Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
I've seen people give newbies a hard time for wanting to watch cutscenes. Also I'm guessing many, many new players wanted to watch cutscenes but didn't want to say so because they didn't want to be yelled at, or because they were already told not to bother because no one would let them watch the cutscenes
Our experiences are different then. Only twice have I seen aggressiveness in MS roulette. Both times were at me, and both times I was tank, and both times it was not the new person, but someone else wanting to just let me know, "how much of a **** I am for not waiting," as the second person was.

Quote Originally Posted by Talraen View Post
All of these things were true before 4.2. The exp per minute was never particularly good in Main Story Roulette, on-level dungeon was always a better rate, and also allowed you to make better use of experiences bonuses (e.g., from your FC or squadron manuals).

The only difference is now a player who actually wants to see the final story sequence of a Final Fantasy game can do so without having to organize their friends into letting them. Who loses, exactly?
Yes, it was crap before still. But because it was quick, if I chose to level an alt I'd still do it on the alt to get good gear quick. I don't even WANT to level another character to that.

And honestly, how long have Castrum and Praetorium been out? How long has this been an issue? Was this really the best idea they could get after years of it, knowing the reason why they're bad is because they have 50 cutscenes in them?