The problem with cutscenes

[Inzoum]

I want to see cutscenes where they're supposed to be seen, not later in my room. If you're going to change anything, change it so instance timers don't start until everyone is out of the cutscene, and everyone chosing to skip is bound and unable to act until they let their party members finished

People are bossy a-holes when it comes to skipping the cutscenes, and have no respect for those who might actually enjoy watching them. Instead of fighting for the "rights" of those who want to screw the story and move on (and you'll notice these people don't actually watch the cutscenes in their room afterwards like they claim, if they did they wouldn't be so lost as to what's going on story-wise), try to work something out so that people don't make you feel miserable for actually playing the game the way it's intended.

I hate all of you skippers. Not because you skip, but because you're being pricks with those who don't.

Don't be pricks, skippers.

[Lux_Rayna]

Cutscenes are skippable. What exactly is the problem here? Too lazy to skip them? Omygawd the effort!

[Yrusama]

You know what FFXI had that was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT? Cutscenes that you can view without initiating the instance. Honestly I've been thinking of that every time people bitch about the cutscenes. As neat as the full-party cutscenes are, it would be so much cleaner if they could be initiated without starting the battle. Then you can have players watch it while the leader gathers members.

I make it a rule of my parties that if someone is new to something they're entitled to see the cutscene with a full party (first round only). If they decide to decline this rather rare privilege, then it's their own fault. Of course, if the party has had to rebuild or has been at it for a while already, I'll stop offering unless someone asks. Even I lose patience with it sometimes.

Normally if it's me who is the first-timer, I don't give the party a choice. Either I get to see it just once with a full party in it, or I force them to find another member (which can honestly take longer than restarting a run sometimes). So far I don't have to be too unpleasant about it, which I'm grateful for (thanks, guys!) "Save it for the Inn" is not a good enough answer. It irks me enough that it sometimes feels like I'm the only one who cares about the lore in this game, but if they try to take away my right to enjoy it then they can join my blacklist.

[Kasathar]

The cutscenes in this game have the option of skipping them. I usually tell the people in my group if I am looking at it or if someone is. Just common courtesy.

[AceofRains]

I don't like that I'm essentially forced to skip cutscenes, I do like to watch them in to moment if I can, I don't care if we DO have the never ending journey. I'd would like if they made it where the battle starts when everyone leaves the cutscene so that its more or less just frowned upon to some players for taking to long rather than missing the start of the battle.

[TAS]

I love all the cutscenes; primarliy the ones that include the party your doing the quest/event with. However, for these particular cutscenes I wish that their was some kind of waiting screen or menu that allows players to enjoy group/party cutscenes without worrying about your time being eaten into or the rest of the party starting without you.

The waiting menu could also show which players are still within the cutscene and those who have skipped/finished them.

[Ferth]

When the cutscene takes up time from the fight's time limit, it's a problem. It seems to me that the solution should just be that the first time you interact with a quest node that activates a fight or a dungeon you see the cinematic without actually entering the fight. That way you can watch it in the context of your adventure, then enter the fight afterward without penalizing your group.

Or, for fights like to kill a raven with cinematic events in the middle of the fight, the timer should pause and no one can skip the cutscene until everyone in the group has made the choice to do so. That way, again, the group isn't penalized for enjoying the cinematic.

[Zezlar]

I tell people to get over it and I watch them. simple solution for me.