Aerin'dar's Lair Entry Quest Breakdown (HOHA access)

[Ash]

Major Importance: Stops PoP planar progression, no alternate access available

Reproducible: always

Synopsis: There is a break in the quest for HoHa access; that of legitimately getting keyed for Aerin'dar's Lair Door.

everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=2481

Breakdown occurred for my character at hailing the Master Sergeant; he did not respond to any hails or prompts and returning to Paralin and trying to continue did nothing.

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Comment: Hoping new/next scripts revision fixes this on the new server box; we really don't mind so-called "legit" progression servers, but there needs to be at least TWO ways for players to acquire access to content/zones, especially on solo servers where they inevitably collide on the road to expansion progress; that is why I suggested a second look at lowering entry requirements to elemental planes to 65 and so forth; if one can beat the Ele bosses solo, and loot the required quintessence pieces, who cares if they skipped any content on the way up; the server newbie charm is way more powerful and desirable than the completed PoP charm anyway, and it is apparently just "bragging rights" to be Time "capable," since in reality, even entry-level Omens of War loot is often superior to Time loot, and even much of the available Gates of Discord gear similarly outclasses even Quarm gear.

I'd much rather see players easily getting their Kunark(+) Epics and PoP geared for Time_B, rather than leapfrogging to GoD and OoW gear in half-broken zones; don't get me wrong, it is nice to have options where to go, but honestly, some of the changes to GoD and Omens bosses trivialize them and they are just sort of "loot pinatas"-- besides, the things that matter to most classes with GoD and OoW is the ability to fill up their spellbooks and skills/disciplines and song repertoires.

When level 70 goes live, players are going to crowd Veeshan's Peak 2.0... if that hasn't already happened

Thanks for reading

[Ash]

This is still bugged for me on all my characters. Will probably have to try alternate access to HOHA

[Osiris]

(troubleshooting) were you able to hail Sergeant Johson Popoah, did he respond?
you get through the Paralin Notion text, but when you go to speak to Master Seargent, nothing happens? (is that correct)

[Osiris]

I know there has been a newer player 'Silion' on recently, and he (per looking at the database) was able to finish this quest.

after work today, will run thru the quest with a TEST char; Since Sillion has recently finished the access quest, im wondering where the breakdown is happening

[Ash]

Right, for me, Popoah says something like "NOT now, soldier!" All the NPCs do... i thought I was missing a pre-flag or something but I cannot find anything more that I need for any of my characters; this should be basic tier 1 run around stuff like PoJ


    

[Osiris]

ok...i figure all this out...
the quick version:
your next step is not to Hail the master sergeeant, you need to tell him 'aid the cause' (and you will then be able to continue the quest - when you come back to him the next time, you will then need to hail him).


that being said, here is what I have done, and about to move it over to production box:

Looked on Alla khazams to get the quest dialog for Popoah (some strangness about having to hail him twice, not sure why)

I created a script for Popoah that mimicks what useless dialog he has on live. (however, this dialog will assign the initial quest flag).
then the rest of the quest can be followed as the live scripts.

I also went thru all scripts that are used in this quest and put saylinks in them $

updated:
Master_Sergeant_Aaramis_Daryln
Paralin_Notion
Captain_Ryglot_Cupperhide

created:
Sergeant_Johson_Popoah

[Ash]

look carefully at my screenshot "I am here to aid the cause" should have triggered him, i did nothing differently that i haven't done a hundred times before.

Thank you very much for the personal attention, but I still do not know what I did wrong; when I do this with future characters I will farm all of the items first, then run back and forth until it is finished; logging out or in or even the zone crashing screws this questline all up.