Reforged AF - Blocked on Step 1?

[Mordain]

I was excited to pick up the quest to reforge my AF armour, and followed the advice in the patch notes by speaking to Monisette in Port Jeuno. Monisette told me to speak to Sagheera first, which I did. Sagheera talked to me about upgrading relic armour, and then I talked to Monisette again. Monisette simply tells me that Sagheera still hasn't mentioned me to her.

"Sagheera has never mentioned anyone who fits your description. How about you follow the proper protocol and speak to her first?"

I zoned out and back in, logged out and back in, spoke to Sagheera again (she only asks me what relic armour I'm interested in, now), and I can't get Monisette to recognize me. Have I locked myself into needing to upgrade at least one relic piece (complete Sagheera's quest) before I can pick up the AF reforging quest?

Please, if anyone is familiar with these NPCs and quests, I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[Vasch]

Do you have Sea access?

[Mordain]

Thanks for your reply, Vasch. I do not have access to Sea yet. Is there something that Sea unlocks? Like many I'm a returning player and missed out on a lot of content over the years. I am not far past the Diabolos fight in the CoP progression, so perhaps I need to sink some more time into that story.

[Kwate]

After completing CoP 7-5 you get sea access.

[Demonjustin]

Besides giving Rajas Ring at the end, which everyone should get, it is also a requirement that you have to complete it to Reforge your gear.

[Olor]

Besides giving Rajas Ring at the end, which everyone should get, it is also a requirement that you have to complete it to Reforge your gear.

Oh god... that's terrible. One more funblock.

You really have to have beaten CoP to reforge the AF gear?

Why is such a random requirement in place? "Go do this really old content, all of it, in order to prepare yourself for current content, even if you already have the items"

It's just so bogus for players like myself. I was so happy I managed to get the pages and stuff together for the reforged AF in preparation for when I hit 99, and again it looks like I'm nowhere close because I have to go back to do tons of old missions in order to be able to get current content gear.

It just never ends. SE makes it so stupidly difficult to start this game as a new player. There's SO many things you have to go back and do, even at a high level, just to be able to play the game.

I'm just sitting here, just thinking about all of what I'm gonna have to go through. It just makes me not even want to play... I've already done SO MUCH, and every time I think I'm ready to actually level to 99 and enjoy myself, there's something more, some other chore I have to go complete first.

Just... sigh...

THIS. Seriously SE - WHY? I've been back more than two years and I am not even halfway done COP because (guess what!?!) I like playing with other players, not solo questing ancient content.

[Crevox]

You really have to have beaten CoP to reforge the AF gear?

Why is such a random requirement in place? "Go do this really old content, all of it, in order to prepare yourself for current content, even if you already have the items"

It's just so bogus for players like myself. I was so happy I managed to get the pages and stuff together for the reforged AF in preparation for when I hit 99, and again it looks like I'm nowhere close because I have to go back to do tons of old missions in order to be able to get current content gear.

It just never ends. SE makes it so stupidly difficult to start this game as a new player. There's SO many things you have to go back and do, even at a high level, just to be able to play the game.

I'm just sitting here, just thinking about all of what I'm gonna have to go through. It just makes me not even want to play... I've already done SO MUCH, and every time I think I'm ready to actually level to 99 and enjoy myself, there's something more, some other chore I have to go complete first.

Just... sigh...

[Karah]

You really have to have beaten CoP to reforge the AF gear?

Why is such a random requirement in place? "Go do this really old content, all of it, in order to prepare yourself for current content, even if you already have the items"

If you don't have sea access, then you don't have limbus access, which means you DON'T have the items.

Consider yourself lucky that you can skip the limbus step, even though you have to have access to it. They should've FORCED people to have the +1 gear already.

[Crevox]

If you don't have sea access, then you don't have limbus access, which means you DON'T have the items.

Consider yourself lucky that you can skip the limbus step, even though you have to have access to it. They should've FORCED people to have the +1 gear already.

I have 10 chapter 1's, my AF horn, scarlet linen, and a phoenix feather. I don't have the materials? There's more?

I'm a complete noob to this game. I started like 10 days ago.

[bungiefanNA]

I have 10 chapter 1's, my AF horn, scarlet linen, and a phoenix feather. I don't have the materials? There's more?

I'm a complete noob to this game. I started like 10 days ago.

You have the materials, not the quest/mission completion. Certain events/NPCs only unlock when you are so far through an expansion. Sagheera and her partner won't talk to adventurers until you have access to Al Taieu, as their were added 8+ years ago to upgrade AF with items from Limbus, and until recently, you couldn't get those items without doing Limbus.

SE made the changes they did to make it so more of the userbase has completed the early expansions, as the census data showed that the majority hadn't beaten them. Now they are giving more incentives to complete them. The AA fights require near completion of Zilart. I imagine reforging of Relic and Empyrean armor, when that comes out will require near-completion of Aht Urhgan and Wings of the Goddess.