No more QTE please.

[RajNish]

To be honest, I don't understand people who talk about the "challenge" of pressing one button in MSQ. If they want a real challenge, let them do an extreme version of this trial. There are really interesting mechanics and failure to perform one of them leads to a wipe. I still don't understand how QTE changing will affect their beating button enjoyment, if not all of them will wipe, but only one person who failed this monkey business.

[Kanitezz]

I hope they keep doing QTEs but if people are really upset about this particular one then just make them less intense. The ones in The Pool of Tribute and The Royal Menagerie were pretty acceptable imo. QTEs mix up the fights a tad which I like. It's not just slapping a boss for 10 min. They give opportunities for some nice cinematic stuff. Somewhat of a side note. It was a really good move for the team to decide not to include that long transition in the EX fight.

[RajNish]

I hope they keep doing QTEs but if people are really upset about this particular one then just make them less intense. The ones in The Pool of Tribute and The Royal Menagerie were pretty acceptable imo. QTEs mix up the fights a tad which I like. It's not just slapping a boss for 10 min. They give opportunities for some nice cinematic stuff.

I have nothing against QTE as The Pool of Tribute and The Royal Menagerie (although personally I do not find pressing one button in any way exciting), especially if all players deal with them without pain and frustration. But this QTE that hurts even healthy people and wipes the whole group is not what makes the game enjoyable. Lagging or someone's trolling can affect your progress and discourage any desire to play. It should not be. Especially if it hurts people with disabilities, as if they are excluded from the company of other players.

Somewhat of a side note. It was a really good move for the team to decide not to include that long transition in the EX fight.

As for the Extreme, yes, I agree with you. But the people who call the QTE "challenge", talking about the MSQ, I don’t understand why they don’t try to complete the Extreme with more exciting mechanics instead of pressing one button.

[Liam_Harper]

Something very apparent from the thread is they need to make it clearer how QTE's actually work. It's fairly obvious most think it's "button mashing" and some even think you're meant to mash just one button. Or even worse, mouse click the onscreen button. Nowhere does it teach you or explain that QTE's are almost any key or button input and that multiple inputs at the same time work.

You can literally pass this just by rubbing one hand back and forth over the letter keys on your keyboard. I've tested it many times. You don't come close to failing. But the game doesn't tell you that, it just puts a big button on your screen and misleads you by saying "Tap Button Repeatedly".

[RajNish]

It's fairly obvious most think it's "button mashing" and some even think you're meant to mash just one button. Or even worse, mouse click the onscreen button.

In my case it was 3 buttons and I almost failed this QTE.

[OvernightSiren]

It was neat and goofy the first time we had it back in Alex, but almost every instance of it since then have done nothing but break the flow and mood of the encounter.

Not to mention how everyone gets punished with a bland reset when one player fails to catch on that he needs to faceroll the keyboard/spam every button on the controller.

I believe only the new trial makes you wipe if one person fails the QTE

[GrizzlyTank]

I believe only the new trial makes you wipe if one person fails the QTE

I have gathered that, however my issue is also with just how the Active Time events appear during the fight with it's flashy text and annoying sound prompt.

Proper intermissions are those seen at "The Jade Stoa" or "Tsukuyomi" where it's a fancy mechanic or just a dps race woven into the fight naturally.

[Gula]

In my case it was 3 buttons and I almost failed this QTE.

But you didn't. It's supposed to represent struggle and the meter is intentionally impossible at the very start.

I've yet to get an answer on how someone would change that cinematic moment to better represent it within the abilities of the game.

[Alaray]

It adds basically nothing, and it's been tiring to see it employed repeatedly. As in, it could be removed from the fight and it wouldn't really make a difference.

That said, I'd rather sit there and watch another cutscene than spam 1 button for 13s.

[RajNish]

But you didn't. It's supposed to represent struggle and the meter is intentionally impossible at the very start.

The fact that I did not fail this moment does not mean that others will pass it 100% successfully. Besides, I am not the type of people who say "I did it and you can do it." I did it with my good hand, and then it hurt like hell. I can't imagine how I would do it with my other, injured, hand.