Quote Originally Posted by am0n View Post
You can't be any more wrong. It was created to help new players complete content they needed to progress their story. And it's a safe assumption that since it's their first time, they'd like to watch the cutscenes. The bonus associated with it is there to give people an incentive to join up and help them complete said content, at the pace of the new player.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...812-02-2013%29
You're taking two statements in different contexts and putting them together. Read it again.