The Lost Book change?

[ChesterJT]

Having trouble activating The Lost Book quest (Retrace) in Windy. Just getting the door is locked generic message. Some people on Wiki and Alla are saying SE might have changed the requirements of this in the last update, possibly to prevent gilsellers from taking advantage of it. Anyone have any ideas? I'm only on the last quest of the 3-quest set for mission 2. Am planning to try again after getting to Cait Sith/Mission 3.

[Hanyoko]

Do you have a Brass Ribbon of Service? thats one of the prereq for it; been that way for several months.
Check both doors?

Verify that the quest is not already started, if so move on to the next step.

[Appie]

You sure it's brass ribbon since a few months? Did that quest while I had the bronze ribbon (I r so into campaign!) like a week or 3 ago.

[Hanyoko]

The teleport quests were brass, bgwiki lists retrace as also needing brass.

POSSIBLY the quest "Early Bird Catches the Bookworm" is a prereq

Also make sure you are clicking on the right Rhinostery door at J-9 ( Windurst Waters (S) south map ). I think there are multiple 'locked doors' in the zone.

[ChesterJT]

Definitely hitting the right door. I just have Bronze Ribbon, so I'll give getting Brass a shot and see what happens. And I can check Bookworm as a prereq then too.

[Ryphen]

It's definitely Bronze Ribbon of service. I just did the quest today on my boyfriend's character and he hasn't done any Campaign whatsoever yet. I forgot how much it sucked not having any Allied Notes to use the CA warp and having to run everywhere.

[ChesterJT]

Still no luck. Got up to lv20 and also got Brass Ribbon $$. Nothing. Will try to get to Cait Sith next I guess. Ryphen what lvl is your boyfriends charactrer and what mission is he on? Also, is there a fame level to the past in general, or do the Campaign Medals replace that system?

[Ryphen]

He's still on the Back to the Beginning mission because we never finished the initial Tigress Windy nation quests after he got signed up for Campaign and got the first ribbon.

I was doing all the running around on his 75 BLM, but there's no way being level 75 is a requirement.

Are you sure you're checking the doors of the building in the southern half of Windy Waters [S]?

[ChesterJT]

Yeah definitely hitting the right door. I even hit the left one to start Healing Herbs and got that one fine. I'm guessing they just made a minimum level to start it to keep gilsellers away. I was 75pld when I got it on my main months ago. Hopefully my secondary character won't need to get TOO high.