Timed Quests
Introduction
Square Enix have been slowly improving Final Fantasy 15 more and more with every passing update that they make. This new update has little to no actual connection in terms of the game’s story, but allows for some interesting new scenario’s that you won’t be able to come across ever again. After all, the entire reason they are called Timed Quests is because they are timed and will only be accessible for a set amount of real-world time before it goes away. With that in mind, it’s recommended that you get and do each Time Quest as soon as possible, just so that you don’t miss out on a fun little extra to the game that otherwise you might not get the chance to play.
Quest-Point-System (GPS)
The Basics
The new system is in place to spark up the competition within the community, and to make timed quests more attractive and replayable for hardcore fans of the game. This is achieved by giving us a new currency: Quest-Points or QP in short. These QP can be exchanged for (limited) gear, aswell as consumables (such as Phoenix Downs) and other valuable resources (Gil / XP / AP and OA-Coins).
How to earn QP
QP are earned in two ways. One being to simply complete the timed quest for the first time. This will, however, not yield enough QP to get all the rewards available to us. Which leads us to the other way: Placements in an Hourly/Daily/Weekly Leaderboard mentioned above.
As of now, there is only one timed quest available, and therefore we cannot say for sure whether the amount of QP you get for getting a certain rank will change or not. The same applies for the one-time completion Bonus.
On top of all that, QP are divided into two sections, one being a quest-specific pool with an expiration date, and the other one being an indefinite pool which will most likely carry over to the next timed quest.
The first QP you get are split 50/50 into both pools, giving 50 QP each.
The ranking rewards are as follows:
Hourly
| Ranking | Specific QP | Free QP |
|---|---|---|
| Top 100 | 40 | 1 |
| Top 500 | 30 | 1 |
| Top 1000 | 20 | 1 |
| Top 2500 | 10 | 1 |
| Top 5000 | 5 | 1 |
Daily
| Ranking | Specific QP | Free QP |
|---|---|---|
| Top 100 | 200 | 15 |
| Top 1000 | 100 | 10 |
| Top 2500 | 50 | 5 |
| Top 5000 | 25 | 1 |
| Top 10000 | 10 | 1 |
Overall/Weekly
| Ranking | Specific QP | Free QP |
|---|---|---|
| Top 100 | 1500 | 150 |
| Top 1000 | 1000 | 100 |
| Top 2500 | 500 | 50 |
| Top 5000 | 250 | 25 |
| Top 10000 | 100 | 20 |
Rewards
IMPORTANT
As of now, it seems like Rewards are given out 3-4 hours after handing in. This is most likely due to the fact that you can hand them in till one hour after the bracket finished, plus also taking processing time on their end
The rewards are, again, separated into their own category, and at this moment it is unknown whether the Afrosword can be obtained multiple times. Other Items also haven't been testes thus far, except AP, which seem to be redeemable repeatedly.
Prize Exchange (Free)
| Item | Quantity | Cost | Limited? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrosword | 1 | 1000 | ? |
| Wind-up Lord Vexxos | 1 | 300 | ? |
| Megalixir | 20 | 30 | ? |
| Mega Phoenix | 3 | 10 | ? |
| Oracle Coin | 10 | 30 | ? |
| GIL | 200k | 100 | ? |
| EXP | 100k | 500 | ? |
| AP | 999 | 500 | ? |
Fishing (Total Caught) Contest Round 1 (specific QP)
| Item | Quantity | Cost | Limited? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrosword | 1 | 1000 | ? |
| Wind-up Lord Vexxos | 1 | 300 | ? |
| Elixir | 50 | 5 | ? |
| Megalixir | 1 | 2 | ? |
| Megalixir | 6 | 10 | ? |
| Megalixir | 20 | 30 | ? |
| Phoenix Down | 50 | 15 | ? |
| Mega Phoenix | 1 | 5 | ? |
| Mega Phoenix | 3 | 10 | ? |
| Oracle Coin | 1 | 3 | ? |
| Oracle Coin | 5 | 15 | ? |
| Oracle Coin | 10 | 30 | ? |
| GIL | 20k | 10 | ? |
| GIL | 200k | 100 | ? |
| EXP | 1750 | 10 | ? |
| EXP | 19k | 100 | ? |
| EXP | 100k | 500 | ? |
| AP | 3 | 2 | ? |
| AP | 15 | 10 | ? |
| AP | 185 | 100 | ? |
| AP | 999 | 500 | ? |
Midgarsormr/Hvitrormr
- See also: Midgarsormr/Hvitrormr Timed Quest
Event
This Timed Quest will have you fight an assortment of 3 lvl 54 Midgardsormrs and 2 lvl 78 Hvitrormrs.
Rewards
- 500 AP
- 777,777 GIL
- 20,000 EXP
- 5 Oracle Ascension Coins
Enemies
3x Level 54 Midgardsormr (146,900 HP)
2x Level 78 Hvitrormr (268,200 HP)
Weakness
Resistance
Party
Given their weaknesses, any straight sword or daggers and especially Ragnarok will plow right through their HP.
Using one of the many things that grant immunity to Poison can help low level players since your AI buddies won't evade their AoE Poison spit.
Ice spells, Freeze and multicasts can not only take huge chunks of their HP but also freeze them, however, due to their size, it's difficult, if not outright impossible to hit all of them.
Friendship Band will allow you to easily kill them if you have damage limit break on Link Strikes, because all of their parry-able attacks are slow and highly telegraphed and it you can easily get behind them for Blindside, which they're slow to react to.
As always, Ignis will play a crucial role. Use his Regroup and Enhancement to keep your party HP and your damage high. You can also use his Libra Elementie for free 9,999 damage if he has high enough Magic.
Gladio's AoE Techs, like Impulse will deal a lot of damage to multiple enemies due to their size and the slightly confused AI which just can't handle this many giants snakes on such a small place.
Malboro/Malbodoom
- See also: Malboro/Malbodoom Timed Quest
Event
This Timed Quest will have you fight an assortment of 2 lvl 38 Malboros and 2 lvl 65 Malborodooms with respawning lvl 38 Malboro Sprouts and lvl 48 Malboro Brats. There's also one Karlabos there as well, which is not a part of the Event. It sounds like a huge hassle, but the rewards are worth it.
You can disconnect from the internet, kill the now lone Karlabos and reconnect to the web to fight just the Malboro enemies. The game makes an autosave right before the fight, if you load the save, only Karlabos will be present, so kill it, leave the area and the Malboros will spawn without the Karlabos.
When farming the Event, I had 1 Malboro and 3 Malborodooms to kill. It could be a bug, but if it wasn't, it means the enemy composition is somewhat random. If that's true, low level players may try to save scum the Event to get 1 Malborodoom - to make the quest easier.
Just like before, this Event is a good for EXP and item farming. Heck, it's probably even better since you can complete it in one minute if your party is strong enough. Farming Guide
Rewards
- 15,000 EXP
- 500 AP
- 500,000 Gil
- 5 Oracle Ascension Coins
Enemies
All of these enemies, except for the standard Malboros, are weak to Ice, which can also freeze them in place. Try to gather them together and blast them with your best Ice element spell. They have low defences, so you can do massive damage to them like this, if not killing them outright.
All Malboro type enemies have a LOT of HP, Malborodooms especially, but have low defences and are weak to Greatswords and Ice.
It seems the game spawns 3-5 Malboro Sprouts or Malboro Brats per Malboro or Malborodoom indefinitely. It was hard to tell as the fight was rather confusing.
Malboros are slow to turn around. Use unlocked Warp Strike to get behind them and try to attack between their tentacles to score a Link Strike.
The Karlabos on the other hand is pretty resistant to physical attacks until you inflict a Break on it, but it's weak to Noctis' swords.
Party
You will be fighting Malboros, so using Ribbon is a given. However, if you don't have it, you can have Ignis cook Three-Mushroom Kebab for you, which grants protection against most status ailments on top of raising your HP by 800 and Strength by 150. You can unlock this recipe by collecting or buying a Malmashroom, which are located at Malmalam Thicket, or can be bought at Prissock General Store (Lestallum), or JM Market (Old Lestallum). Just in case, pack some Remedies with you.
Make potent Ice spells, like Freeze or multicast Blizzaga/Blizzra.
I recommend focusing on Ignis' Overwhelm and target a specific enemy for a quick kill. If you can, equip Tech Turbocharger to allow you to use it more often. I believe this will allow even a underlevelled party to complete this event.
Use Ignis' Enhancement to buff Noctis' damage with Ice element, which will increase your damage output significantly in this fight, especially if you're using a good sword, like Ultima Blade, Balmung or Ragnarok.
Prompto's Gravisphere and Gladio's Impulse can easily wipe the smaller enemies, so equip Gladio with Strength boosting accessories and Prompto with Magic boosting ones.
Use Friendship Band if you can and try to get behind the big Malboros to score a devastating Link Strike. They're very easy to do in this fight.
Don't forget Ring of Resistance if you plan on using big AoE spells, like Freeze or Blizzaga. If you're farming the Event, the Lasagna you probably ate to boost your EXP gain also gives you immunity to Fire, Lightning and Ice, so you don't have to worry about friendly fire and use a different accessory.
Cactur/Slactuar
Care to know what the first one is about? Well, the very first one has you try and slay 100 Cactuar and Slactuars throughout one long and arduous battle; without any break during the entirety of it. If you do somehow manage to best the cactus creatures, you will be rewarded thusly:
- 10,000 XP
- 333 AP
- 150,000 Gil
- Oracle Ascension Coin X2
If you wish to take part in the quest then keep an eye out for the waypoint that the game will set up for you and make your way over to there. I would recommend staying at a nearby camp to gain some bonuses from cooking some decent food before you make a start.
It’s also recommended that you spend some time prepping your elementary spells, whilst avoiding using any fire. The reason I say this is because Cactuars and Slactuars do not care for fire in the slightest, as they simply absorb the flames the very second they touch their skin. Magic against them is very useful and is not a tactic you will want to go without, but if you do choose to use it then make sure that your spells make use of a wide “area of effect” to strike them down a lot easier.
When you’re ready to take them on, be aware that you will be tasked with fighting at least 10 of these fellows and if you’re not particularly careful, they will easily knock you down and make your life hell. One of the most useful recommendations is to use AOE spells and wide-arching attacks that will thin their numbers. They are fairly weak to daggers, but with how little space there is between you and they can be really problematic, so it’s best to leave the daggers out of it for this fight.
Depending on just how high level you really are, the Timed Quest should only take you around 10 to 15 minutes to complete in its entirety and turns into quite the efficient grinding spot afterwards. Unfortunately you can’t redo the quest again, but you can in actual fact return to the area where the Cactuars respawn for some very nice experience gains with each one slain. To make that experience even more worthwhile, make sure to stay at a nearby camp for the night, make a meal that increases your experience gained for every task you complete. Oh, and to top it off stay at a hotel after you’re done, so you can get as much of an XP multiplier as you can afford!
