Request: Please add Alliance Raid unskippable cutscenes

[Ghastly]

I don't see what the harm in something like this would be. The cutscenes amount to maybe one minute total combined. It's not on the same level as the MSQ, and would eliminate frustration of someone new to the raid wanting to immerse themselves in the story.

There are other solutions (like not allowing the boss to be engaged until the CS's are over), but 60 seconds isn't a lot to ask for.

In reality, though, I think that considering it's so dang short, that the folks who are creating the environment that someone feels they have to ask for this should be ashamed of themselves. Being just a little patient (and really, it's indeed just a little patient considering they are so short) can really elevate the experience of another player, while trying to shave seconds off your run time can do the opposite.

We are the community we put forth for each other. Keep that in mind

Very much so, a solution wouldn't be needed if people were welcoming of new people in these duties. Before stormblood the community was welcoming to new people, this is starting to change, an mmo that's not welcoming dies pretty fast. This is not opinion, it's fact. Making content accessible is a way to make ffxiv welcoming btw, among other design choices like duty finder, rewards, etc. Other mmos don't do this or do it right.

It's strange how some are acting out of emotion and feel that 1 extra minute in the alliance raid duty will add 40 minutes of cutscenes. I like the interesting solutions some are suggesting here though. Please keep supporting this request or add a solution, the future depends on a healthy and selfless community.

[Sigma-Astra]

Very much so, a solution wouldn't be needed if people were welcoming of new people in these duties. Before stormblood the community was welcoming to new people, this is starting to change, an mmo that's not welcoming dies pretty fast. This is not opinion, it's fact.

I would beg to differ it's an opinion because there was plenty of jerks and and all kinds of hostility well into 2.0. Maybe you just turned a blind eye to it...because...mannnn, the kinds of things I've seen since my years of playing this game. Meanwhile, the game is still going because a lot of newbies find the sense to just ignore the people being purposely toxic towards them and realize that not everyone is like that.

[Alleo]

Very much so, a solution wouldn't be needed if people were welcoming of new people in these duties. Before stormblood the community was welcoming to new people, this is starting to change, an mmo that's not welcoming dies pretty fast. This is not opinion, it's fact.

Its still just your opinion. Facts are something that you 100% can prove and I am quite sure that nobody here has ever played every run that exists to make a statement that is truly a fact. Maybe it has gotten worse but maybe its just the same as before but you notice it more. I honestly already had bad runs with very mean people in the older raids and did not feel like much changed. People already pulled early in ARR and HW and they still do that in SB.

Keeping the entrance open for longer would still be a better idea than forcing everyone to always watch a cutscene no matter how small the scene is.

[Kayiko]

But. If they do this when will be able to dance randomly or use emotes while waiting on someone?