Robed figure pursuits

[tacityl]

These apparently have a time limit, or the robed figures die. This really needs to be made clear in the user interface somehow. It really sucks not being able to find the fish or able to get the fish they want, only to finally get it and have them expire after you went through all that trouble.

An in-game timer for these pursuits would be essential. Also, it would be nice to have a confirmation dialog so you don't start the clock when you're unable to acquire the fish.

[OrangeGills]

Does anybody know the reward for completing them? I'd assume it can't be super important if it can expire.

[Squl]

I generally agree the the robe quests are a little bit of a letdown in surprising the player that they have a time limit. I also agree that having a warning before starting the clock would be nice considering At least one requires an abyssal fish before you may even have access to abyssal equiment .

In my playthrough, I failed the first two then wised up and ignored the next two until I was ready and discovered the rewards were More books. I think one was engine speed which is probably one of the best stats by the end of the game. I assume the two I missed were also books .

For what its worth, you can still get 100% achievements while failing the robe quests, although I do feel a little disappointed my file missed out on a couple of rewards.

[tacityl]

It's even worse for the Purple Robed figure. He wanted a horseshoe crab, which is caught purely by the RNG via crabpots. It took too many days to catch one, and he just died.

The robed figures are just horrible game design. They ruin what is otherwise a great game.