MSQ cutscene skipping against TOS?

[savageink]

Anyone got any solid proof that this is forbidden/ban-able?
Like any post from SE or any screenshot with a GM saying confirming it?

Since so far we only got assumptions based on TOS.
The same TOS that forbids RMT/botting/3rd party programs etc.

So till some solid proof is posted we cant know if CS skipping is banable or they turn a blind eye like they do on other offences.

Well there is the post they make every few days of all the people they suspended and such. https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...344bd94712126e

Real money trading (RMT) and other illicit activities upset the balance of the game and, as such, are prohibited under the Terms of Service.

Because we have confirmed the existence of players who are engaging in these illicit activities, we have taken the actions listed below.

Time Period: Sep. 19, 2019 to Sep. 25, 2019

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・Botting activity (Using any number of third party tools that allow for automation)
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[hynaku]

Not sure why they even force you to watch them when can go to a inn anytime and watch them there. If SE wants to everything could be worded and made against TOS. What gets me they still force you to watch them even if run it undersized.

[Enla]

Not sure why they even force you to watch them when can go to a inn anytime and watch them there. If SE wants to everything could be worded and made against TOS. What gets me they still force you to watch them even if run it undersized.

Some of them can't be. The Gaius cutscene for example wasn't in the inn way back when this was implemented. Not to mention it's the culmination of the story for ARR. While I have a lot of issues with ARR, there are a lot of people who do want to enjoy what is essentially the final boss run of that particular storyline. Something that is cut a touch short if they're forced to go and watch at an inn instead. It's like asking someone who is at the end of FF7 to just skip through the entirety of the North Crater and watch the cutscenes on youtube instead. A /lot/ gets lost when you watch them after the fact.

Also, again, no one did MSQ roulette before they implemented the increased rewards. It was a dead roulette. And it's going to be a dead roulette again if they remove the restrictions and lower the rewards accordingly. I will agree that if you enter it from PF/under sized you should be able to skip the cutscenes /but/ all the rewards should be negated if you do.

[Justadude]

Doing a quick player search of players between level 1 and 50 of the job blm or thm will show that the TOS isnt being enforced. So Violate the TOS at your own risk. I have reported Thousands of bots and cheaters, hackers, teleporters, ect. Never have i seen them banned. Happy cheating

[Vahlnir]

Doing a quick player search of players between level 1 and 50 of the job blm or thm will show that the TOS isnt being enforced. So Violate the TOS at your own risk. I have reported Thousands of bots and cheaters, hackers, teleporters, ect. Never have i seen them banned. Happy cheating

I doubt that they just don't care. Their task force is just laughably small, which has been confirmed before by the devs themselves, so for all the people they catch...twice or triple that number probably slip through. The ToS should still be followed regardless.

[Nomuno]

Yes, it is against the rules. It's an exploit. It had to be made this way because people were jerks and wouldn't stop harassing people new to the duties.

It was going both ways (the trolling anyways) so now we get stuck with the latter. I really wish they just had an option like Unsync -- Check this box to not skip story or something along the lines. On the plus side, pvp is bustling again heheh

But there is no personal gain or disadvantage to someone else. They CAN do it if they wanted to. They can also not do it if they don't want to. To do the skip is as simple as counting 1,2,3. It's not some ground breaking bug.

The personal gain is you get to skip unskippable cutscenes. The disadvantage for others is you kill the boss long before they get out of them so they don't get to do the fight. I'll be honest, Ive seen the cutscene so many times, I just watch tv and AF until I hear some fighting lol

[Justadude]

I doubt that they just don't care. Their task force is just laughably small, which has been confirmed before by the devs themselves, so for all the people they catch...twice or triple that number probably slip through. The ToS should still be followed regardless.

if the task force is that small and SE confirmed such a thing then their TOS is void. If they refuse to take appropriate steps to enforce their TOS, that by law invalidates the TOS.

[Vahlnir]

if the task force is that small and SE confirmed such a thing then their TOS is void. If they refuse to take appropriate steps to enforce their TOS, that by law invalidates the TOS.

It doesn't invalidate anything. The rules are still in place that people agreed to follow when they started playing the game.

[AriaEnia]

I dont know what's the problem, doing msq praetorium is really the time to chill (watching youtube, tv, netflix) while gaining a lot of exp for me. Not castrum by the way, that place is too hectic and with shorter cutscenes.

[Chie_M]

I fold laundry and make snacks during Praetorium.

You were quoted the specific segment of the TOS that skipping the cutscenes violates early on in the thread. You won't receive a reply from Square Enix staff here. Arguing your point in an attempt to have others players, bound by the same rules, justify your decision is just... odd, honestly?