Lost Ark A Nose For News Quest Walkthrough
The Lost Ark A Nose For News Quest seems straightforward to begin with, but the quest soon causes confusion, causing many players to struggle with finishing it. The majority of the Lost Ark quests are simple to finish, but there are the odd few that require a bit of working out, and the blockade in this quest comes when players are tasked with using the Magick Detector. For all you need to know about Lost Ark A Nose For News, such as where to go, and which characters to speak to, read on.
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Lost Ark A Nose For News Quest Walkthrough
Click to enlargeA Nose For News is a later quest in the game, with players encountering the starting NPC, Editor-In-Chief Phillan Kaiman, at the Origins of Stern in the Arthetine region. It is also recommended that players have reached the Lost Ark level cap. A Nose For News has multiple different objectives that need to be completed in order to finish the quest, so here are all of the steps and how to complete them:
A Nose For News - Talk to Editor-In-Chief Phillan Kaiman
To begin the A Nose For News quest, talk to the Editor-In-Chief Phillan Kaiman NPC who can be found in the Business District area of the Origins of Stern.
Hoyte News - Talk to Reporter Mathia
Next, head just slightly southeast in the same room to find Mathia and talk to her and go through the dialogue sequence.
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Nebelhorn Lab - Talk to Lab Director Yulia
You will need to head to the Nebelhorn Lab, this can be done by using the Triport to make the journey much quicker. Once there, head northwest to talk to Lab Director Yulia.
Nebelhorn - Investigate the Oasis water temperature
From there, use the Triport to go to Oasis, which can be found on the same map as Nelbelhorn Lab on the west side. Once there, head north until you reach the map marker and Investigate the Oasis water temperature. Then continue to the next two map markers to complete this part of the quest.
Use the Magick Flow Detector - Follow the suspicious presence
Now, head slightly north to the map marker to complete this section, then continue moving north to also complete "Continue following them to the north".
Use the Magick Detector - Search the area around the waterfall
Next, use the Magick Detector on the waterfall to reveal an NPC hidden within it.
Talk to the Suspicious Tech Branch Employee
Interact with the Suspicious Tech Branch Employee and complete the dialogue sequence.
/interrogate the Tech Branch Employee
Once the first dialogue sequence is complete you will then need to use /interrogate in the chatbox to use the Interrogate emotion which will unlock the next dialogue sequence.
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Talk to the Suspicious Tech Branch Employee
Once again, talk to the Suspicious Tech Branch Employee and go through the dialogue sequence.
Nebelhorn Lab - Talk to Lab Director Yulia
Use the Triport to head back to the Nebelhorn Lab and then head northwest to talk to Lab Director Yulia again.
Nebelhorn Lab - Call Journalist Mathias
Next, head directly north from where Yulia is to go up some steps and interact with the Communicator to call Journalist Mathias.
Roster Quest - Ask for the cooperation of Treasurer Sasha
Now, open the map and use the Triport to head to the Municipal District, found in the northern part of the same map. From the Triport, go north into the Town Hall and follow the map to the purple question mark to find Sasha; this will then complete the A Nose For News quest.
Rewards: 290 Roster XP, 6 Splendid Destruction Stone Fragment Chest,2 Lavish Guardian Stone Fragment Chest, 4 Splendid Shard Chest (M),1,800 Silver.
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