Quote Originally Posted by BillyKaplan View Post
And while you did say 'best', which is relative, I will disagree. Having a choice as to if and how to consume the content is always better than being forced to do so. In many ways this is worse than what we had before. =
But that choice isn't available. As has been previously pointed out, the cutscene itself, even when viewed in an Inn, is unskippable. It's all or nothing, due to technical limitations. Either newbies get to experience the story as it should be, or they don't.
So yes, it is the best option currently available.

The introduction of Trusts could provide other options, making it a viable solo dungeon, and then those who want to experience the story will be able to do so reliably that way, and they can revert MSQ roulette to what it was for those who only want the multiplayer experience without the story.