Why can't we skip dialogue [Merged]

[Solvar.7953]

Do stories has never been the best way to get loot.  People may be more inclined to repeat story instances if they could skip dialogue, and they would complete them faster, but I suspect many of the various farms out there is still a faster way to make gold, so having more people play the story instances might actually reduce loot.

 

[xRizeyy.7809]

I'm playing all the dlc's in order and Living World season 1 has so much talking and standing around doing nothing. I usually dont mind the stories in games, but it's almost at the point where im questioning if it's even worth it to keep playing. Im curious if there's any way to to avoid/skip all this dialogue.

[Einsof.1457]

Put headphones on and get emotionally invested 

[Blood Red Arachnid.2493]

I just tab out and watch youtube for awhile.  

[Farohna.6247]

Good time to organize bags, walk away and make a snack, call your mum, watch some videos.....really the possibilities are limitless. Unfortunately though, you can't skip them.  For what it's worth, there is more skippable dialogue and cut scenes in the future...stick with it ❤️

[Solvar.7953]

So I played through LWS4 - a star to guide us last night, and the last part did have a cutscene where I could thankfully skip the conversation that I'm Taimey would drone on about something or another.

So even for some relatively recent content, they did put that option in occasionally.

And the annoying part is that there is other content is LWS1 which is very similar - in the deadend bar I think with nothing going on, but instead of there being a skippable cutscene, you just have to listen to the talking.

I'm willing to listen the first time I play through to get the plot, but after that, not so much.