An Ear for Quality

Revision as of 02:00, 26 June 2012 by *>Eruntalo
Current Quests Journal Icon.png
An Ear for Quality
Class Quest
Divider2.png
Issuing NPC: Bodenolf
Required Class: ArmorerBlacksmith
Minimum Level: 20
Type: Non-Combat
Unlocks: Song of the Sirens
Rewards:
Gil Icon.png ~20,000 gil
 ~2,000 EXP
Naldiq & Vymelli's Linkpearl
Journal Entries
Divider3.png

After convincing Bodenolf to accept you into his guild, he suggested that you speak with veteran forgehand Mimidoa and have him instruct you on the basics of metallurgy.


A queer conversation with the tiny forgehand leads to Mimidoa asking you to create him a Vymelli gramophone case using two sheets of copper plate and a handful of copper rivets. Procure the ingredients and follow the recipe provided to test your mettle.


After judging your work on the gramophone case. Mimidoa has given you a second task - this time to create him a more difficult piece. Speak to the other forgehands to receive the recipe. Inquire with Joellaut at the guildshoppe should you require materials.

Walkthrough
Divider3.png
  1. Note: Because you are forced into an instance during this quest it is suggested that you take the ingredients required for your recipes into the quest beforehand if you can acquire them at a cheaper price than the NPCs sell them for. Look below for information about the recipes for either Blacksmith or Armorer
  2. After reaching level 20 as an Armorer or Blacksmith, speak to Bodenolf. He will ask if you wish to join that Guild.
  3. Say Yes.
  4. Bodenolf will explain a little about the Armorer's Guild or Blacksmith's Guild and offer you the quest.
  5. Accept.
  6. You will enter an instance of the area surrounding the Armorer and Blacksmith guild.
  7. Speak to Mimidoa, located above the stairs inside the building. He will ask you to make a Vymelli gramophone case.
  8. Make the gramophone case by selecting Requested Items > Quests > An Ear for Quality and putting the following ingredients, depending on the class you started the quest as, into the crafting window.
    1. Armorer - 2 Bronze Plates. These can be purchased from Joellaut.
    2. Blacksmith - 1 Bronze Plate and 1 handful of Bronze Rivets. The rivets can be purchased from Smydhaemr, and the plate from Joellaut.
  9. Mimidoa will now ask you to make a Vymelli trembler.
  10. Speak to Trinne (Armorer) or Iofa (Blacksmith) and they will tell you the recipe requires:
  11. Make the Vymelli trembler using the Requested Items > Quests > An Ear for Quality method as before.
  12. Speak with Mimidoa to complete the quest.


Notes
Divider3.png
Quest to join Naldiq & Vymelli's Guild of Armorers or Blacksmiths. NOTE: In a previously released statement by Square Enix on the Lodestone site the developer noted that you cannot undertake both quests of the same level for Blacksmith and Armorer. This led to the misconception that there were two different quests, one for Blacksmith and one for Armorer whereas the reality is that An Ear for Quality serves as the Rank 20 quest for both of those disciplines. Depending on which discipline you take the quest as, you will be rewarded differently and in fact the recipes for the quest items will be different. In short, there are not two individual series of quests for Blacksmith and Armorer.

If you accept the quest as an Armorer, the icon in your Quest Log will show the Blacksmithing Icon. Do not be confused. If you accept the quest as Armorer, you must perform the recipe that requires 2 Bronze Plates. It will even let you craft the blacksmithing item as an Armorer, but the cutscene with Mimidoa will not trigger. At the very least, this was the case as of patch 1.22c.