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

[Laerune]

If they made the cutscene optional, players will kick the newcomers, just so they can finish the dungeon faster. We all know that this will happen.

[Iscah]

MSQ is already lame enough for new players since people have literally 2.8 times the needed stats to clear.

Set the max iLvl to MSQ to 55 or 50.

Maybe not that low, but certainly lower than it currently is. The fights have no impact at all.

Or just memeing through the dialogue.

"Tell me, for whom do you fight?"
"I fight for my friends!"
"Hmph. How very glib."

It's not that far off the original clearly intended answer of "I fight for Eorzea" – you're just putting the lost dialogue back in.

I don't remember whether your character still silent-talks or if they just glare now. The talking animation should still be in there so it makes sense that you answer even if it isn't heard.

[Moggwa]

If they made the cutscene optional, players will kick the newcomers, just so they can finish the dungeon faster. We all know that this will happen.

Exactly because that literally happened before and it's the reason it is this way

[Iscah]

Exactly because that literally happened before and it's the reason it is this way

There was never a point where the cutscenes were actually optional or not according to the presence of a new player. People just wouldn't wait for the person watching cutscenes, and might kick them hoping for a new eighth player who would participate in battle instead of watching cutscenes so they could go even faster. But plenty of people just ignored the newbie and left them to stumble lost through corridors already cleared of enemies – or still populated by them depending on your DC's approach to the dungeon.

It's like this now because people wouldn't wait for new players generally, not specifically because they got kicked.

I don't think the game has the ability to offer optional cutscenes or not according to party status. You can see it's been changed in the Unending Journey cutscene viewer too, so I think they've just set the text to auto-scrolling and turned on a "cannot be skipped" setting like you get in the treasure map dungeons and a few other places.

[Moggwa]

There was never a point where the cutscenes were actually optional or not according to the presence of a new player. People just wouldn't wait for the person watching cutscenes, and might kick them hoping for a new eighth player who would participate in battle instead of watching cutscenes so they could go even faster. But plenty of people just ignored the newbie and left them to stumble lost through corridors already cleared of enemies – or still populated by them depending on your DC's approach to the dungeon.

It's like this now because people wouldn't wait for new players generally, not specifically because they got kicked.

I don't think the game has the ability to offer optional cutscenes or not according to party status. You can see it's been changed in the Unending Journey cutscene viewer too, so I think they've just set the text to auto-scrolling and turned on a "cannot be skipped" setting like you get in the treasure map dungeons and a few other places.

Yea I should have worded my answer better my bad, I mostly was referring to people got kicked back in HW (I think? dunno when I started playing anymore) But basically if they change how it works again they would nerf exp wich made the Roulettes rather useless xp wise similair to 50/60/70 roulette

[TheMightyMollusk]

It's not that far off the original clearly intended answer of "I fight for Eorzea" – you're just putting the lost dialogue back in.

I don't remember whether your character still silent-talks or if they just glare now. The talking animation should still be in there so it makes sense that you answer even if it isn't heard.

Now your character just looks slightly puzzled and doesn't answer. Not the "tilted head in confusion" emote, just a raised eyebrow.

[MrThinker]

Now your character just looks slightly puzzled and doesn't answer. Not the "tilted head in confusion" emote, just a raised eyebrow.

Iirc, that was the response for the "..." option that was once available right?

[iVolke]

no.

its one of the few places new people can actually ask questions if they have them. instead of running through as fast as possible, you get to talk to other players. thats kind of the point of mmo's after all. you can chat with people and avoid limsa, win win in my books

Heaven Forbid an experienced player actually help a sprout while going through a cutscene, or worse, explaining part of the story

what does this even mean? new players are unable to ask questions in the 12 dungeons they ran previously? They're unable to ask questions on the forums or anywhere else on the internet?

So Prae and Castrum are the first places they can actually chat with other players?

[van_arn]

if you're not a new player, why are you suffering through these dungeons

[MilkieTea]

if you're not a new player, why are you suffering through these dungeons

EXP for minimal effort. Later on Prae can give you 1 entire level and castrum can give you about 3/5ths of a level.