Dunno if this is the right place for it...but Quentin's quests need updating. I really noticed with Quest A Thon that the items they ask for are getting seriously inflated (40k-50k or more per item!) but the prizes aren't keeping up at all. Either fix the requested item list (aka ask for current seasonal/holiday instead of ones that have been retired for months), or perhaps give out more sP and/or different items? Just throwing it out there and hoping someone else has ideas. Especially with Morostide coming up.

I know Saggi frequently asks for higher priced items, but he also rewards 100k or more per quest, more if he is weekend quest.

No support.

Quentin is not a she.

Their quests do not need to be updated. Many of the 50K items I saw are available more cheaply via other means. Even at that price, the overall benefit from doing their quests is still worth it because Mage Amulets are very nice wins.

Speaking as a holiday item hoarder, it usually takes nearly a year before something starts selling near that much. People complained deeply about all the gemstone demon horns/tails/wings as if they'd forever be useless. :)

Before Quentin started asking for holiday items and when Subeta was doing anniversary and new year items in All The Colors, it used to be five or more years.

Full support. Quentin requests a lot of items that are holiday items - especially Neugarten - that are inflated and unavailable (I'm not talking about the ones available in year-round shops like the Libertine Lounge). Apart from the occasional mage amulet, the quest payouts aren't even worth it.

Specifically, I think the requested item pool needs an adjustment or the sP payouts need to be raised.

Pronoun issue fixed.

I rarely get more than one mage amulet reward per 15 quests. So that angle of your theory doesnt really apply. Also, Quentin frequently asks for tree ornaments and carved pumpkins, at least for me. Yes, we can quit the quest, but then the mage reward and the number of quests completed appeal goes down even further.

Saggi was revamped to make HIS quests more obtainable, as was Carl. I honestly dont see why Quentin can't be adjusted, at least?

I think you are very unlucky. I get three or four fairly regularly and with the sP and other items they give out they have a very nice haul, IME.

Quentin's quest was revamped when theirs was, and quests of all kinds do get adjusted. In particular the items from Zombie Den and from Esther's are new. Furthermore there are Retired items that were not on their list of possible-asks that occasionally get added. For instance, the Relics from the original Omen Islands plot were added about eight months ago. (I was on the Islander side and bought tons of them from other users when they were less than 200sP apiece yay!)

Perhaps I am unlucky, but I usually get a nice haul from everyone else and I quest almost daily, regardless of event. If I'm active, I'm questing. It's a good source of income/items and has extra incentives like QSP and achievement tiers.

it's true that quentin often asks for out-of-season holiday items and their quests often result in a (small) net sP loss; but i find the chance of receiving mage amulets more than makes up for it, and if you do other quests the loss isn't particularly noticeable.

I wouldn't mind a slight sP increase. There are days I get 0-1 mage amulet, and while generally I consider the chance for them to be worth the quest costs, I rarely get any other items or sP of value which makes for a pretty big loss if I don't get at least one. However, there have also been days where I've gotten 5 amulets so I don't really think any changes are necessary. It feels like it kind of balances out in the end imo

As far as I'm aware, the first item Quentin asks for is always a holiday item/game prize but never one valued at more than 50,000 sP. As others have mentioned, the chance at mage amulets is what makes their quests worth doing. By the time all ten to fifteen are done, I find I've generally made a profit, even if it's a small one.

If someone's not concerned about getting the amulets, they can always skip quests. Unless there is a quest-a-thon or if Alexander is the weekend quest, I find myself skipping Library quests often if the book is worth more than a few thousand.

I honestly am perfectly fine with how Quentins quests are... I usually get 5 quests that I lose sP on but I still end up with a profit and that's all I want with my quests. No matter how small the profit is.

I wouldn't mind Quentin being revamped, not because of profit (it still puts bread in the table, amulets, yadda yadda) but because it encourages hoarding to profit over users that have no choice but to spend 40k on an item that would normally cost them 5k (which although not against rules we all know most users don't like those who takes advantage of hoarding+inflation). It would be nice, if possible, to make them ask only for items available at the moment (or the currency to buy them) or maybe with a time spam, of, idk, 1 month after the event; or something like this.

I'm more annoyed that I can get the same item two or three times a day from them than the actual payout of quests.

I completely agree! Quentin quests are only worth it if you happen to get an Amulet out of them. Sometimes you finish a quest losing sP :(

If they could make Quentin give out amulets a bit more consistently (seriously, they used to give an amulet for nearly 5 out of 10 quests; now I'm lucky if I get even one), then the cost of buying requested items isn't too problematic at the moment.

Though getting a tome out of an amulet is no guarantee, you can always sell the amulet for a good profit. You'll get your sunk money back, and possibly even then some if you get more than 1 amulet scored.

No support, other than fix Quentin's amulet reward a bit more to be slightly more frequent. I feel like that has been reduced lately again.

A small tweak to quests is fine with me. I do find that when they are the weekend quest things are a tiny bit better, but regular quests are hit and miss.

The occasional quest where Quentin asks for a 50k item is ok to me.

Actually... I don't do Quentin's quests for the sP.. I do them for the occasional mage amulet..

I'm sure that over the 10/15 quests there's still a net profit in sP, not countinng th mage amulets.

However, I guess the limit of sP cost of the holiday items could be dropped to like.. 30k. Whoever it charging 50k per an item is doing it on purpose in their giant holiday hoard shops..

I was doing their quests today on a whim (I'm bad about my dailies) and I was internally "sweetie, u got expensive tastes today". I thought I was just getting unlucky, but looks like that's just how it be! an overhaul isn't needed, I don't think-- Quentin isn't really who you go to when you need cash quick, the Wizard and Saggi are better for that. Amulet drops, the reason we're all there, could use a little work. Maybe every so many completed quests is an amulet? Or maybe your final quest for the day always gives an amulet, like how your final quest for the Wizard gives you a 50 point token.

I remember Quentin used to be my favourite quest giver when I first started playing, mostly because I feel like, even without getting a lot of mage amulets back then, they would give out items that could be sold for around 10k-25k, so I was sure I would at least get my money back.

Nowadays I still do Quentin's quest regularly, but I quite frequently end up being at loss. I stopped trying for Tomes because I almost always need to sell the sole amulet I get from the day's quests in order to make it even. So, yeah, personally, I'd be in favour of a revamp - nothing drastic though. I'd even be happy with a change on the prize pool :P

I admit asking for holiday items is a bit much, but I'm more annoyed at being rewarded with the same items over and over, and see that as something that needs a change more. Not just the amulets, I mean adding more reward items so there's more variety. It is annoying when I get a book that it turns out I've already read to my pet after getting it from a previous quest.

Support.

I've been able to quest frequently lately and have noticed that Quentin is asking for pricier items, especially items from past holidays that are either inflated or require special currency to attain. Along side this higher cost, I'm getting a much lower payout of amulets than I was previously. Granted, I don't know what the tool used to determine when these are rewarded is, so perhaps I'm just in an unlucky patch. Pure sP payout is low and the prize items are repetitive.

I'd love to see a change in what Q requests, or a higher payout sP/amulet frequency. Nothing massive, but perhaps a small positive bump to make it a little better?