"In from the Cold" Scenario, any way to skip it?

[Jeslynn]

I beat it on the first try, still hated it though. I didn't like the story, I hated the mechanics. I was cursing at it the entire way through, debating if I should just die right away and swap to very easy, but didn't see how that was going to help any so just plowed through.

Then that QTE was just stupid level hard. I dropped my controller to swap to spamming E and clicking at the same time and only barely made it through (with much more cursing).

It didn't help that I was already feeling garlemald was dragging, wasn't enjoying any of the story/mechanics in the entire zone and just wanted to be done with it(and thought I was during dinner, only for *this* to pop up).

This was by far the worst part of the entire game for me, even beating out the endless Raja battles in ShB.

I still don't understand this part. Any key works, not just E. Pretend you're typing like some "hacker" in the movies and it's easy. Yeah, gotta drop the controller, but keyboard is easymode.

[seraseth]

I still don't understand this part. Any key works, not just E. Pretend you're typing like some "hacker" in the movies and it's easy. Yeah, gotta drop the controller, but keyboard is easymode.

Doesn't change my hate of this quest, but really good to know for future QTE! Thanks!

[Gameovers]

I still don't understand this part. Any key works, not just E. Pretend you're typing like some "hacker" in the movies and it's easy. Yeah, gotta drop the controller, but keyboard is easymode.

LOL. You gotta jack in JESYLN!!!! HACK TO SAVE THE WORLD! Click clock clock clickly clicks clicked,

[DMarquiz]

By the time I get to actually log in and play, I'm sure they will have dumbed it down or cut it out(by the looks of it, I hope).

[Hayden]

Eh, I kinda liked this instance, got it done on my second attempt.

I think the message they wanted to get across was well recieved.

*Edit*

Actually say through and read the entire thread. Surprised at how strongly some disliked this mission. Some of ya'll take the "don't touch my character!" thing seriously eh?

My only REAL complaint was how quickly it was over. There was no consequence, no real loss, no fear of it happening again. There was no real point to it.

Now, as someone else suggested, an all out fight against the WOL/Zenos and the Scions with us controling Thancred or one of the Twins, sure. THAT would have been epic. Have us struggle to hold our own against WOL/Zenos as the Scions while at the same time WOL/Crappy-Soldier-Dude is trying to make it back?

That would have been something else.

Would have taken this from a 6/10 to a 9/10

[Loonies]

The only thing what is missing here is the skip button. And please also one for those follow but do not see me quests. Questing was so nice until Endwalker, why change now to this crap.

[BorealDusk]

First try, fairly easy for me once you just avoid enemies by not walking in their sight cone, which I found short. Still, I get why people would get frustrated with how little direction is given. Problem is that we're being thrown into a completely unknown scenario with specific mechanics in a map we don't know anything about and a lot of alternative routes where you can get lost, and since every street is crawling with enemies it can get tiring. For some it'll be easy, for some not. Depends on how your mind unravels the whole situation.

Even if it's a part meant to inspire despair and hopelessness, once the mechanics become an obstacle the illusion breaks and you start feeling infuriated not by the situation in the story, but rather the videogame aspect of it. Sadly that it's this polarizing, kudos to the devs for trying new things and hope they can polish that kind of scenarios in the future. Just reserve them for very, very special occasions.

The end of the quest was kind of strange. Scions realizing too late when Y'shtola should have known the first, then G'raha realizing, then the WoL who was crawling on the border of consciousness arrives juuust in time and everything's like "ah well body swap time out, too bad. let's not bring this up ever again". The WoL doesn't even seem that frustrated after such an agonizing experience, and everyone gets over it in a flash. Even if the tower assault takes priority, seems odd to me.

[Meillquei]

Oh yea I just got to this one. I wished I could have skipped it if there was an option because it upset me a lot. This was the first time I think that I had to look up a video to show me what to do. After I looked it up I still struggled with it, but managed to get through it (on normal difficulty). Keep at it and you'll eventually get it!