I refuse to run Castrum the way it is now

[KisaiTenshi]

You'll notice that I have EVERY JOB at 70, yet I still ran MSQ roulette on a daily basis before 4.3 because it was a quick and easy source of Poetics. As a byproduct that meant that I was helping new players clear the content. After the change there is very little incentive for me to run it because the primary reason I still ran it was for the QUICK and EASY Tomes that I used for soil and/or popping an S Rank.

So I'm not sure what your point you were trying to make by pointing out your character card? That MSQ roulette isn't worth it anymore? Well we're in agreement about that then. There's very little incentive for anyone who's already run MSQ dungeons to participate in MSQ roulette atm. So as a byproduct, new players who HAVE TO COMPLETE it are now getting excessively long queue times. However, they CANNOT skip it unless they pay more money, which is pretty nefarious.

There is another option, which I was alluding to, just wait, or do MSQ as arcanist/summonor/scholar.

The complaints are coming from people who want to spam it for tomes/exp. Thus these people aren't creating a positive experience for people who want to watch the cutscenes.

The one I queued for finally popped at 1:38am, when I queued at 12:35am. Wound up with Praetorium. Took until 2:31am. So assuming the experience is the same in all data centers at an off-peak time like 1:30 in the morning, the entire queue and completion took... 2 hours look at that.

Now had I played it with a healer or tank, the queue would have been at most about 20 minutes at this time of night/morning. During prime-time it's instant as tank or healer.

If one was to drag a friend into this game, and you want them to play the story without long queues, tell them to pick Conjurer, Marauder or Gladiator, or arcanist (will still have queues until Scholar can be unlocked.)

Also, as far as EXP goes, it's not very good on DPS once you are over level 50.
[1:41]The Praetorium has begun.

[1:48]The command chamber is sealed off!
[1:49]The command chamber is no longer sealed!
[1:49]You gain 29243 (+150%) experience points.

[2:04]The Laboratorium Primum is no longer sealed!
[2:04]You gain 48573 (+150%) experience points.

[2:12]The Echelon is no longer sealed!
[2:12]You gain 65810 (+150%) experience points.

[2:25]The Porta Decumana is no longer sealed!
[2:25]You gain 95066 (+150%) experience points.

2:30]The Porta Decumana is no longer sealed!
[2:30]You gain 797136 (+150%) experience points.
[2:30]You attain level 53!
[2:30]A bonus of 609,879 experience points and 5,100 gil has been awarded for using the duty roulette.

[2:30]The Praetorium has ended.