side to see subsequent cutscenes in a "set".

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DRK questline has another example of an "actual cutscene" that does not appear in the journal. There's a cutscene in the DRK level 56 job quest where you speak with a dying dragon. It has the cut-away, change of camera angle, and so on - it's not just clicking on NPCs to hear them talk. This cutscene does NOT appear in the Unending Journey, which I found to my dismay when I accidentally canceled out of it.

It's possible that all MSQ cutscenes can be found in the book, but there are definitely some non-MSQ cutscenes that cannot. The OP's gripe is reasonable.