Rough draft -- Beanie's "Best of Quest"
This is very rough. Just working on it while pretending to be at work working, ehehehe.
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I'm sure we've all had time in Vana'diel when we're bored and we just don't know *what* we want to do with ourselves. I'm sure we've all heard people suggest "Go questing!" That's a bit annoying if you don't know *which* quests might interest you or if they're worth the effort. So, this mini-guide is my personal view of the best in quest that Vana'diel has to offer. The quests on this list are here for a variety of reasons. I didn't pick quests just because of the reward or because they were easy. Each one here offered something... *special* that hit home with me. Either I really enjoyed doing them, they had a great story, or maybe the reward really was worth the effort. But, if you're bored, at least this is a starting point for some quests to look at, eh? ^^
A Timely Visit :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid50s to 60 :: Difficulty: Easy
Summary: This quest is a lot of running back and forth and talking to NPCs with a NM fight throwing in there for good measure.
Beanie's Protip: Sub /blm and set your HP to Sandy ~.~ That should be obvious, but I'm a lolMelee who wouldn't know an MP if it bit her...
Reward: Medieval Collar
Why: There is one *very* compelling reason to do this quest: the story. It is one of the best ingame stories that I've seen and after 2 years, almost 300 quests, and a ton of missioning, that's saying a lot. I almost felt guilty that it was such a cool story for running around and not having to do a massive BC in the middle of it. If you only do 10 quests in the game total (assuming you did 6 gobbiebags and 3 mog house expansions) this SHOULD BE QUEST #10.
Blackmail :: Repeatable :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid-25 to 30 :: Difficulty: Very Easy
Note: Quest will lower fame
Summary: Get the Castle Floor Plans off the Orcish Serjeant.
Beanie's Protip: Serjeants in Yughott Grotto *and* Davoi drop the Floor Plans. If you're trying to avoid Kazham Key hunters, you can go to Davoi and get the drop there.
Reward: 900g
Why: I like this quest because I'm a spiteful Mithra who hates Halver. Okay, probably not a good idea to start the "Best in Quest" with revenge, but the fact that you can even *take* revenge is kind of cool, eh?
Over the Hills and Far Away :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid50-60 (with help), 70 (solo) :: Difficulty: Hard
Summary: Go to Oldton and get a Moblin Hotrok from the Ashman. (He's prolly solo-able by a 60 *but* there are many linky Moblins around him that make soloing him a very difficult thing to do, so take friends). After you have the Hotrok and the quest, you take it up to the top of Uleguerand Range and trade it to a ???.
Beanie's Protip: Two suggestions for doing Ul-range climb. First, take a job you don't care about dying in. I did it with WHM26/NIN13 myself. I died once on the way up, but was successful the second trip. My other suggestion is to do the trip solo or only with one or two people. Don't take a party or an alliance unless you plan on killing your way through. The more people you try to metal gear, the more complicated it becomes.
Reward: Map of Uleguerand Range
Why: This quest is a true challenge of metal gearing skill. You'll be dodging aggro of every type (sight, sound, magic, and truesight). If you can make it to the ??? and get your map, you've got props from me for your leet metal gearing skillz.
Tea with a Tonberry? :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 (but you might want some help) :: Difficulty: Easy
Note: Signed in Blood is a pre-requisite quest.
Summary: This is a "Talk to NPCs then gather the rare/ex items" quest that will take you to Attohwa Chasm and Fei'yin.
Beanie's Protip: The Flies that drop the Ginseng aren't terribly hard. The Shadows might cause some problems just because of Dimensional Death. If you haven't done the quest for Tele-Vazhl scroll, you can try doing that at the same time you hunt for the Treasury Gold. (The Gold drops more often than chest keys, though.)
Reward: Willpower Torque
Why: You get to talk to a Tonberry. Obviously it's a good quest if a Tonberry is in it, duh. You also get the cool title "Talks with Tonberries" :3
While we're on the topic of quests that give cool titles. A pair of easy ones that a level 30 could do are The Seamstress (title granted: The Silencer of the Lambs) and Warding Vampires (title granted: Vampire Hunter D-Minus).
Blue Ribbon Blues :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 (might want help) :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Food for Thought, Water Way to Go, and Overnight Delivery are pre-requisite. Blue Ribbon Blues actually *isn't* the 4th quest in the sequence, but it's a sidequest in the middle of it. The fourth quest is Toraimarai Turmoil.
Summary: After you've done the pre-requisite quests you work on uncursing a Ribbon. There is a 1 game day delay in the middle of this uncursing process. (It doesn't let you continue at they day change 0:00, but 24 game hours from when you turned in the ribbon). You will have a NM Skeleton to fight in Eldeime Necropolis, which pretty much means you should have at least one other person with you so you can get to Hume Bones if nothing else. From the fight you will uncurse the ribbon and Lich C Magnus might drop a really nice club called a Lilith's Rod. (In my experience his drop rate is about 50/50.) After you've gotten the title "Ghostie Buster" the quest is over.
Beanie's Protip: Lich C isn't hard, but I would take some friends to fight him. Just 3~ level 60s should have no problem.
Reward: Blue Ribbon
Why: You want to go through this quest so that you can open up the 4th quest in the Rhinostery called "Toraimarai Turmoil". When you start that quest you will be given a key item that let's you access the Toraimari Canal from Windurst Walls. That entrance puts you right in the coffer key mob area :3 It's also nice for the people who haven't done the mini-quest to get the Portal Charm for opening the Three Mage Gate in Horutoto Ruins.
Info on getting a Portal Charm:
I'm not sure if non-Windurstians can do this since it's tied in with the optional mission Written in the Stars. After you complete this mission and without any other missions currently accepted trade a Rolanberry to Kupipi. She'll give you the Portal Charm for buttering her up.
Curses, Foiled A-Golem!? :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 30 :: Difficulty: Either very easy or very hard depending on your metal gearing skill...
Note: Curses, Foiled Again! and Curses, Foiled...Again!? are pre-requisite.
Summary: This is the third quest in the Shantotto "Curses" quest line. She'll ask you to go to Beaucedine Glacier and Fei'Yin for the quest. You *can* do this quest at a fairly low level with sneak / invis and being capable of metal gearing. You need to speak with some NPCs in the Pso'Jxa tower at I-7, then go to Fei'Yin's basement to speak with another NPC.
Beanie's Protip: If you're feeling adventuresome and haven't done it yet, you might as well take supplies to the Glacier while you're out there. Also make the sidetrip to get the teleport crystal if you don't have it already. If you don't mind Shantotto's ribbing, try answering her "incorrectly" when she asks you a question during the quest. She'll send you away and you'll have to come back. But you'll get the title "Total Loser" out of it.
Reward: Scroll of Warp II
Why: Warp II is a must have spell if you're a BLM. BLMs, YOU MUST HAVE IT! I don't like walking home :/ Erm.. yeah, but more importantly, Shantotto is a *hoot*. She's one of the most humorous NPCs in the game, in my opinion, and one of my favorites because of it.
The Promise :: Party :: Minimum level suggested: 60 :: Difficulty: Hard
Note: Truth, Justice and the Onion Way, Know One's Onions, Inspector's Gadget!, Onion Rings, Crying Over Onions are Star Onion Brigade quest line pre-requisites. Wild Card is not directly in the quest line, but you can't do the last SoB quest without completing it. If you've done "Blue Ribbon Blues" then this quest will be a lot easier.
Summary: This is the last in the Star Onion Brigade quest line. You need to get a drop from the Recluse Spiders in Kuftal Tunnel.
Beanie's Protip: The Spiders aren't tough for a party of 60s, but finding a good camp that avoids links, elementals, and Guivre can be. The tunnel that leads down to where Phantom Worm spawns is a pretty good camp. You'll have to keep it clear of spiders, but it's a manageable one or two, and elementals and Guivre won't bother you there.
Reward: Promise Badge
Why: The Promise Badge is one of the better neck items for WHM and Chi Blasting MNKs. (The RareEX Star Necklace you get from Crying Over Onions isn't bad either.) Besides that, the entire quest sequence really ties in with the Windurst national storyline. If you've completed this sequence, completed Windy Rank 10, and defeated Fenrir you'll be in for a lot of awesome story.
Unbridled Passion :: Party / Alliance :: Minimum level: 50 :: Difficulty: Hard
Note: Sin Hunting and Fire and Brimstone are pre-requisite. This is the RNG AF quest sequence.
Summary: Go to Xarcabard and defeat a NM tiger. A shellmate did this with two people (THF/NIN and WHM/NIN). I've done it with as few as 5. This *isn't* an easy fight. I would recommend that a small alliance with a solid tank tackle this.
Reward: Hunter's Socks, Ice Arrows
Why: I'm not trying to start a 'war' over which job has a better AF story. I've done the AF quests for MNK, SAM, and RNG. From reading up on other jobs, a lot of people seem indifferent or disappointed with their AF story. I can tell you, paws down, that the RNG story is one of the better stories told in the game. Again, that's saying a lot, but in the course of three quests you're told three interweaving stories that don't seem to actually begin or end with the RNG AF. More like you're seeing the cross-section of other stories that include the Zilart/CoP main story (loosely), a story about the Windurst tribe of Mithra, and a story of Semih and Perih. It's all very profound. I wouldn't tell anyone to level a job just for the AF story, but if you're leveling RNG anyways, know that you have a treat in store for you.
Tuning Out :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid-60s :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Tuning In is pre-requisite.
Summary: You're still on the tail of the Shikaree from the previous quest. You need to prover yourself to the former Kazham Chieftainness before she'll give you the info you want. During the course of the quest you'll turn in two crafted foods, a dropped item, and defeat five NM bees.
Reward: Cache-nez, 6000g
Why: Because I like quests with Shikaree in them o.ob "Tuning In" was actually a lot harder than this one was (in terms of acquiring drops) and the quest rewards aren't half bad either. The story in this quest ties in with mid-CoP main story. So if you like to learn background information to the main story, this is a good quest to do.
Faded Promises :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 20 :: Difficulty: Easy
Note: You must be *minimum* level 20 NIN to activate the quest.
Summary: You're pulled into some backstory and dark dealings with the Ninja assassins. You must go to Palborough Mines and open a treasure chest for a key item.
Beanie's Protip: You don't need to be NIN when you open the chest to get the key item or finish the quest. You just need to be NIN when you speak with the NPC that starts the quest.
Reward: Fukuro
Why: Okay, if you haven't figured it out already, I'm a sucker for quests that actually have some meaty story to them. This was an insightful quest with an intriguing story. Besides that, the katana you get is a very nice one. Also, the title the quest grants (Assassin Reject) amuses me.
The Naming Game Repeatable :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 65 :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Teak Me to the Stars and Hyper Active are pre-requisite.
Summary: You must get a piece of Ordrynite from the Tonberries in Pso'Jxa. The tower closest to Ranguemont Pass is uncapped and has Tonberries that drop it. The drop rate is lackluster at best. Take TH with you if you can.
Beanie's Protip: The Tonberries in Pso'Jxa don't use Everyone's Grudge, but hate from them does accumulate with the Tonberries in Temple of Ugg. If you've been killing a lot of Pso'Jxa Tonberries, it's a good idea to go clear your hate.
Reward: 3600gil, Naming your airship in CoP
Why: What an unusual and cool reward. The name you choose will be used in later CoP stories when they refer to the airship. The quest also grants a pretty rocking title (Hyper Ultra Sonic Adventurer).
A Chocobo's Tale :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 :: Difficulty: Moderate
Summary: Nevela in Jeuno wants to hear about a Chocobo's birth. This isn't a tale about the birds and the bees, but a romantic quest about two Chocobos in love. You'll need to collect some EX Oil from Beadeaux to complete the quest. After that, there are five spawned NM tigers to defeat.
Beanie's Protip: Even though the NPC indicates in his dialogue that there is a time limit on getting the Oil to him, there isn't. The NM tigers you might want to take a friend with (or someone who can sleepga just for controlling them.) The WHM I went with was killing the tigers himself with Hexa Strike, so they aren't that powerful individually.
Reward: 5200g
Why: This is a very "awwwww" sort of quest. It's not the gil or title you get (Chocobo Love Guru), but the warm fuzzy feeling at the conclusion that wins this quest a spot on my list.
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I'm sure we've all had time in Vana'diel when we're bored and we just don't know *what* we want to do with ourselves. I'm sure we've all heard people suggest "Go questing!" That's a bit annoying if you don't know *which* quests might interest you or if they're worth the effort. So, this mini-guide is my personal view of the best in quest that Vana'diel has to offer. The quests on this list are here for a variety of reasons. I didn't pick quests just because of the reward or because they were easy. Each one here offered something... *special* that hit home with me. Either I really enjoyed doing them, they had a great story, or maybe the reward really was worth the effort. But, if you're bored, at least this is a starting point for some quests to look at, eh? ^^
A Timely Visit :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid50s to 60 :: Difficulty: Easy
Summary: This quest is a lot of running back and forth and talking to NPCs with a NM fight throwing in there for good measure.
Beanie's Protip: Sub /blm and set your HP to Sandy ~.~ That should be obvious, but I'm a lolMelee who wouldn't know an MP if it bit her...
Reward: Medieval Collar
Why: There is one *very* compelling reason to do this quest: the story. It is one of the best ingame stories that I've seen and after 2 years, almost 300 quests, and a ton of missioning, that's saying a lot. I almost felt guilty that it was such a cool story for running around and not having to do a massive BC in the middle of it. If you only do 10 quests in the game total (assuming you did 6 gobbiebags and 3 mog house expansions) this SHOULD BE QUEST #10.
Blackmail :: Repeatable :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid-25 to 30 :: Difficulty: Very Easy
Note: Quest will lower fame
Summary: Get the Castle Floor Plans off the Orcish Serjeant.
Beanie's Protip: Serjeants in Yughott Grotto *and* Davoi drop the Floor Plans. If you're trying to avoid Kazham Key hunters, you can go to Davoi and get the drop there.
Reward: 900g
Why: I like this quest because I'm a spiteful Mithra who hates Halver. Okay, probably not a good idea to start the "Best in Quest" with revenge, but the fact that you can even *take* revenge is kind of cool, eh?
Over the Hills and Far Away :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid50-60 (with help), 70 (solo) :: Difficulty: Hard
Summary: Go to Oldton and get a Moblin Hotrok from the Ashman. (He's prolly solo-able by a 60 *but* there are many linky Moblins around him that make soloing him a very difficult thing to do, so take friends). After you have the Hotrok and the quest, you take it up to the top of Uleguerand Range and trade it to a ???.
Beanie's Protip: Two suggestions for doing Ul-range climb. First, take a job you don't care about dying in. I did it with WHM26/NIN13 myself. I died once on the way up, but was successful the second trip. My other suggestion is to do the trip solo or only with one or two people. Don't take a party or an alliance unless you plan on killing your way through. The more people you try to metal gear, the more complicated it becomes.
Reward: Map of Uleguerand Range
Why: This quest is a true challenge of metal gearing skill. You'll be dodging aggro of every type (sight, sound, magic, and truesight). If you can make it to the ??? and get your map, you've got props from me for your leet metal gearing skillz.
Tea with a Tonberry? :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 (but you might want some help) :: Difficulty: Easy
Note: Signed in Blood is a pre-requisite quest.
Summary: This is a "Talk to NPCs then gather the rare/ex items" quest that will take you to Attohwa Chasm and Fei'yin.
Beanie's Protip: The Flies that drop the Ginseng aren't terribly hard. The Shadows might cause some problems just because of Dimensional Death. If you haven't done the quest for Tele-Vazhl scroll, you can try doing that at the same time you hunt for the Treasury Gold. (The Gold drops more often than chest keys, though.)
Reward: Willpower Torque
Why: You get to talk to a Tonberry. Obviously it's a good quest if a Tonberry is in it, duh. You also get the cool title "Talks with Tonberries" :3
While we're on the topic of quests that give cool titles. A pair of easy ones that a level 30 could do are The Seamstress (title granted: The Silencer of the Lambs) and Warding Vampires (title granted: Vampire Hunter D-Minus).
Blue Ribbon Blues :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 (might want help) :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Food for Thought, Water Way to Go, and Overnight Delivery are pre-requisite. Blue Ribbon Blues actually *isn't* the 4th quest in the sequence, but it's a sidequest in the middle of it. The fourth quest is Toraimarai Turmoil.
Summary: After you've done the pre-requisite quests you work on uncursing a Ribbon. There is a 1 game day delay in the middle of this uncursing process. (It doesn't let you continue at they day change 0:00, but 24 game hours from when you turned in the ribbon). You will have a NM Skeleton to fight in Eldeime Necropolis, which pretty much means you should have at least one other person with you so you can get to Hume Bones if nothing else. From the fight you will uncurse the ribbon and Lich C Magnus might drop a really nice club called a Lilith's Rod. (In my experience his drop rate is about 50/50.) After you've gotten the title "Ghostie Buster" the quest is over.
Beanie's Protip: Lich C isn't hard, but I would take some friends to fight him. Just 3~ level 60s should have no problem.
Reward: Blue Ribbon
Why: You want to go through this quest so that you can open up the 4th quest in the Rhinostery called "Toraimarai Turmoil". When you start that quest you will be given a key item that let's you access the Toraimari Canal from Windurst Walls. That entrance puts you right in the coffer key mob area :3 It's also nice for the people who haven't done the mini-quest to get the Portal Charm for opening the Three Mage Gate in Horutoto Ruins.
Info on getting a Portal Charm:
I'm not sure if non-Windurstians can do this since it's tied in with the optional mission Written in the Stars. After you complete this mission and without any other missions currently accepted trade a Rolanberry to Kupipi. She'll give you the Portal Charm for buttering her up.
Curses, Foiled A-Golem!? :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 30 :: Difficulty: Either very easy or very hard depending on your metal gearing skill...
Note: Curses, Foiled Again! and Curses, Foiled...Again!? are pre-requisite.
Summary: This is the third quest in the Shantotto "Curses" quest line. She'll ask you to go to Beaucedine Glacier and Fei'Yin for the quest. You *can* do this quest at a fairly low level with sneak / invis and being capable of metal gearing. You need to speak with some NPCs in the Pso'Jxa tower at I-7, then go to Fei'Yin's basement to speak with another NPC.
Beanie's Protip: If you're feeling adventuresome and haven't done it yet, you might as well take supplies to the Glacier while you're out there. Also make the sidetrip to get the teleport crystal if you don't have it already. If you don't mind Shantotto's ribbing, try answering her "incorrectly" when she asks you a question during the quest. She'll send you away and you'll have to come back. But you'll get the title "Total Loser" out of it.
Reward: Scroll of Warp II
Why: Warp II is a must have spell if you're a BLM. BLMs, YOU MUST HAVE IT! I don't like walking home :/ Erm.. yeah, but more importantly, Shantotto is a *hoot*. She's one of the most humorous NPCs in the game, in my opinion, and one of my favorites because of it.
The Promise :: Party :: Minimum level suggested: 60 :: Difficulty: Hard
Note: Truth, Justice and the Onion Way, Know One's Onions, Inspector's Gadget!, Onion Rings, Crying Over Onions are Star Onion Brigade quest line pre-requisites. Wild Card is not directly in the quest line, but you can't do the last SoB quest without completing it. If you've done "Blue Ribbon Blues" then this quest will be a lot easier.
Summary: This is the last in the Star Onion Brigade quest line. You need to get a drop from the Recluse Spiders in Kuftal Tunnel.
Beanie's Protip: The Spiders aren't tough for a party of 60s, but finding a good camp that avoids links, elementals, and Guivre can be. The tunnel that leads down to where Phantom Worm spawns is a pretty good camp. You'll have to keep it clear of spiders, but it's a manageable one or two, and elementals and Guivre won't bother you there.
Reward: Promise Badge
Why: The Promise Badge is one of the better neck items for WHM and Chi Blasting MNKs. (The RareEX Star Necklace you get from Crying Over Onions isn't bad either.) Besides that, the entire quest sequence really ties in with the Windurst national storyline. If you've completed this sequence, completed Windy Rank 10, and defeated Fenrir you'll be in for a lot of awesome story.
Unbridled Passion :: Party / Alliance :: Minimum level: 50 :: Difficulty: Hard
Note: Sin Hunting and Fire and Brimstone are pre-requisite. This is the RNG AF quest sequence.
Summary: Go to Xarcabard and defeat a NM tiger. A shellmate did this with two people (THF/NIN and WHM/NIN). I've done it with as few as 5. This *isn't* an easy fight. I would recommend that a small alliance with a solid tank tackle this.
Reward: Hunter's Socks, Ice Arrows
Why: I'm not trying to start a 'war' over which job has a better AF story. I've done the AF quests for MNK, SAM, and RNG. From reading up on other jobs, a lot of people seem indifferent or disappointed with their AF story. I can tell you, paws down, that the RNG story is one of the better stories told in the game. Again, that's saying a lot, but in the course of three quests you're told three interweaving stories that don't seem to actually begin or end with the RNG AF. More like you're seeing the cross-section of other stories that include the Zilart/CoP main story (loosely), a story about the Windurst tribe of Mithra, and a story of Semih and Perih. It's all very profound. I wouldn't tell anyone to level a job just for the AF story, but if you're leveling RNG anyways, know that you have a treat in store for you.
Tuning Out :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: mid-60s :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Tuning In is pre-requisite.
Summary: You're still on the tail of the Shikaree from the previous quest. You need to prover yourself to the former Kazham Chieftainness before she'll give you the info you want. During the course of the quest you'll turn in two crafted foods, a dropped item, and defeat five NM bees.
Reward: Cache-nez, 6000g
Why: Because I like quests with Shikaree in them o.ob "Tuning In" was actually a lot harder than this one was (in terms of acquiring drops) and the quest rewards aren't half bad either. The story in this quest ties in with mid-CoP main story. So if you like to learn background information to the main story, this is a good quest to do.
Faded Promises :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 20 :: Difficulty: Easy
Note: You must be *minimum* level 20 NIN to activate the quest.
Summary: You're pulled into some backstory and dark dealings with the Ninja assassins. You must go to Palborough Mines and open a treasure chest for a key item.
Beanie's Protip: You don't need to be NIN when you open the chest to get the key item or finish the quest. You just need to be NIN when you speak with the NPC that starts the quest.
Reward: Fukuro
Why: Okay, if you haven't figured it out already, I'm a sucker for quests that actually have some meaty story to them. This was an insightful quest with an intriguing story. Besides that, the katana you get is a very nice one. Also, the title the quest grants (Assassin Reject) amuses me.
The Naming Game Repeatable :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 65 :: Difficulty: Moderate
Note: Teak Me to the Stars and Hyper Active are pre-requisite.
Summary: You must get a piece of Ordrynite from the Tonberries in Pso'Jxa. The tower closest to Ranguemont Pass is uncapped and has Tonberries that drop it. The drop rate is lackluster at best. Take TH with you if you can.
Beanie's Protip: The Tonberries in Pso'Jxa don't use Everyone's Grudge, but hate from them does accumulate with the Tonberries in Temple of Ugg. If you've been killing a lot of Pso'Jxa Tonberries, it's a good idea to go clear your hate.
Reward: 3600gil, Naming your airship in CoP
Why: What an unusual and cool reward. The name you choose will be used in later CoP stories when they refer to the airship. The quest also grants a pretty rocking title (Hyper Ultra Sonic Adventurer).
A Chocobo's Tale :: Soloable :: Minimum level suggested: 60 :: Difficulty: Moderate
Summary: Nevela in Jeuno wants to hear about a Chocobo's birth. This isn't a tale about the birds and the bees, but a romantic quest about two Chocobos in love. You'll need to collect some EX Oil from Beadeaux to complete the quest. After that, there are five spawned NM tigers to defeat.
Beanie's Protip: Even though the NPC indicates in his dialogue that there is a time limit on getting the Oil to him, there isn't. The NM tigers you might want to take a friend with (or someone who can sleepga just for controlling them.) The WHM I went with was killing the tigers himself with Hexa Strike, so they aren't that powerful individually.
Reward: 5200g
Why: This is a very "awwwww" sort of quest. It's not the gil or title you get (Chocobo Love Guru), but the warm fuzzy feeling at the conclusion that wins this quest a spot on my list.