I am new to Castrum Meridianum

[Melisenna]

Why didn't you just watch the cutscenes anyways?

[Vensaval]

Why didn't you just watch the cutscenes anyways?

That's a good question. I could have made the decision to just stay and watch the cut-scenes in spite of what the person said, but I have to good reasons as to why I didn't.

1. The group was speed-running/bypassing all the mobs. There's no fun in that, so it wouldn't have been worth sticking around.

2. Trying to deal with that situation would have only served to make me upset, so I took myself out of it to prevent it. I'm still upset (hence why I made this thread), but far less than how I would have been if I had stayed.

[Balaur]

That's a good question. I could have made the decision to just stay and watch the cut-scenes in spite of what the person said, but I have to good reasons as to why I didn't.

1. The group was speed-running/bypassing all the mobs. There's no fun in that, so it wouldn't have been worth sticking around.

2. Trying to deal with that situation would have only served to make me upset, so I took myself out of it to prevent it. I'm still upset (hence why I made this thread), but far less than how I would have been if I had stayed.

3. Knowing where things are, how to do things in the future, requires you stick with the group. They will leave you behind, accuse you of "afking," and will even engage bosses without you there. This is problematic if you are just a "stupid dps" or even one of the tanks. But they've done this even when healers are attempting to immerse. The issue is always leveled back at the player asking for cs time: "You should have brought it up at the beginning!" This doesn't work. Someone invariably goes all-WoW and shouts "gogogogo" and off the groups goes. There are times when you won't even know how the heck the group bypassed the trash when you get left behind, so it becomes hard to catch up, if not impossible.

[Sapereaude]

That's a good question. I could have made the decision to just stay and watch the cut-scenes in spite of what the person said, but I have to good reasons as to why I didn't.

1. The group was speed-running/bypassing all the mobs. There's no fun in that, so it wouldn't have been worth sticking around.

2. Trying to deal with that situation would have only served to make me upset, so I took myself out of it to prevent it. I'm still upset (hence why I made this thread), but far less than how I would have been if I had stayed.

If immersion were truly what motivated you then it stands to reason it wasn't nearly as motivating as the fear of upsetting others.

Guess what? We cannot fix your fears so you have to get over it and play how you want to play or stay upset. The choice is yours.