I don't see what the big deal is. during longer cutscenes I just do something else. The time flies by. For everyone that absolutely cannot stand it, and probably sit there staring at their monitors it will seem boring and slow.

I said in a similar thread that I don't mind the change, because I do not treat it as some sort of punishment, although it might as well be for all the people being jerks to new players. It's not really a discussion worth having, because whether they change it or revert it back, there is going to be an unhappy group, and I'd rather they focus on smoothing the experience for new players so they have an enjoyable time playing rather than the grizzled vets who act like the world is gonna end because they have to spend at most an extra 15 minutes for CM and 25 for Prae.