Main Scenario Duty Roulette Changes

[BitcoinBlue]

I'm pretty sure that 99% of people don't enjoy the main scenario.

Personally I wish that Square Enix would either:

- Go and edit the cutscenes and cut down on some of the dialogue
- Speed up the playspeed of the cutscenes
- Combination of both of the listed above

What does everyone else think? How can main scenario duty roulette be improved to still be a good exp booster but not consume so much time? Have a wonderful day! Loving Shadowbringers!

[Kurando]

The time spent equals the reward received, any changes to the former means you'll get less from the latter. Players either have the time to run this or they can avoid it, there are other means of obtaining exp though but if anything the rewards could be upped slightly (let it offer GC seals as well maybe...).

[Hasrat]

I think mostly it could be improved by people not running it if they don't like the expected result.

[ADVSS]

Ive learned to just spend cutscene time jiving with the sociable ones i get put in with in DF, the exp is so worth it, heck, mst of the time the conversations are based around the fact the cutscenes take so long, or we just make comments on whats going on (Nael is definitely an XBox player) I played at the start of 2.0 where...at ilevel appropriate, you mightve failed if you did watch the cutscenes, So its very annoying, sure. But getting nearly half a level of exp, is really nice If youre not levelling anything, its actually a loss to do the msq, sadly

[Irohma]

I appreciate the fact that cutscenes are unskippable. New players can enjoy the most important and interesting revelations of the last stretch of the main campaign without losing the feel that they are part of the team beating the game.

However, I think it proves to be useless when the entire party has already beaten the thing. I would suggest something like this:

1. Only veteran players in the party: cutscenes are skippable, rewards reduced.
2. At least one new player in the party: cutscenes are unskippable, rewards maintained as they are today.

I think it is easier work than completely remaking the dungeons or splitting it in order to reduce cutscenes. It would serve the benefit of allowing new players to enjoy while giving ample rewards to veterans, but also allowing veteran parties to rush it for most of the runs.

[Gula]

For the massive chunk of exp that got me from 79 to 80, I'd say the frustration pays off.

[RoyalBeef]

However, I think it proves to be useless when the entire party has already beaten the thing. I would suggest something like this:
1. Only veteran players in the party: cutscenes are skippable, rewards reduced.
2. At least one new player in the party: cutscenes are unskippable, rewards maintained as they are today.

Pretty sure that would lead to people either quitting when they get a sprout, or vote kicking the sprout. We all know it would happen ^^

[Kinetic-duet]

The only reason I run it is for the exp. I'd rather have unskippable cutscenes than reduced rewards. I get that it's not ideal for you but it is for me since I can do other things during cutscenes that I couldn't do during a normal duty.

[MistakeNot]

How can main scenario duty roulette be improved to still be a good exp booster but not consume so much time?

It can't.
The reason the MSQ roulette gives such good rewards both in terms of XP and Tomestones is precisely because it takes such a long time. The rewards are compensation for the time needed.
Back when the cutscenes were skippable the rewards were significantly lower - they increased the rewards after the cutscenes were made unskippable to make sure enough people still ran the roulette.

As for people not enjoying it - the first time one runs Castrum Meridanium and Praetorium, if one is lucky enough to get a group that is not in a great hurry, then it is an awesome experience. Should you run it at min ilvl the fights are also fun and exciting.
It is only when you run the roulette for the umpteenth time that it gets boring.
The dungeons aren't designed for the roulette runners - it is designed for the first timers. The roulette's only purpose is to give the first timers a group to run the dungeons with.

[Raldo]

If you don't like it, then don't run it.

The rewards are enticing, sure, but personally, I almost never run it because I hate being capped at boring old lv50 and the cutscene interludes are irritating. Despite taking 3 jobs to 80 now, I still haven't touched MSQ roulette since the expansion hit, because I don't like it. Despite that, I understand why the cutscenes and unskippable, and for the sake of new players, I don't want them to change that.