MSQ cutscene skipping against TOS?

[RoyalBeef]

This was already discussed earlier. There's a difference between random disconnects and a pattern of someone dropping out at the start of every long cutscene.

Idk, I see plenty of people who get DC'ed every couple of minutes whenever their ISP is having hiccups. So who is going to judge the alleged "pattern"?

[Krotoan]

Idk, I see plenty of people who get DC'ed every couple of minutes whenever their ISP is having hiccups. So who is going to judge the alleged "pattern"?

If you DC every time a cutscene comes up (every single time) and once it's over all the players always see YOU running ahead/fighting but you don't drop connection ever during a fight, you're probably doing it on purpose.

[JowyAtreides]

Idk, I see plenty of people who get DC'ed every couple of minutes whenever their ISP is having hiccups. So who is going to judge the alleged "pattern"?

The judge is the GM. The trigger is a report from another player. Just like every other single report, the other player also needs compelling evidence that there is a deliberate breach of the ToS.

It has already been established that when someone genuinely disconnects, they have to wait for the server to recognise they've been logged out and then join a queue. I suspect people who use this exploit are bypassing the server delay.

As such, people who genuinely disconnect during these dungeons generally wait til people finish the cutscene anyway because there really isn't a time advantage in going alone.

[RoyalBeef]

The judge is the GM. The trigger is a report from another player. Just like every other single report, the other player also needs compelling evidence that there is a deliberate breach of the ToS.

It has already been established that when someone genuinely disconnects, they have to wait for the server to recognise they've been logged out and then join a queue. I suspect people who use this exploit are bypassing the server delay.

As such, people who genuinely disconnect during these dungeons generally wait til people finish the cutscene anyway because there really isn't a time advantage in going alone.

What's with people using the Japanese client an thus getting out of cutscenes earlier?

[Krotoan]

What's with people using the Japanese client an thus getting out of cutscenes earlier?

Audio is shorter, however the immediate next cutscenes are actually longer in japanese and they will exit later than everyone else.

[Canadane]

Audio is shorter, however the immediate next cutscenes are actually longer in japanese and they will exit later than everyone else.

Yep, I'm always the first to hit Giaus, and the last to hit Ultima Weapon lol

[MrKusakabe]

Idk, I see plenty of people who get DC'ed every couple of minutes whenever their ISP is having hiccups. So who is going to judge the alleged "pattern"?

Staying online in a real-time online game is an, let's call it important, requirement.
What are your groups doing while your ISP disconnects you every 6 minutes?

[JohnSpawnVFX]

Staying online in a real-time online game is an, let's call it important, requirement.
What are your groups doing while your ISP disconnects you every 6 minutes?

By the time you call your ISP and they either sort things out or tell you yet again the problem is in your end, you'd have already finished the duty, with hiccups (or get kicked).
Not to mention some people don't have more than one ISP to choose from, so they're stuck with hiccups (certain areas of US monopolized by specific ISP come to mind)