LF help with Story-End dungeon quests.

Hello to anyone reading this. I'm a DRG who just reached 50 on Behemoth. I've been playing since beta for 2.0, but only recently hit 50 on my first Combat class because I was busy leveling all my crafting and gathering classes to 50 and crafting their end game sets. I dabble in all the game has to offer and take my time doing so. So yeah, despite the fact I play for hours a day, every day, it has taken me a while but I was in no rush.

Now at 50 I see I have finally hit the dreaded Castrum Meridianum and Praetorium stage where story players such as myself are hated by speed runners and DF groups if the forum threads are to be believed.

Rather than burden myself with the aggravation of a less than friendly group, and to save others annoyance from me, I turn to the forums since shouting in game has yielded no results.

I am looking for a kind group of players who wouldn't mind having me along to learn these dungeons and watch the cut scenes and enjoy the story on my first time through. My play times are a bit earlier than most since I work early morning. My prime time is probably more in tune with UK times, about 5 hours sooner than most. However I'm usually on between the hours of 12pm - 8pm EST. Due to this I haven't really found a FC that is in tune with me, but I haven't been actively looking either. So I've been solo this whole time mainly.

If anyone has it in them to help a guy out I'd appreciate it! Sorry for the post length but that is my brief story.

Your best bet is to go through DF if no one is shouting it. As for the cutscenes you can skip them and rewatch them at the Inn so if you do get a SR group you wont be hindering them.

I know this is the case but for my first time through I don't want to be rushed or told I can't enjoy the end to the story because they want to rush. I want to be with like minded players or tolerant players who understand the story is important to some. Being told I need to throw away the story until my own time in a heavily story based dungeon/game franchise is baffling to me. Maybe many who play this game don't understand that Final Fantasy has always been about story, but I'm certainly not one of these new age MMO players that just rush everything and skip any text/cut scenes that interferes with them mashing buttons.

Given the lack of responses on this topic though, I'm starting to feel like I'm going to need to join a DF group, announce my intentions right off the bat and pray they are ok with it without too much bitching, or keep leaving groups until I find one that is. I refuse to be the obnoxious guy who impedes a run for selfish reasons, but I also refuse to be told I have to watch cut scenes at the inn my first time through. I'm trying to be considerate but I feel like I'm alone at this point. lol woe is me.

Most speed runners have left CM and Prae due to WP and AK being equivalent in tombstones now.