Bored with Crescent went to POK at level 14 and hailed Castlen Drewe. At 14 I was eligible for all of his quest. Finished up Haunted Butcher Block ( my favorite as a newbie) so I did the Elusive Wisp.
I normally do not like quest that have you to kill so many of something because more then half the time you are running around for over two hours and if you are lucky you get half of what you want to kill before it is I give up.'
If stay between the river and the Commanland zone line, you will find all 10 and more then that for the xp. I finally had to zone to break agro.
The rest of the exploration is quick and the guards I ran across were level 17 and 18 and easy to take down with Temp and a merc.
In total, xp was over 10% along with the earring.
Elusive Wisps
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This task begins in the Plane of Knowledge with Castlen Drewe, who can be found across from the Soulbinder (/loc?). It is one of seven tasks introduced for players from level 10 to 20.
You say, 'Hail, Castlen Drewe' Castlen Drewe says 'Greetings and welcome. I have been compiling reports from all over Norrath! There are many odd jobs to be done by someone like you. Would you be interested in such a [quest]?' Nektulos Forest: Kill 10 a greater wisp In folklore, willowisps are often mistaken to be someone's lantern. This unfortunate confusion has led to many a lost traveler. Although not dangerous in and of themselves, these wisps can cause great distress to those unused to their bright light. In the Nektulos Forest, we have heard reports of some particularly bright wisps near East Commons causing some ... accidents. Please travel to the forest by way of the Neriak portal and extinguish as many as you can. Find and kill 10 x "a greater wisp," which roam but which can be found largely in the southwestern corner of the zone. Nektulos Forest: Explore the wizard platform Nektulos Forest: Explore the zone to Lavastorm There are a few key areas within Nektulos that see a lot of traffic. There is a wizard portal and also a passage into the Lavastorm Mountains. Please explore these areas to ensure that no pesky wisps are wreaking havoc there as well. The wizard platform may be found in the east central part of the zone, near +410, -810. The zoneline to Lavastorm Mountains is along the northern edge near +2685, +610. Plane of Knowledge: Speak with Castlen Drewe No stage text here. Head back to Castlen Drewe: You say, 'Hail, Castlen Drewe' Your task 'Elusive Wisps' has been updated. Great job. I am sure that many a young explorer will be safer thanks to you. Please take this earring as a gesture of our gratitude. You gain experience!! (10% at level 14) You have been given: Wispglow Earring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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You should be able to find greater wisps (that have a higher chance of dropping Lightstones and Greater Lightstones!) just outside the exit to the Commonlands.
The Lavastorm exit is pretty self-explanatory.
The wizard platform is the crosshair-like formation on the map.
The Lavastorm exit is pretty self-explanatory.
The wizard platform is the crosshair-like formation on the map.
When I first entered zone I couldn't find any greater wisps so I figured I would get the location updates first... you can't so I played the fool. Regardless, greater wisps have to be wiped out first, then quest updates, then you can get location updates. Quest works great.
12 posts
The wisps are all found near the entrance to Commonlands (just north of the trail). There are a lot of them and they spawn quickly. No matter how quickly I killed them there were always lots more of them cruising around. They help each other out so my level 15 Troll Warrior primarily pulled them to the Commonlands entrance with his bow. Even doing this there were times when I'd manage to get two or three on me at once. After killing the ten wisps the rest of the quest is nothing other than moving around the zone. It's an easy quest and it gained me half a level.
14 posts
They respawn quickly, too. Only danger is being ganked, because they come to each other's aid.
5 posts
I did this quest about 3 days ago and everything worked fine.
When they revamped the zone they got it right this time and put the triggers back.
The Power of Hate conquers all foes.
Leader of The Silent Minority a Rathe Guild
Leader of The Silent Minority a Rathe Guild
10 posts
Did this quest in about 20 min. All aspect are working as of today at 11 PM EST.
24 posts
It seems fixed now, June 13th, 6:50 PM EDT. At least on Antonius Bayle my lvl 32 ran around Nektulos and the entrance to lavastorm and the Wizard Spires both triggered.
The earring was even slightly better than what I had too!
The earring was even slightly better than what I had too!
4th june 2006
Task not updating for steps, Wiz platform and Lavastorm entrance.
-Yc
Task not updating for steps, Wiz platform and Lavastorm entrance.
-Yc
19 posts
Quest still not updating for wiz spire or lava storm zone as of 05/16/06.
Typical of SOE's sloppy work
3 posts
Well apparently I am not the only soul who has seen this happen. Killed 10 Greater Wisps, and the next two steps in the quest won't update no matter how many times I circle around the Wizard Platform and Lavastorm Entrance.
So I guess there is no point in trying to complete this quest, or sending a /bug report to the admins. I'm only a lvl 15 Nec, and there is better things to do than trying to complete a quest for 1 measley Earring with a few minor stat buffs on it.
According to the posts on this quest, it's been 9 months long... and still no fix? This is uncalled for.
Move along folks, there is nothing to see here.
So I guess there is no point in trying to complete this quest, or sending a /bug report to the admins. I'm only a lvl 15 Nec, and there is better things to do than trying to complete a quest for 1 measley Earring with a few minor stat buffs on it.
According to the posts on this quest, it's been 9 months long... and still no fix? This is uncalled for.
Move along folks, there is nothing to see here.
26 posts
Its early morning 5/13 and this is still bugged. Have covered every inch of the wizard platform and lavestorm zone line and no recognition registers in the quest. Even the simplist testing would have caught this pre-production release!
4 posts
The quest Elusive Wisps does not update on The Nameless server either for searching the Wizard Platform and the Lavastorm entrance, and I have tried stepping everywhere!
Background: The wife and I are refugees from another server and have one toon each from scratch on the FV server. We wanted to do them quested non tweek and so far are very satisfied with the results.
Problem: All the seemingly broken quests given out post Toutorial via Castlen Drew and V'Lynn Renloe in the PoK area.
I am not refering to the dismal almost non exestant spawn rate of quest mobs, or the even worse drop rate of the items used to update the quest itself. I am refering to the quest Elusive Wisps.
In that quest after you kill your 10th greater wisp you get the next two steps of the quest.
Step one: Explore the wizard platform in Nektulos Forest.
Step two: Explore the entrance to Lavastorm in the Nektulos Forest.
This seems simple enough, but are buged.
There are alot of proximity trigers in the quests. The sucesfull ones like:
Explore the entrance to Crushbone in the Children of the Fay ... works.
Explore the chessboard in the Haunted Butcherblock ... works
Explore the entrance to Blackborow in that quest ... works.
You just had to get close enough to these area and the quest would triger .. and you would move on.
We have explored every inch of the only wizard platform in the Nektulos forest on the FV server and it will not update the quest.
And as far as the entrance to Lavastorm goes ... there is absolutly no excuse in that narrow trench for the quest to not triger and update.
I have, and the others with me have, filed numerous bug reports and petitions.
The response is textbook passing of the buck by those Admin Gm's who have responded with: Glad to see you have completed the quest - to - We are not aware of any problem concerning this quest.
I will add this then close.
If Your home town has its own armor quest for starter players IE: Brells Blessed Armor for Dwarf Clerics. Do those quests instead. Reason being, The quests that V'Lynn Renloe (not Castlen Drew) are duplicate quests and the reward of a note for your #trial will pay you in the same armor that your guild master has sent you out to collect peices for.
The pay off for the Castlen Drew quest called "Elusive Wisps" is the Wispglow Earring.
Thank yall for allowing me to vent.
Problem: All the seemingly broken quests given out post Toutorial via Castlen Drew and V'Lynn Renloe in the PoK area.
I am not refering to the dismal almost non exestant spawn rate of quest mobs, or the even worse drop rate of the items used to update the quest itself. I am refering to the quest Elusive Wisps.
In that quest after you kill your 10th greater wisp you get the next two steps of the quest.
Step one: Explore the wizard platform in Nektulos Forest.
Step two: Explore the entrance to Lavastorm in the Nektulos Forest.
This seems simple enough, but are buged.
There are alot of proximity trigers in the quests. The sucesfull ones like:
Explore the entrance to Crushbone in the Children of the Fay ... works.
Explore the chessboard in the Haunted Butcherblock ... works
Explore the entrance to Blackborow in that quest ... works.
You just had to get close enough to these area and the quest would triger .. and you would move on.
We have explored every inch of the only wizard platform in the Nektulos forest on the FV server and it will not update the quest.
And as far as the entrance to Lavastorm goes ... there is absolutly no excuse in that narrow trench for the quest to not triger and update.
I have, and the others with me have, filed numerous bug reports and petitions.
The response is textbook passing of the buck by those Admin Gm's who have responded with: Glad to see you have completed the quest - to - We are not aware of any problem concerning this quest.
I will add this then close.
If Your home town has its own armor quest for starter players IE: Brells Blessed Armor for Dwarf Clerics. Do those quests instead. Reason being, The quests that V'Lynn Renloe (not Castlen Drew) are duplicate quests and the reward of a note for your #trial will pay you in the same armor that your guild master has sent you out to collect peices for.
The pay off for the Castlen Drew quest called "Elusive Wisps" is the Wispglow Earring.
Thank yall for allowing me to vent.
Aparantly Nektulos has been changed back to the old layout on test but keeping the new graphics.
Post was on main EQ forum.
I have done this quest many times for my hoard of toons and it has gone through many phases.
1) Old Nektulos. No Greater wisps
2) Old Nektulos. Everything OK
3) New Nektulos. Wisps not updating.
4) New Nektulos. Everything OK
5) New Nektulos. Platform not updating.
I am wondering if the current problem is changing the locations back to the old ones too soon. Breakdown in communications between devs maybe.
DonB
Post was on main EQ forum.
I have done this quest many times for my hoard of toons and it has gone through many phases.
1) Old Nektulos. No Greater wisps
2) Old Nektulos. Everything OK
3) New Nektulos. Wisps not updating.
4) New Nektulos. Everything OK
5) New Nektulos. Platform not updating.
I am wondering if the current problem is changing the locations back to the old ones too soon. Breakdown in communications between devs maybe.
DonB
10 posts
Does anyone know when the bugs in this quest will be fixed? The fix was not part of the last patch.
This is very frustrating for my little Druid who really wants the earring.
This is very frustrating for my little Druid who really wants the earring.
24 posts
Still not working today, the 27th of April, on Antonius Bayle. Submitted bug report.
Glad I read here and didn't waste more time.
But after all, both the entrance and wizard spire can't be missed!!
Glad I read here and didn't waste more time.
But after all, both the entrance and wizard spire can't be missed!!
10 posts
Was wondering if I just didn’t do something correct or what. Nice to see others have had the same issue with this quest. I also have sent a /bug and hope that it is addressed. Bit frustrating to have worked on the first half for about an hour just to find another hour wondering around looking for nothing!
Edited, Mon Apr 10 15:19:02 2006
Edited, Mon Apr 10 15:19:02 2006
12 posts
and it makes me so mad... i've been trying to get quest to update forever =( at least on the 7th hammer it doesn't work.. killing the greater wisps works.. got that no problem but can't get the explore entrance to lavastorm to work or the explore wizard platform to work.. i've been all over the zone
Edited, Sat Apr 8 02:32:13 2006
Edited, Sat Apr 8 02:32:13 2006
This is still BUGGED Wish they fix it I hate this crap I tried to open a ticket that didn't work either what the hell is wrong with EQ can't they fix bugs and get some GMs on WTF is with sony!?!?!?
3 posts
me and the wife just did it..... STILL BUGGED!!!!! put in report.... let's hope they update something to WORK this time!!!! 8)
35 posts
if you look at the old map and the new map youll see the locations needed to update are no longer in game sense the zone was changed ( they probally havent changed the task locs )
Same here. The quest is bugged for sure. The 'kill 10 wisps' works and updates, but neither the Wizard Platform or Lavastorm entrance portions seem to update. Bug report if you have time. More they get, quicker they'll act on it hopefully.
It is March 16th 2006 and I just got the quest on two of my characters and the counter is not updating. Ive /bug'd it.
Luclin server
Edited, Fri Mar 17 03:15:10 2006
Luclin server
Edited, Fri Mar 17 03:15:10 2006
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The counter for the willow wisps updates now but can anyone else confirm if the rest of the quest works? I can't seem to update the rest of the quest at the wizard platform and entrance to lavastorm on the Erollisi Marr server.
Same here. Tried updating them today, Mar 30 2006 and no luck. I've run all over that area and on top of all the structures, in the holes. No updates.
11 posts
great wisps do spawn sw near a bug idle
only 2 at a time bout a 5 or 6 mins spawn timer
only 2 at a time bout a 5 or 6 mins spawn timer
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