Quote Originally Posted by Shiyo View Post
These "useless and pointless timesinks" are some of the most memorable moments for players. They also allow you to socially interact with people and meet people, and make the world feel alive. If you want to play a lobby game, why not play PSO2?
That's nice that you feel that way. Did you actually play FFXI? 99% of the time on the ships people were AFK, only the newbs and fishers were above deck. Even boarding the ships was a chore because of the waiting timesink, so you'd see people autorunning onto the pier hoping to automatically board the airship. There are plenty of other places to socialize. Only very rarely did this magical socialization you speak of took place.

No, I'd much rather see the cutscene and be done with it.