So people are defending the msq dc exploit

[SturmChurro]

I actually get queues for main story roulette quite often. A lot faster than a lot of the other ones, to be honest.

[AxlStream]

So just never queue up for it. Let the newbies pay for the ARR story skip. They'll be forced to when they're all stuck on DPS roles with no tank or healer veterans being in the queue for them.

[SturmChurro]

So just never queue up for it. Let the newbies pay for the ARR story skip. They'll be forced to when they're all stuck on DPS roles with no tank or healer veterans being in the queue for them.

I usually see the tanks as the sprouts.

[Iscah]

I tried queuing for the roulette as a DPS earlier today (public holiday, early-to-mid afternoon) and the predicted wait time was 15 minutes. That's pretty normal for a dungeon queue on my server.

Requeued as tank, less than five minutes' wait.

So just never queue up for it. Let the newbies pay for the ARR story skip. They'll be forced to when they're all stuck on DPS roles with no tank or healer veterans being in the queue for them.

Why assume that all newbies are playing DPS roles? (Or that all veterans are queuing as tanks and healers, for that matter. The run I had today didn't have any first-time players.)

I started as a healer. Fell into being a DPS due to the summoner class specifically appealing to me, but I've always kept white mage at a similar level to it.

And even if there's a bias to newcomers picking DPS roles first, there will still be veterans coming through with alts who know they should bring a tank or healer instead... right? That's what I did with my alts.

[mikie]

I will not be forced to do anything. I will quit the game before that. No one can make me pay for a skip.


Quote "So just never queue up for it. Let the newbies pay for the ARR story skip. They'll be forced to when they're all stuck on DPS roles with no tank or healer veterans being in the queue for them. "

[Theodric]

Hopefully those responsible endure a severe punishment.

I quite like that I can tab out and do other things during the scenes in question if I happen to get either of the MSQ dungeons in my daily Mentor roulette. Usually I post on the forum in between battles, or chat on Discord with a friend. People could take the time to make themselves a quick snack, or do a bit of tidying up.

[Mixt]

A particularly vindictive suggestion.

Give back the ability to skip cutscenes, but if there is a new player in the instance, and that player skips any of the cutscenes, nobody gets any rewards.
Grats on wasting your time, no gil or tomes or anything else for you.

And if a first timer get's vote kicked out, everyone who voted yes to the kick ALSO get kicked, as well as receive a 2 hour penalty instead of the normal 30 minute one.
Or just end the whole instance as if a Vote Abandon had passed, then hand out penalties to those who voted yes, while the newbie and those who voted no are able to reque instantly.

Like i said, vindictive as hell, but nothing less than the community deserves.

[JohnSpawnVFX]

A particularly vindictive suggestion.

Give back the ability to skip cutscenes, but if there is a new player in the instance, and that player skips any of the cutscenes, nobody gets any rewards.
Grats on wasting your time, no gil or tomes or anything else for you.

And if a first timer get's vote kicked out, everyone who voted yes to the kick ALSO get kicked, as well as receive a 2 hour penalty instead of the normal 30 minute one.
Or just end the whole instance as if a Vote Abandon had passed, then hand out penalties to those who voted yes, while the newbie and those who voted no are able to reque instantly.

Like i said, vindictive as hell, but nothing less than the community deserves.

Better yet, how about all veterans just boycott MSQ roulette en masse and see how long it takes to sprouts to complain Castrum and Prae are impossible to complete?

Then we'll see if they care that much about skipping cutscenes that they have to screw the same veteran that are gladly filling up the queue for their sake.

Remember, MSQ roulette exists for veterans to fill out the queue for the sprouts, not for the sprouts to give veterans rewards.

[Kurando]

Remember, MSQ roulette exists for veterans to fill out the queue for the sprouts, not for the sprouts to give veterans rewards.

Surely we can say that about most of the roulettes as they often help sprouts or new timers to compete the duty they originally queued up for. Granted no other duties force cutscenes but all the roulettes offer incentives regardless of who is queuing up for them.

[Ilenya]

Better yet, how about all veterans just boycott MSQ roulette en masse and see how long it takes to sprouts to complain Castrum and Prae are impossible to complete?

Then we'll see if they care that much about skipping cutscenes that they have to screw the same veteran that are gladly filling up the queue for their sake.

Remember, MSQ roulette exists for veterans to fill out the queue for the sprouts, not for the sprouts to give veterans rewards.

Are...Are you saying we should force people to skip cutscenes? Because that is kinda what it sounds like, though I may be reading it wrong.