Quest Specialist Guide - Hidden and Missable Quests

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    If u mean its hard to drop then it might be bugged, u can forfeit the quest and re do it.
    The item o ly drop from leader b. The one with the gun
     
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    better exclude Tree Dungeon: Southern Forest IV from being the best place to find Green Mushroom, because it's horny mushroom ration outnumbered that of Green Mushroom. Even The Forest of Wisdom has more Green Mushroom.
     
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    Couldn't find if this was mentioned prior but just wanted to point out that you can do the re-acquiring dr de lang's notes quest 3 times (one per each npc's quest)
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    So I have compiled most/all of the "permanently missable" quests listed in this guide, and re-organized them based on level ranges so that we can use it as an easier reference for when we are doing the quests or just leveling our characters that we are planning on getting specialist/virtuoso but not necessarily doing the quests as we are leveling. I have also added some additional information here and there (for example I include the names of the quests that appear in the "Available" tab of our quest journal so that we know which questlines to be looking out for). I'm 95% sure that this information is 95% correct :p Collating all this stuff was a bit messy. I'm pretty sure I got everything though. Also, in the guide it says that the PPQ quests can't be completed after level 100, but iirc we can actually do that now since some time ago I believe a patch/update made it so that players can participate in PPQ up to level 200. So my notes here reflect that. please correct me if this is wrong or if you spot any other details I may have missed/got wrong.

    Levels 1 - 8/10:
    - Do all quests on maple island
    - Note: if you are playing a mage character, you will not be able to complete all the quests without over-leveling. Not sure exactly what the consequences are for over-leveling here (miss out on some hp/mp i think?)
    - Note: During events with EXP boosts, it becomes quite easy to over-level (beyond 8 or 10) while completing all of the quests on maple island. In general, while on maple island accept all of the quests you possibly can and complete as many of them in parallel so that you reduce the total exp you gain while completing the quests.

    Levels 10 - 19:
    (Level Restricted Quests):
    - Path of the [Archer/Magician/Pirate/Thief/Warrior]: Complete before 1st job adv
    - Job training quests (4 of them): Can't be accepted after level 20
    - (lvl 18) Manji and the Secret group and To the Desert...: Can't be accepted after level 29

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 10) The Welcoming Ritual: At each stage, drop the quest reward to initiate a drop quest

    Levels 20 - 29:
    (Level Restricted Quests):
    - (lvl 21) POLLUTED! <1-Evil Eye> (Part 2): Can't be accepted after lvl 57

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 23) The Monster and the Evil Scheme: Drop the crumpled piece of paper JM gives you to initiate "Find the Crumpled Piece of Paper Again"

    Levels 30 - 39:
    - (lvl 35) Lost in the Ocean: DO NOT START until you complete "The Missing Dropship" (see lvl 50 quests). Requires an SOS Letter to trigger.

    (Level Restricted Quests)
    - (lvl 30) Byron's Recommendation Letter: Must be accepted AT lvl 30, before 2nd job adv. Not available after 2nd job adv.
    - (lvl 30) POLLUTED! <2-Curse Eye> (Part 2): Can't be accepted after lvl 65

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 30) The View of the Ocean: During stage 4 of this quest (The Ocean View: Kriel's Offer), drop the Photo Album
    - (lvl 30) Photographer Cho's Request: Drop the tripod
    - (lvl 30) Joining Alcadno/Zenumist: After "A Deal with the Broker", you can join both Zenumist and Alcadno. Drop the capes.
    - (lvl 30) Moppie the Lone Dawg: During the 3rd quest in this series (Fairy's Horn Flute II), drop the horn flute
    - (lvl 30) VIP Ticket to Florina Beach: After completing Help Kevin The Soldier's Vacation Plans, drop BOTH pieces of the ripped ticket
    - (lvl 30) VIP Ticket to Florina Beach: (different from above, both can be completed). After completing Help Kevin The Soldier's Vacation Plans drop ONE piece of the ripped ticket
    - (lvl 37) The Lost Seed: After completing this quest, drop the seed that swallow gives you (the magic seed). NOTE: this quest is MISSABLE; see Storybook Quests from Wiz below.

    Levels 40 - 49:
    (Level Restricted Quests)
    - (lvl 40) Mariwaka of Performer Training: Must be completed AT lvl 40
    - (lvl 40) Movie Star: Requires above quest completed to appear. Must be accepted AT lvl 40

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 40) The Chaos Behind Alfonse Green and the Nependeath Juice: AFTER completing Ericsson's Reward and BEFORE starting the next stage (Elma's Nependeath Juice), drop the Sap of Nependeath
    - (lvl 40) The Chaos Behind Alfonse Green and the Nependeath Juice: Drop the Nependeath Juice before giving it to Alfonse (i.e. before accepting the Alfonse Smile quest)

    Levels 50 - 59:
    (Missable Quests)
    - (lvl 50) The Missing Dropship: Complete before "Lost in the Ocean".

    (Level Restricted Quests)
    - (lvl 55) The Outlaw in the Sea,
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    (lvl 55) Eliminating the Pirates,
    - (lvl 55) Pirate's Map,
    - (lvl 55) Captain Lord Pirate: None of these can be accepted after level 100. You can enter PPQ after level 100

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 58) The Secret of Ghostship: Drop/Trade/Store the White Essence that Ralph gives to you after "The Great Secret Reveals" part of this questline. DO NOT give him the black essence before completing this drop quest. Pro Tip: You can do Latanica infinitely for "infinite" NX (pretty grindy)

    Levels 60 - 69:
    (Drop Quests)
    - The Endangered Lives of Grays (2) (a.k.a. The Imperiled Grays): (During Artificial Combatant Zeno) you'll get this extra quest if you get the false wave translator the first time, you can't tell them apart though so just hope you get lucky

    Levels 70 - 79:
    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 70) Monster Riding: After completing this quest, drop the Saddle (Not recommended, requires 600 drops)
    - (lvl 70) Pheromone Perfume: This is the quest after Monster Riding. Drop the Pheremone Perfume after completing this quest.
    - (lvl 75) Dr. De Lang's Notes: After completing this quest (which is towards the end of the Magatia questline series), accept the "For Alfadno" quest but do not complete it, then drop Dran's Note, then complete the "re-acquiring Dr. De Lang's Notes" quest, then forfeit the "For Alcadno" quest. Repeat this process for the "For Zenumist" quest and the "For Phyllia" quest. Then you can decide who to give the notes to.

    Levels 120 - 130:
    (Level Restricted Quests)
    - (lvl 120) Tatamo's Suggestion: Can't be accepted after advancing to 4th job

    (Drop Quests)
    - (lvl 120) Maple Warrior Skill Book: Drop the Maple Warrior 10 skill book you receive after advancing to your 4th job. Can't be accepted after using the skill book


    Storybook Drop-Quests from Wiz the Librarian:
    (lvl 35) The Storybook on Shim Chung. After completing Mr. Shim's Request, drop the storybook.
    (lvl 37) The Storybook on Brotherly Love. After completing Brotherly Love, drop the storybook.
    (lvl 37) The Storybook on Kong Ji and Pat Ji. After completing The Wooden Hoe That Snapped, drop the storybook
    (lvl 37) The Storybook on The Kids That Became the Sun and the Moon storybook. After completing The Kids That Became the Sun and the Moon drop the storybook

    (lvl 37) The Seed that Swallow Lost. This quest will become permanently unavailable if you complete Opening Nolbu/Hongbu's Gourd. To trigger, forfeit Nolbu/Hongbu's quests if started and drop the seed Swallow gives you

    (lvl 37) The Storybook on Hungbu and Nolbu (Holbu/Nolbu). After completing Opening Holbu's/Nolbu's Gourd, drop the storybook.
    (lvl 45) The Storybook on the Story of Axes. After completing The Story of Axes, drop the storybook.
    (lvl 60) The Storybook on the Goblin Story. After completing Eliminate Goblins, drop the storybook.


    Event Quests:
    (Drop Quests)
    - Santa's Lost Sack of Presents -- During the Christmas event quest Santa's Little Helper, drop Santa's Sack of Presents.
    - The lost ticket to the beer tent. During the Octoberfest event, drop the quest item Ticket to the Beer Tent.
     
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    Great idea, I've also found this guide is a bit too long while grinding my lastest character. It wasn't such an issue at the beginning but we've found so many quests now! ~f2 I'll take some time to reformat it soon.
     
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    Post has now been updated with a new layout thanks to @Chindiana Jones
    Unfortunately the text colours didn't survive being exported from Word but I plan on fixing that soon and making the bold/italics use more consistent.

    If anyone can confirm that these actually increase your quest total, please let me know:
    - LVL10 Educating Smart Pets (Speech by Itself) Requires the "Robo" pet
    - LVL10 Educating Smart Pets (Pet Summon) Requires the "Robo" pet
     
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    Is there a way to tell other than not having them completed and checking the total before and after completing it? I have done both those quests before, and they show up under the "Event" tab
     
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    Lemme try trading my robo within my account... 1 min

    Edit:
    Confirmed doesn't increase quest count, removed from list
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    Guide has been thinned out a bit, with more colours and less bold text.

    Good if true, I'll stick them back on. I'll verify this later since they didn't the last time I tested.
     
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    Can I have a confirmation for this one.
    Does this mean I could start these quests before lv 100 and can take my time completing them even after I'm well past lv 100?
    Thank you.
     
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    Yes, I'm lvl 192 and still have one of them active. upload_2024-5-10_21-33-0.png
     
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    Tyvm, Gyarados :xD:
     
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    I'm at 911 quests right now without doing any drop quests, and I can't do them now as I have finished most quests, can I still get quest virtuoso?
     
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    You can get it while missing every missable quest, so yes.
     
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    Are drop quests under hidden/missile quests?
     
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    Drop quests are indeed missable, because if you don't remember to drop the item you miss the quest.

    You should look into the hidden quests as there's quite a few that can help you finish your medal
     
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    Thank you
     
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    The quest Maed's experiment doesnt pop up for me. I am wearing the cape, I have done the prequest Life Alchemy, and the Missing Alchemist.
    What am i doing wrong?
     
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    Anyone know how many quests there are in total, or maybe how many quests you can skip?
    I'm approaching Level 95 with almost 900 quests and I'm starting to run out of quests. I'm trying to calculate in Shao and Ellin quests, but I'm not sure how close to 1000 thats going to be without having done any event quests so far.
     

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