Missable character side stories?

[Doctor Shotgun]

I've just beat the main story and loaded my "cleared" save data. However it seems like I might have missed a few character sub-events (those orange icon quests), specifically for eldrie and deusolbert, as they are missing in the gallery, and these characters have no affinity levels lol. They're not showing up in my quest log post-game (or at any point during ch5-6).

Did I perma-miss these by rushing the main quest, or am I missing some other requirement?

[Qelris]

Heart to Heart them.

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I have the same issue but different character. Some people skipped them and do after finishing, but for me I did partial of it.
After clearing the story, all the Orange icon quests are gone, I did all sidequest and left those alone. I don't know what trigger this but it's related to character quest. Kinda obvious because I am being lock out of ReoNa questline making her permanently missable.

[总是积极思考]

Originally posted by ControllerPassAway:

I have the same issue but different character. Some people skipped them and do after finishing, but for me I did partial of it.
After clearing the story, all the Orange icon quests are gone, I did all sidequest and left those alone. I don't know what trigger this but it's related to character quest. Kinda obvious because I am being lock out of ReoNa questline making her permanently missable.

I am just at the beginning of chapter III and already unlocked ReoNa.

Yes that's why I don't push hard to the story and clean up all quest if possible
the side quest from chapter 1 that still not done for me only 3 :
1. Marlone perfect dish (third ingridients)
2. Anything, but Southercois (cheese and meat hoagie)
3. Reind lakeshore ruins (when you told to perform water sacred art)

[Doctor Shotgun]

Yeah I got impatient and wanted to see what happens next without having to slowly go through all the side content lol. Currently missing 3 CGs in memories and 3 in bonds. Was hoping it would be like HR where you could go back and do the character events whenever.

I take it nobody else has any info on the availability for those 2 chars orange quests?

EDIT: Checked my gallery, the 3 missing in memories section are from recollections. I'm still missing 3 under bonds though, entires 9, 10, and 13.

[Qelris]

Originally posted by Doctor Shotgun:

Yeah I got impatient and wanted to see what happens next without having to slowly go through all the side content lol. Currently missing 3 CGs in memories and 3 in bonds. Was hoping it would be like HR where you could go back and do the character events whenever.

I take it nobody else has any info on the availability for those 2 chars orange quests?

Well, I guess my reply was lacking. Here's the detailed version...

Those 2 characters does not build up any kind of Affinity through any other character's Side Stories. Therefore, you have to go out of your way and build it yourself. A character's Side Stories are unlocked by reaching certain Affinity Ranks. To build up Affinity, you have 2 options: Heart to Heart system or bring them with you against bosses.

Heart to Heart system can be initiated by bringing your Partner to a spot with a Pink background icon with 2 hearts. While in this mode, you just converse with them however you like to increase their Affinity %. I don't know what threshold is required for each rank, but Rank 2 is at 21%. I don't know if your answer matters when it comes to Affinity %, but for the most part, I'd get 1% every 5 "approaches", no matter how big the heart is.

As for bosses: each Relic Boss and Divine Beast killed will give 3.5% Affinity to anyone in your party and to your Wayfarers(if they were unlocked). I have no clue if you get as much Affinity from Raid bosses.

You will need to increase their Affinity Rank multiple times to see all of their Side Stories. I don't know how far you have to go as I've 100%'d everyone already.

Bond 9: Fanatio's Side Stories
Bond 10: Deusolbelt's Side Stories
Bond 13: Eldrie's Side Stories

[Doctor Shotgun]

Interesting, I didn't realize that the side stories had minimum affinity requirements (and that events gave affinity for characters other than the main one featured in the event), but I suppose that makes sense. I haven't used any of these characters in my party either which would explain why they have low affinity. Fanatio is at 3* right now, so I guess I'll see if getting her to 4* unlocks the last quest with the CG.