Petition to add, "No cutscene skipping" to duty finder

[Axiom]

As many have been raging about since the game's release, the party finder just is not obvious or efficient enough for new players to use for serious storyline use.

Here is an 8 month old example of this issue with over 450 replies. It is a serious issue that is still ongoing and has not yet been resolved.
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._about_people/

There needs to be an instant and simple notification for players when opening the Duty Finder directly from clicking on their story dungeon quest. Not at the start of the game in the tutorials either because this issue is mainly focused on the last two dungeons.

This option will prevent:
- experienced players from getting upset/annoyed in dungeons
- new players having to skip storyline or having it ruined for them through rushing
- having to watch storyline out of context at the inn
- not enough players using the party finder to do this
- threads like this from upset players

[Duuude007]

Its already an option in party finder.

Also: duplicate topic of this.
Also: petitions don't work.

[Axiom]

Its already an option in party finder.

Also: duplicate topic of this.
Also: petitions don't work.

And neither does the party finder. That is the whole point.
I'm merely trying to help improve the game.

[Duuude007]

And neither does the party finder. That is the whole point.

Party finder doesn't work? Have you tried to form a party using the precondition of no cutscene skipping?

The feature works. But only if you use it.

[Axiom]

Party finder doesn't work? Have you tried to form a party using the precondition of no cutscene skipping?

The feature works. But only if you use it.

Of course it works in a technical sense, I don't believe you understood.
I don't believe the party finder is obvious to new players. I definitely didn't know about it until after the whole mess at the end of the game.
If the option was in the duty finder it would not only make it so players had to see that option, but it would also mean there were greater chances at getting in to a dungeon with the option.
The amount of time it takes to get in to a dungeon using the party finder makes it basically worthless, due it to being so hidden away. I hope you get my point now.

I will do everything that I can to make this an important issue. Even if all the people who don't care about story disagree. This option is not going to have any negative effects on your experience.

[Raestloz]

Then the solution would be to add a tutorial for Party Finder from the very beginning to the player

[micropanther7]

As much as I agree that one shouldn't be forced to skip cutscenes, people also have the right to skip them if they chose. Instead of having unskippable cutscenes, about how having an option in Duty Finder to select either a) Story Mode Roulette (where people who wish to experience the story content get assigned to a party with like-minded people), or B) Farming Mode, to farm for tomes/do speed runs. I don't know if this would be do-able, or it may cause problems in Duty Finder with longer wait queues, I dunno. Just a compromise suggestion for everyone!

[Axiom]

Then the solution would be to add a tutorial for Party Finder from the very beginning to the player

As I mentioned in this first post, the issue arises at the very end of the campaign. Players aren't going to remember that.
Game developers need to consider the players' state of mind when the issue arises, instead of just throwing in any old solution the devs think will work.

[Cap75]

If you make cutscenes unskippable nobody will bother with those dungeons anymore and new players will wait forever like most do for Cape Westwind. You can get 2-3 Bray runs in the same time if you can't skip CSs.

Unfortunately it's just really, really stupid design by SE to place sooo many cutscenes in a dungeon.

[Axiom]

If you make cutscenes unskippable nobody will bother with those dungeons anymore and new players will wait forever like most do for Cape Westwind. You can get 2-3 Bray runs in the same time if you can't skip CSs.

Unfortunately it's just really, really stupid design by SE to place sooo many cutscenes in a dungeon.

Which is why there should be a choice to do so in the Duty Finder, as that is what the quests direct you to. The Party Finder could be used for speed runs by experienced players.