Sylph Quest "Pilfered Podlings" Cannot be progressed

[SereneAurora]

Time: 4:30pm Pacific Time
Frequency: Tried 5 or 6 times
World name: Balmung
Character name: Erisande Marchand
NPC name: Sluggish Sylph
Monster name: n/a
Class/Level: 50/BLM
Party or solo: Both. Had choco in party at first. Dismissed them to try again. Still no success.
In-game time: Don't remember what the Eorzea time was, sorry.

Area and coordinates: East Shroud - 26,20
Steps:
1. I completed enough sylph quests today fill up my "neutral" reputation bar to 150.
2. Unsure if relevant, but I turned in an "extra" daily quest I did not receive reputation for, which I expected because I was full.
3. I was offered and accepted the quest "Pilfered Podlings" to try and move on to the next reputation level.
4. I accept the invisibility buff in the sylph town.
5. I maneuevered through the woods, touching Fragrant Blooms to rebuff my invisibility as I went.
6. When I reached the quest marked NPC "Sluggish Sylph" I was definitely still invisible, the quest icon above his head was golden. I clicked on it several times in the few seconds of invisibility I had left, however nothing happened.
7. My invisibility buff disappeared, of course. So I ran back and tried again. Nothing.
8. I had my chocobo in party, so I dismissed and tried again a couple of times. Still didn't work.
9. I then tried logging out of the game and trying again. Still nothing.
10. I then tried closing the game COMPLETELY and trying again. Still nothing.
11. Asked around, most people in the area on the quest are having trouble completing it. One person said he'd been trying off and on for a couple of hours.

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[Xhali]

So it wasn't just me who couldn't complete the quest today.

[Sylvanoshei]

Myself and several other players could not progress with this quest as well. You click on the sylph while still transparent (15 seconds left on transparency) and nothing happens. I tried for over 2 hours today.

[MliorFreyjr]

I can confirm this is true as well. Tested with multiple pods, abandoning the quest, and attempting to re-activate it. Failed. Any notification or acknowledgement of the bug would be appreciated.

[Jeffrey]

Having the same problem right now. I can see few others as well.

Jeff Mc

Balmung

[SereneAurora]

Interesting that everyone having the problem is on Balmung. Maybe that's why I couldn't find a thread, because it's localized to our server.

I am going to try again after the "hot fix" maintenance is complete tonight, maybe that will make a difference.

[Sojourn85]

I just tried this as well. Same issue for me. 3 Tries. First with minion out, second two to without it. On Balmung as well.

*** Mine worked today. Maybe that was part of the hotfix.

[Decoi]

Same here. Balmung server, too.

[Sinclaire]

Me as well. I am also having the same issue. Just tried before the servers went down for the Hotfix.

[Zazabu]

Same here actually, good to see i'm not the only one. I'm on Balmung too. Really frustrating... tried it about four times in different ways... doesn't work