Vanguard: The Two Hour Search For Crates
Did I say that Lieutenant Oda was a prick? Yeah, well, I absolutely meant it. After insulting my prowess, he then gives me a new quest that frustrated me to no end. I don’t think I will ever forgive him.
The quest is called the Short Handed Nakai. It seems that his army is so busy that they allowed some orcs to steal some supply crates. He wants me to go recover three of the crates. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, there is one little problem. The quest text makes no mention at all as to where I must go to find the crates. None at all. This is actually the first quest I have found that does this.
I wasted 2 HOURS of my life looking for those damn crates. I ran down the road all the way to Lotus Hold and found none. I searched every inch of Thrakos Island (which is full of orcs) and found none. I searched and searched with no luck. I even asked in region chat and had no luck.
I finally had to break down and visit the VG Curse website to find the answer. I searched the database and a commenter gave me the clue I needed. If you ever need to do the Short Handed Nakai quest, here is what you need to know: You will find the orcs and crates by traveling south of the Nakai Dojo. They will be on and near the beach in that area.
I can’t tell if it is bad game design or if I am just a dumbass. I think it is the former, while I would imagine that most of you readers would think the latter.
Anyway, I had to return the crates to Commander Kato. My reward was 2788 experience and 1 silver, 30 copper in coin. Kato then gives me the Kill The Coward quest. This is a group quest that requires you to go kill the traitor Hanji Kotoawa.
Here is a picture of me after trying out the Wolf Shape spell.
