In defense for the people that want an optional skip button... I believe that there's nothing wrong with wanting one...
And I also believe that telling people to: "Just quit the game", "Clearly this game isn't for you lmao, there's no point in playing if you don't like the story", "Is reading/listening to dialogue that lasts longer than 30 seconds that hard? Skill issue. Learn how to consume media longer than a TikTok video.", "HSR has a skip button, it's called uninstalling the game" in the replies (I will never understand why people get so angry about something that won't effect them) whenever someone makes a post about wanting a skip button is a good counterargument imo. All games are enjoyed subjectively, Why should someone NOT be allowed to play HSR if they don't enjoy a certain of it. Yes, HSR is a "narrative-driven game.", and yes, I understand that the devs WANT players to experience the story, but at the end of the day, some people just don't enjoy the the story (or the storytelling) as much as others, and I think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
And don't get me wrong, I understand why the devs do this. It's to bloat playtime by "forcing" everyone to go through the story so that players won't get the rewards at the end of it too quickly, it's for metrics. The more time everyone sinks into the game, the better for them etc. etc. But in my personal opinion, I don't agree with this. Some people just want to collect characters and enjoy the turn-based combat. And I know that most people find this weird since again: "the story is the game therefore if you don't like the story or the storytelling then you shouldn't be playing HSR" but still, this is the way these people who feel this way about the story and or storytelling would want to play if given the option to do so and I think this is completely fine.
And then there's the argument of: "Well people will just come to the sub and ask dumb questions related to the story that could've been answered for them had they paid attention." And to that I say: If people wanted to actually pay attention to the story, they wouldn't skip, but they most likely already decided that they weren't going to pay attention in the first place, so I don't really get why this is an argument. Yes, everyone is "forced" to go through the story but that doesn't mean they have to listen. (I.E. muting whatever device their playing on or spamming the dialogue button to get it over with a little faster) You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. I'm pretty sure "dumb questions being asked related to the story" is something that's gonna happen regardless (and sometimes that already happens in this sub tbh.) So why not give players the option? Options are good thing.
Ultimately, I know me writing this won't change anything because a skip button will never be added to the game at this point. And I know that future posts that suggests a skip button will continue to get downvoted into oblivion (just like this one I'm sure) with the same type of comments in the replies mentioned earlier because that's just what happens every single time. But these are just my thoughts on the matter.
And I also believe that telling people to: "Just quit the game", "Clearly this game isn't for you lmao, there's no point in playing if you don't like the story", "Is reading/listening to dialogue that lasts longer than 30 seconds that hard? Skill issue. Learn how to consume media longer than a TikTok video.", "HSR has a skip button, it's called uninstalling the game" in the replies (I will never understand why people get so angry about something that won't effect them) whenever someone makes a post about wanting a skip button is a good counterargument imo. All games are enjoyed subjectively, Why should someone NOT be allowed to play HSR if they don't enjoy a certain of it. Yes, HSR is a "narrative-driven game.", and yes, I understand that the devs WANT players to experience the story, but at the end of the day, some people just don't enjoy the the story (or the storytelling) as much as others, and I think that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.
And don't get me wrong, I understand why the devs do this. It's to bloat playtime by "forcing" everyone to go through the story so that players won't get the rewards at the end of it too quickly, it's for metrics. The more time everyone sinks into the game, the better for them etc. etc. But in my personal opinion, I don't agree with this. Some people just want to collect characters and enjoy the turn-based combat. And I know that most people find this weird since again: "the story is the game therefore if you don't like the story or the storytelling then you shouldn't be playing HSR" but still, this is the way these people who feel this way about the story and or storytelling would want to play if given the option to do so and I think this is completely fine.
And then there's the argument of: "Well people will just come to the sub and ask dumb questions related to the story that could've been answered for them had they paid attention." And to that I say: If people wanted to actually pay attention to the story, they wouldn't skip, but they most likely already decided that they weren't going to pay attention in the first place, so I don't really get why this is an argument. Yes, everyone is "forced" to go through the story but that doesn't mean they have to listen. (I.E. muting whatever device their playing on or spamming the dialogue button to get it over with a little faster) You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. I'm pretty sure "dumb questions being asked related to the story" is something that's gonna happen regardless (and sometimes that already happens in this sub tbh.) So why not give players the option? Options are good thing.
Ultimately, I know me writing this won't change anything because a skip button will never be added to the game at this point. And I know that future posts that suggests a skip button will continue to get downvoted into oblivion (just like this one I'm sure) with the same type of comments in the replies mentioned earlier because that's just what happens every single time. But these are just my thoughts on the matter.