Buffing players while they're viewing cutscene

[EvianEverdeen]

What's the big deal here? Why can't we throw Stoneskin and Protect on people that are viewing a cutscene? Furthermore, why don't pets like SCH pets and Chocobo pets take protect when cast? Is it too OP or something?

[BLaCKnBLu3B3RRY]

hm, well i don't know about the Chocobo thing. it doesn't seem like there would be any harm in allowing us to buff them. but what do i know? noughta! anyhow, about the cut-scene thing. i am not 100% on this one either. but i am sure it's usefulness will be more apparent later on. it's currently useful in the sense that the instance won't allow anyone to move forward until everyone is done watching the cut-scene. and then if you are in an open-map area with hostile enemies around. you wouldn't want to be killed during the cut-scene :P

[Niwashi]

it's currently useful in the sense that the instance won't allow anyone to move forward until everyone is done watching the cut-scene. and then if you are in an open-map area with hostile enemies around. you wouldn't want to be killed during the cut-scene :P

That's why there's a circle you can't move out of until everyone completes the initial loading cutscene. But it doesn't explain buffs. It's already possible to cast Stoneskin and Protect while you're waiting in that circle, and it will work on other players who have already finished the cutscene. It just doesn't work on the player(s) who are still in the cutscene.

[cearka]

if you could put protect on a pet they could probably tank twintania lmao. they already take such limited damage.

[LeonBlade]

Can't you just wait 5 seconds for your party to be ready?

[Eggnook24]

Any action would make the chat box pop up during cut-scene. Probably to prevent that.

[Alice_89th]

if you could put protect on a pet they could probably tank twintania lmao. they already take such limited damage.

This. the Fairies, Ifrit and Garuda can take serious amounts of damage. Titan even more. Compared to us they take almost no damage from AoE moves are raid wide damage mechanics.

The only thing I have ever seen Garuda die to is Titan's mountain buster. For everything else the pets can take a ton of damage and be fine.

[Nicobo]

...Why can't we throw Stoneskin and Protect on people that are viewing a cutscene...

I think it could be explained as logically the person in CS is not available to the content ^^

[EvianEverdeen]

Can't you just wait 5 seconds for your party to be ready?

No. Does that answer your question?

[EvianEverdeen]

I think it could be explained as logically the person in CS is not available to the content ^^

Though they are standing right in front of you...