Not being able to skip cutscenes...

[SeriousxSarcasm]

I don't see the big deal. If you don't have the time/patience for it, just don't queue. There's better/faster ways to get the same thing elsewhere. Personally, I'll probably run it just because it'll give me the chance to see the cut scenes in dungeon like I wanted to on my first run 2 years ago. XD

[SrKoquonfaes]

I don't see the big deal. If you don't have the time/patience for it, just don't queue. There's better/faster ways to get the same thing elsewhere. Personally, I'll probably run it just because it'll give me the chance to see the cut scenes in dungeon like I wanted to on my first run 2 years ago. XD

Your shortsight is amazing.
"DOnt queue if you dont like it"
Fair enough... But then the queues will be ridiculously long for other players, and that will lead to more people not queueing which leads to even longer queues and so on... They wanted to help new players by allowing them to watch cutscenes, but SE in their usual blindness forgot that you can already watch previously seen cutscenes at your inn room, making this new change completely pointless and just a pain in the ass to anyone wanting to help newbies.

But even without that, all ARR cutscenes and plot is TERRIBLE.
I tried to queue just for shits and giggles a few hours ago. As a tank/healer it took me 10 to 15 minutes to find a party, and 1 hour and 15 minutes as a DPS.
MSQ roulette is dead, and there is no one else to blame but SE for this.

[EmmaVirgin]

maybe the whole thing is "how do we sell more storyskips on the mogshop"

[SeriousxSarcasm]

Your shortsight is amazing.
"DOnt queue if you dont like it"
Fair enough... But then the queues will be ridiculously long for other players, and that will lead to more people not queueing which leads to even longer queues and so on... They wanted to help new players by allowing them to watch cutscenes, but SE in their usual blindness forgot that you can already watch previously seen cutscenes at your inn room, making this new change completely pointless and just a pain in the ass to anyone wanting to help newbies.

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All well and good, I understand that part, but if you've read any of the replies here it's mostly "it takes so looooooong, I don't wannaaaaaaa. me me me." My comment addresses the endless whiners I see, not the overarching problems you have presented instead. Very little people seem to care about the impact on sprouts lol, though it's good to see you do. Doesn't bother me either, I've got a large FC/LS alliance with people willing to get full parties together for our sprouts. Also yes, maybe the queue times will take longer, but once they actually get in, the idea is it'll be a less stressful run than they previously were. Which I think is more important considering how many people I see quit the game for a month or longer because of how bad they feel afterward.

@Deapee What part of "if you don't have the time" is difficult to read? Obviously 20 minutes is no longer viable, so don't do it before dinner anymore lol. If you feel you never have the time, then it means you never have to run it again. -shrug- Edit: or even better yet, use all that extra cut scene time to finish cooking and eat lmao. I know I'll have youtube up or something so I don't have to watch them.

[QueenSophie]

" What about if I make dinner?" doesn't apply to this. You could use any real life situation, but you shouldn't. Square assumes you should be able to manage your own time and schedule, not that they have to do it for you. Like someone else noted, then don't queue if you're " making dinner. " If the times aren't acceptable, then again, dont queue.

[deapee]

I don't see the big deal. If you don't have the time/patience for it, just don't queue. There's better/faster ways to get the same thing elsewhere. Personally, I'll probably run it just because it'll give me the chance to see the cut scenes in dungeon like I wanted to on my first run 2 years ago. XD

You don't see the problem?
I'll lay it out for you.
20 minutes until dinner is ready.
Queue for MSQ - should take 15 mins.
60 minutes later, you'd finish.
Leaving the person the option of quitting on the group or eating a cold dinner.
Now that people KNOW of the change, that's not a valid complaint - but on day one, it absolutely was.

I'm not saying it's a problem anymore - I just haven't queued for it since then.
It's probably the last thing on my mind...Just stumbled upon this thread again and figured I'd read any updates.

[MistakeNot]

You don't see the problem?
I'll lay it out for you.
20 minutes until dinner is ready.

20 minutes is too short to be sure of not only getting through the queue but also finishing whatever it was I queued for - so no queuing for anything if time is that short.

Last time I ran Castrum/Praetorium - before 4.2 - I had to wait more than 20 mins just to get into the instances.