Not getting side quests (not a bug)

[Kristoff]

Hi, Travis | Support Mgr. !

Have the side quests been disabled in story mode, or is what I experienced just another bug?

During this bronze ANB, the character I created got the ring creation, ring fusion, crafting and salvaging side quests, but none of the other quests activated. There was no mushroom soup quest, ethereal ice tea quest, etc.

[Travis | Support Mgr.]

Moved to the existing thread on the topic.

[Wulfric]

Not a bug. You will get them once you have completed story mode for the first time with a new toon. I can confirm it does happen. I have a level 70 uncommon Left Hand Brotherhood ring with life regeneration as a result.

[Kristoff]

Thanks! So just finish the whole story mode up to Kara's Underworld and then go back to the beginning and start all over again?

[Wulfric]

Sadly yes. The rewards for completion of the quests seem to remain the same however.

[Kristoff]

Ok. Thanks! Wonder why they changed it like that? Having the side quests come up right at the beginning made sense because it was a nice assist for new players.

I'm now playing through the side quests, and I think that the narrative flowed better when they were part of the main storyline. When they're disconnected like this, it doesn't really make much sense story-wise other than to give players a reason to replay the same levels again.

[RockDoc]

Kristoff I agree with you, and in an ANB most of the side quests provide very useful items for a growing new hero, especially for a new player. However, once you've gone through the entire four Acts they are much less useful.

Devs: Please put the side quests back in with the initial story line like it was before. This was an interesting experiment, but learn from it and go back to a more logical progression where the side quest goes along with the main storyline.

That being said, if this is to be the "new normal" than the rewards for the side quests should be changed and increased to match the daily quest rewards since they are nothing more than the initial versions of daily quests. As it stands the current storyline side quests give you less gems, less gold, and less XP compared to the daily quests, and underpowered gear/salvage. Those rewards might have made sense when the hero was only level 40 or 50 and mid-story, but not after they have completed all 4 Acts, are level 70 and have been accumulating hundreds of Champion Level points. Think about it, I'm sure you can do better than that!

[Falcon]

Just got back into the game and noticed this quest. The quest says to collect 5 Ethereal Ice Cubes from The Wailing Peaks. I have collected 6, but the quest still shows as incomplete. Am I missing somthing or is the quest bugged?

[Wulfric]

Not a bug. Side quests are only available now after the character completes a single run through story mode. Fairly recent change too.

[LodWig]

i know the developers answered “not a bug”, but it is a bug.

Being prompted to do a quest and able to collect the needed items, but not able to claim the quest, cannot be a carefully thought decision. Therefore, it’s a bug, an unforeseen consequence of a change in the way side-quests are handled now.
There were two correct ways of dealing with quests already accepted before the change: allow players to finish and claim them, or return them to the unaccepted state (and removing any related items already collected). The current situation is bad, players get items stuck in their inventory until they finish once the full story, and keep asking why they can’t claim the quests.

It is a bug.

[Vedova]

I've recently returned to the game after a multi-year pause, so I had a level 70 main character that had completed story levels through Act III. I limped through ANB bronze without recipes or crafting mastery. So I began spending some time playing my level 70 main character to get useful crafting skills. The constant messaging about quests waiting was bugging me, so I decided to complete the story quests, even though that meant starting back at story 1.

Yesterday I completed the last story quest, and then began getting other quests non-stop. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between daily quests and side quests, but today my main character, has gotten 12 quests so far, one right after the other. Actually, one quest (Stop the Ritual) from Liana was followed by a message that there was another quest waiting from Liana, so I got the same quest (Stop the Ritual) again and then got rewarded twice for completing it once.

I would be enjoying these new quests if they were more spaced out. They are clever and more entertaining than the old daily quests (i.e. when there was one daily quest per character). But getting them non-stop one after another like this is just weird.

[StGeorge688]

They changed it to make it less confusing. OOPS. Failed big time.
Please change BACK!

[Mangowned]

Yeah I noticed my side quests stopped. My second character has like 8 different quest items in inventory that I cannot turn in. Alice put me on mute and won't take the flowers I got her. Please help as I'm sure I've completed story.

[Bali_Lenni]

double LOL (..poor Alice sulking on the flowers...maybe she prefers chocolate now..haha...at least it wasn't Valentines day...)

[Wulfric]

You need to run story mode for a second time in order to clear the side quests. You will also have to pick new flowers for Alice but don't worry, she'll take the old ones as well!