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

[ExKage]

Game design and perspective, I did not like it. I'm one of those types of people who sees as running clock and the adrenaline goes straight to FREEZE! OR makes my heart run in an incredibly stressful way. I did have to do it a second time on very easy.

To simply say "gitgud" like others say is to disregard the types of gameplay everyone prefers or enjoys. I don't play Dark Souls or Bloodborne and games like stealth missions have always been the type I'd struggle with. I think a few adjustments could be made for it to seem MORE easy such that it didn't feel like I was about to go through a very long thing again. I couldn't just pick up things like fuel or keys because of course RPG questing system even though I can pick up med kits just fine without much forethought. The time extension was nice but I literally did wonder if I had 18 minutes to drag my body to the camp and wondered if it seriously thought I was going to fight while I was doing that.

[AstaVyr]

Yeah I'm not overly fond of belittling people because they happen to lile something different, or perhaps don't do well in certain types of gameplay.

I'd fully support adding a few things to easy to make it actually easy. The MSQ being largely a solo experience giving an option for an easier experience wouldn't take away from those of us that liked it as is.

[iVolke]

This thing has so many strikes against it it's crazy:

1: RP battles suck anyway.
2: It's RP as a wimp.
3:No autohealing between fights unless you find a specific item.
4: Minimal guidance on wth to do.
5: Did I mention RP battles suck anyway?

Yeah, this was the most annoyed I've ever been in this game.

Holy crap you are nearly 90 levels into the game. You get 1 damage button, 1 defensive. You should know how LoS works by now.

Minimal guidance? Good lord, see how FFXIV players break down once given a modicum of challenge? A single instance where they are not allowed to overgear the enemy and breeze from point A to B with handholding/a giant "STAND RIGHT HERE!!!!!!" marker.

Boo hoo, you had "pLaY aS SoMeOnE ElSe" for 15 minutes. That's a dungeon. In fact, the other RP duties are way shorter, In From The Cold is the longest they've added. Usually it's like 5 minutes.

[Genz]

It's fine. A little rough on the edges, but it isn't that hard. The problem is the game has never prepared its players for this. The damages of 8 years of trash quests/fate are important.

The QTE can be removed, though. Remove all QTE, stop adding them, it was already has-been 10y ago. It's pathetic.

[laaayel]

you do realize that the goal of the game should be to not gate keep ppl, right? so if something is too hard or too annoying for many players, it needs to be changed. id rather have a bunch of easy quests for no effort along the story then be forced into an RP fight thrice just to fail again, simply because Im not a fan of sneaking around for 10 minutes so no mob aggros me.

not a lot of raiders in this thread huh

[Locke_Rockwell]

One of the best, immersive, and dramatic solo duties in the game and people hate it because they actually have to think for a little. Sad to see.

[Raim]

Cant you just fail it quickly then set it to Very Easy and steamroll it? Seems like a silly pointless threat to quit the game over one duty remotely challenging you.

[StouterTaru]

The thing that annoyed me the most was the "click button fast" mechanic that jumps on you at the end. I use my keyboard for those, and it was sitting 4 feet away from me. By the time I had picked it up, I failed the mechanic.

[AstaVyr]

The thing that annoyed me the most was the "click button fast" mechanic that jumps on you at the end. I use my keyboard for those, and it was sitting 4 feet away from me. By the time I had picked it up, I failed the mechanic.

Yeah as much as I loved this duty, the active time maneuver being so difficult caught me off guard. I manged to start mashing my keyboard in time to pass but I'm not sure why they'd bother making it that hard.

[Akimori]

It was boring, yea, but not impossible o-o

I was more mad at the fact that I had to play as this while "I" was out gallivanting about....