"... set aside sufficient time ..."

So how about TELLING US how much time is needed for the unskippable cutscenes Squenix.

You're asking us to stop doing anything else so we can be awestruck by your uber CSes but you don't tell us if it's 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 mins!!!

Stop being your usual inscruitable selves and for once just make a clear statement for once.

Thanks.

What would be your solution? An exact time? Would somewhat depend on the speed you're going through the dialogue - I suppose they could use the default auto-move dialogue speed as the benchmark.

Sufficient time is sufficient time...It clearly means "hey a long string of cutscenes is about to occur so don't continue if you don't have time."

Of all the things to complain about you choose this one? Some people I swear...

I'm fussy about timing, but this is silly. :p

Basically if you only have a minute before you gotta get off the game dont start it. It warns you for longer cut scenes but an e act run time when it is dependant on how fast you read and click and even language. Use a little common sense.

Everyone watches cutscenes in their own speed since you know some people read again etc. and you have to usually actually click to make it progress. So for me it could take an hour and for you maybe 10min.

BUT SERIOUSLY IF IT BOTHERS YOU JUST SKIP THE CUTSCENE AND WATCH IT IN AN INN LATER. Not that hard cause they are not unskippable, every cutscene that has this message is as far as my knowledge goes one you can skip. So i dunno what you are up about but sure.

I leveled 20 alts through the story up to Endwalker and i can tell you you can skip most cutscenes and those you can't skip are over in some minutes, if you can't bring up some time when the message comes up then well don't do the msq. Or leave for whatever you will be so busy with and leave the game running, the cutscene usually won't run away.

When they say set aside sufficient time, they aren't just talking the normal 1 or 2 minute cutscenes that are peppered throughout the MSQ. They're warning you that you're going to see a succession of rather significant and involved cutscenes so you shouldn't plan to do anything for a bit longer than normal cutscenes. If they aren't auto-progress on the dialogue then they can't really give a time, since people go through the dialogue at different rates.

Sounds like a "you" problem. There are many problems with the game and this isn't one of them.

Just skip cutscenes lol

Lalafell confirmed.

Literally impossible since people read at different rates

What video game gives you a heads up of each cutscene duration prior...

Show me on the doll where Squeenix hurt you.

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Show me on the doll where Squeenix hurt you.

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So how about TELLING US how much time is needed for the unskippable cutscenes Squenix.

You're asking us to stop doing anything else so we can be awestruck by your uber CSes but you don't tell us if it's 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 mins!!!

Stop being your usual inscruitable selves and for once just make a clear statement for once.

Thanks.

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Because the amount of time needed is going to vary based on different factors.

What language are you using? Some are faster, some are slower.

Are you using auto-advance or are you clicking to advance the cutscene after you've pondered what was just said?

If there is combat involved, some players will be quicker than others in completing it.

Some players will get interrupted by things outside of game, like phone calls and children.

Just plan for an hour. I can't think of any that have taken me longer than that, outside of the very end of post-ARR and that was only a few minutes longer. Most of the time, it should be done in a half hour and you'll end up with the extra time for other things.

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Lalafell confirmed.

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Seems more like a Karen to me. A lalafell would know better.

Your forum name also makes your comment deliciously ironic.

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Well, that was a fast answer !

More seriously, FFXIV is kind of a “cutscenes game”, so if you don’t like them, as others said, skip them. I always thought it was nice from SE to warn us about some possible lengths.

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Well, that was a fast answer !

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Well I'm a fast guy!

wait...hold on.

The time thing is not an issue for me personally, but after putting myself in OP's shoes and trying to understand their grievance, then I can see their point of view.

Thier told to set aside time, they would like to know a ballpark measure of that amount of time at least, nothing wrong with that.

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Well I'm a fast guy!

wait...hold on.

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That's what she said.

They don't have to give an exact time (I.e. 25 minutes, 43 seconds). A rough estimate (I.e. Approximately 25 to 30 minutes) would work fine.

Mao always assumes 30 minutes to an hour. Mao never been disappointed.

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Well I'm a fast guy!

wait...hold on.

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Hold your horse there Sonic, you need to ease it a bit, that way you can all enjoy it and let it last longer.

...ok but no really, when they say "get sufficient time", they mean "make sure you're not going to be interrupted for the forseeable future". You then have to gauge yourself what that might mean. I generally tend to estimate a duration of Old Praetorium runs.

So 15m, 30m, an hour? Make an educated guess on your life and prepare for "a while".

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They don't have to give an exact time (I.e. 25 minutes, 43 seconds). A rough estimate (I.e. Approximately 25 to 30 minutes) would work fine.

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They already give a rough estimate of Don't-Queue-Anything minutes.

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Hold your horse there Sonic, you need to ease it a bit, that way you can all enjoy it and let it last longer.

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Originally Posted by Pintsized

So how about TELLING US how much time is needed for the unskippable cutscenes Squenix.

You're asking us to stop doing anything else so we can be awestruck by your uber CSes but you don't tell us if it's 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 mins!!!

Stop being your usual inscruitable selves and for once just make a clear statement for once.

Thanks.

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you know normally i'm all for kicking square in the gold-threaded pants for inane stuff but
this really is utterly trivial.

it depends on how fast the person clicks (if they do at all). how is square supposed to guesstimate that for you.

...Seems like everyone's focusing too much on how long the cutscenes might run, and not on the part where OP believes they are unskippable.

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...Seems like everyone's focusing too much on how long the cutscenes might run, and not on the part where OP believes they are unskippable.

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Some things aren't worth commenting on. They put minimal effort in their complaint, so I did the same for my response. They're probably not coming back here anyway.

This is one of those non-issues for the sake of complaining. Game gave you a warning, dont come crying to the forums if you somehow cant do the elementary thing to gauge your time or whatever.

Just to add if it wasn’t already said, the cutscenes are seldom a single long thing, but rather several in succession. You can easily watch a few, duck out and come back to it later if need be.

The game really is quite generous at letting you do things at your pace. Don’t see why it needs to do extra legwork calculating an estimated time to do each and every long cutscene series.

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They don't have to give an exact time (I.e. 25 minutes, 43 seconds). A rough estimate (I.e. Approximately 25 to 30 minutes) would work fine.

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dear sir/ma'am, personal question, whats your reading level? do you want SE to put a reading quiz in before you start the game so they can determine how fast or if you can read? you cannot really "rough estimate" reading speed. and no matter what your estimate, its going to be wrong for a lot of people. then you have complaints about "it took longer than you said", or "I expected it to be longer so I left to do X..."

so, sure, if they put in a reading test, to determine your level of speed and comprehension then they could ballpark the time it takes for you personally. problem with that is, I know a lot of people wouldnt be okay with that, I mean they complain about the most minor things already...

ps. is that better Midareyukki?

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What the... He didn't do anything to you, why are you coming off so abrasive like this? Is this how you approach anyone you disagree with?

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some days I am sure you look for things I say to attack me on lol. but thats fine, if thats what you like to do ^^

and by the way, I disagree with a lot of people, and personally, never saw "sparky" as abrasive... must be a cultural thing