Skip cutscene option in "Castrum Meridianum"and "The Praetorium" for non new players

[kevin_satron]

Can't they just let the game detect new player that this is their first time doing this dungeons? if there's no first timer, everyone can skip all the cutscene.

Well there's a chance that a lot of people prefer make Party Finder that only players that have complete the dungoens can join rather than queueing in Duty finder. Meaning first timer will have long queue time for this dungeons. The solution for that is more bonus rewards if they met new players

If there's at least 1 new player, everyone can't skip the cutscene, but non new player will receive bonus like 70% more exp and other bonus rewards (more gil and poetics) from DR MSQ

[Baxcel]

The exp we recieve currently is the bonus for thr unskippable cutscenes.. if you let people skip again that bonus gose away again.. plus all the abuse and players missing out on thr story comes back..

[ItMe]

Can't they just let the game detect new player that this is their first time doing this dungeons? if there's no first timer, everyone can skip all the cutscene.

IIRC they tried that.
When it detected it was someone's first time... people left.
People ducking because they don't wanna deal with the cutscene became so bad that barely any players were able to finish ARR.

[LisSquid]

They'll cut exp from Prae, and then how will I level my alts? Content? Get real.

Praetorium is laundry time.

[Fyrebrand]

No, the cutscenes need to be a constant that is un-coupled from any particular player. Otherwise, the long cinemas become the newbie's "fault" and everyone knows it. Or, as ItMe pointed out, experienced players will just leave in hopes of getting a non-cutscene run later.

I say, make some of the other ARR dungeon cinematics unskippable as well. It's impossible to enjoy them or experience them properly when you can practically FEEL the other party members breathing down your neck as you try to speed-read as fast as possible and barely pay attention to what's being said.

[MrThinker]

I say, make some of the other ARR dungeon cinematics unskippable as well. It's impossible to enjoy them or experience them properly when you can practically FEEL the other party members breathing down your neck as you try to speed-read as fast as possible and barely pay attention to what's being said.

Rather than making them *unskippable*, I'd rather they bar off the final boss arenas until everyone is out of cutscene... provided they improve detections of people disconnecting during cutscenes so that it can discount them and allow the people who are present through.

[glitteringcosmos]

No, the cutscenes need to be a constant that is un-coupled from any particular player. Otherwise, the long cinemas become the newbie's "fault" and everyone knows it. Or, as ItMe pointed out, experienced players will just leave in hopes of getting a non-cutscene run later.

I say, make some of the other ARR dungeon cinematics unskippable as well. It's impossible to enjoy them or experience them properly when you can practically FEEL the other party members breathing down your neck as you try to speed-read as fast as possible and barely pay attention to what's being said.

Looking at you, Thousand Maws and your cutscene so long the first time I ran it the boss was dead by the time I got out.... >>

[AngelCheese77]

It’s not that bad and this subject has been talked about to death. I watch you tube during the cutscenes or read a book

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

IIRC they tried that.
When it detected it was someone's first time... people left.
People ducking because they don't wanna deal with the cutscene became so bad that barely any players were able to finish ARR.

Exactly this.
The suggestion may sound decent but we should never underestimate how far the measure players are willing to go through just to skip... a bits of inconvenience.

[Neoyoshi]

Not sure I want to go back to those chaotic days of speed runs within those 2 dungeons, although, i will admit, the chat sound music playing was fun back in those days

Anyone remember that?

I say, make some of the other ARR dungeon cinematics unskippable as well. It's impossible to enjoy them or experience them properly when you can practically FEEL the other party members breathing down your neck as you try to speed-read as fast as possible and barely pay attention to what's being said.

I..... thats, actually not a bad idea. What does the crowd think though? *audible hissing and screeching from the crowd*

Yep, sounds like the crowd loves it! Let's do it Yoshi! :P