Skipping cutscenes in MSQ Roulette

[Kuzulo]

I've always been skipping them, since so far it allows me to.

I must have not got to a "no skip" part yet. I'm up to the level 42, or so, MSQs.

I just assumed other people might not like me NOT skipping them, so they might boot me (coming from Wow, this would not seem uncommon...)

However, I've yet to do "roulettes." Is that where they DON'T let you skip them?

So you mean, all this time I could have been WATCHING them?

[van_arn]

I've always been skipping them, since so far it allows me to.

I must have not got to a "no skip" part yet. I'm up to the level 42, or so, MSQs.

I just assumed other people might not like me NOT skipping them, so they might boot me (coming from Wow, this would not seem uncommon...)

However, I've yet to do "roulettes." Is that where they DON'T let you skip them?

So you mean, all this time I could have been WATCHING them?

The thread is about two dungeons you'll hit at 50 which each last about 40-50 minutes (watch someone swoop in with amigad its totally 35min), most of which is eye-roll unskippable animu cutscenes and even worse boss fights.

Don't look forward to it. Most of the people that profess to enjoy them (not all) are players looking back on them with rose-tinted glasses, people that like to watch Netflix more than they like to play the game, or ... people that like Youtube more than they like to play the game.

I've had more complaints with new players treating them as a rite of passage rather than anything worth experiencing.

To make matters worse, I wish I could tell you it gets better after these dungheaps of dungeons, but no-- the leadup to Heavensward is an object lesson in a development team not having any idea what to do next until suddenly they have a decent idea right before Heavensward starts.

[ShinShimon]

I've always been skipping them, since so far it allows me to.

I must have not got to a "no skip" part yet. I'm up to the level 42, or so, MSQs.

I just assumed other people might not like me NOT skipping them, so they might boot me (coming from Wow, this would not seem uncommon...)

However, I've yet to do "roulettes." Is that where they DON'T let you skip them?

So you mean, all this time I could have been WATCHING them?

Don't feel obligated to skip cutscenes on your first run. I've never seen anyone in a party voice anger over someone watching a cutscene, unless it's a long cutscene and it's 100% clear that they've seen the cutscene before (for example, they're playing a class that requires reaching Heavensward content to unlock, and they're in a dungeon that you have to beat to reach Heavensward content). You sure as hell won't be kicked. The story is half of the attraction of this MMO over others, and people understand that. Hell, it's probably a reportable offense to kick someone for watching cutscenes, although it's good etiquette to skip any cutscenes that you've already seen.

Roulettes are one-a-day things that pick a random duty from within a specific category, and give you special bonuses for completing them. If you do Leveling Roulette once a day, you'll level up a lot faster because of the huge EXP bonus. Main Scenario Roulette picks between two 8-man dungeons. Cutscenes cannot be skipped in those two dungeons. Doing them the first time for the story isn't bad, doing them later in MSQ roulette is tedious, although it requires almost no mental effort, so it's a good way to farm EXP or end-game currency while watching videos or listening to a podcast.