Buffing players while they're viewing cutscene

[BLaCKnBLu3B3RRY]

hm, well i don't know about the Chocobo thing. it doesn't seem like there would be any harm in allowing us to buff them. but what do i know? noughta! anyhow, about the cut-scene thing. i am not 100% on this one either. but i am sure it's usefulness will be more apparent later on. it's currently useful in the sense that the instance won't allow anyone to move forward until everyone is done watching the cut-scene. and then if you are in an open-map area with hostile enemies around. you wouldn't want to be killed during the cut-scene :P

[Niwashi]

it's currently useful in the sense that the instance won't allow anyone to move forward until everyone is done watching the cut-scene. and then if you are in an open-map area with hostile enemies around. you wouldn't want to be killed during the cut-scene :P

That's why there's a circle you can't move out of until everyone completes the initial loading cutscene. But it doesn't explain buffs. It's already possible to cast Stoneskin and Protect while you're waiting in that circle, and it will work on other players who have already finished the cutscene. It just doesn't work on the player(s) who are still in the cutscene.