Originally Posted by
Shamanic
I personally wouldn't play my very first playthrough ever with randoms, as you say, they have a tendancy to skip things, especially dialogue and cinematics and unfortunately it skips it for everyone. If I didn't have a group of friends set up I'd definitely do my first playthrough solo and take my time. I think a lot of people do want to rush it and if you don't, solo might be best... or finding a friend.
Luckily, I have more people who want to playthrough with me than there are slots in a game, so I know I won't have to randomplay for the first playthrough. The random coop element is fantastic but it's not really the best for rpg/storytelling imo.