Quote Originally Posted by Nora_of_Mira View Post
where does this idea come from? if the cutscenes are for new players. How does skipping cutscenes equate to less rewards earned for players that have seen them and no new player is affected at all?
It has been mentioned about a hundred times in every thread about this topic: because people would try to find out who the new player is and kick them so they can skip the cutscenes.
MSQ roulette awards that insane amount of exp + a chunk of tomestones for the sole reason of everyone being forced to watch the cutscenes. It's the devs way of thanking you for your time and making it possible for new players to get into those two dungeons and experience everything "on set" instead of being rushed through and forced to watch them later at the inn.

Don't want to spent 30-40min watching cutscenes? Don't do the MSQ roulette.
Many players do it regulary and it's a great way to grab exp with next to no effort. You can do all sort of things while the cutscenes play. But if you prefer to get your exp and tomestones elsewhere, you're free to do so.