"That Which Was Lost" (Hew's bane): Quest stopping bug (since Patch 6.1.5?)

LordProteus

Getting the same problem in Wayrest. Thieves Guild progress has halted. According to this thread, it has been at least 3 weeks since this was reported. Bad programming and bad service.

Ugh_Tech

LordProteus wrote: »

Getting the same problem in Wayrest. Thieves Guild progress has halted. According to this thread, it has been at least 3 weeks since this was reported. Bad programming and bad service.

If I look at my calendar and this thread:
The bug appeared probably since August 24th, thread was opened on August 25th --> one week later: August 31st/September 1st --> another week later: September 7th/8th - am I missing something? Where is week 3??? Keep to the facts!

And how is this bug halting your progress within the Thieves Guild itself?

Nephylos

My wife and I both have invested a lot of money into playing this game. This is the sort of thing that will push us elsewhere to spend our money.

SSDemonizer

I think if devs really wanted to fix it or postpone the fix, they could have just make a chest or any other container to pick up the key, at least until they'll fix it the way it intendent to be

Sioux1188

Can't complete "Honor Among Thieves" without completing this quest. I can't buy Statue of Shadows without the H.A.T. achievement. Hurry up, chop chop! I got a house to decorate!

NSatin

Ditto. PC-NA

neiljwd

Raised a 2nd DC character to this point, choosing completely different choices in every quest to my other character, inc the final, final one of the TG chose the uhh, MEAN option, no dice -still can't do this damn quest!

davidtk

Nah, bugged. Can't complete!

zaria

Same for this one. reported in other tread as did not see this.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/545364/quest-that-which-was-lost-can-not-be-completed#latest
And yes letting us use blade of woe to resolve this would make Khajiit happy.

Harlander

I am downloading the update for my game right now but the patch notes indicate that this was addressed. The update is only 10 gigs so we’ll know shortly.

Update update: Complete! Finished downloading it and immediately tried this quest.

Issue resolved! I successfully pickpocketed the bounty hunter. It indicates it’s fixed in Eastmarch but I did it in Skywatch and it worked just fine.

Ugh_Tech

Harlander wrote: »

Issue resolved! I successfully pickpocketed the bounty hunter. It indicates it’s fixed in Eastmarch but I did it in Skywatch and it worked just fine.

What platform are you playing on?
Can't be PC, since there was no update today.

Fares_B

I’m on PS4. Can’t wait to finish work, get home and try it.
Update: called my wife to do the update for me but she said there is no update patch for the game.
Can anyone confirm that it has been fixed on PS4?

Fares_B

Harlander wrote: »

I am downloading the update for my game right now but the patch notes indicate that this was addressed. The update is only 10 gigs so we’ll know shortly.

Update update: Complete! Finished downloading it and immediately tried this quest.

Issue resolved! I successfully pickpocketed the bounty hunter. It indicates it’s fixed in Eastmarch but I did it in Skywatch and it worked just fine.

What platform are you playing with?

Harlander

For those asking, I’m on Xbox NA.

If you’re on a different platform where it’s not fixed yet, I would imagine it will be soon/your platform’s next update, seeing as they fixed it on one of them.

Fares_B

Harlander wrote: »

For those asking, I’m on Xbox NA.

Thanks man.
Well, there is no update patch to download on PS4. So I’ll update this thread tonight if the quest is fixed or not. Hopefully some one can do that before.

Harlander

Ugh_Tech

Listed under 'Eastmarch'?
That's a bit strange and confusing since Auridon is also affected by the bug (and I guess there's also an instance of that NPC somewhere in DC area).
Hopefully it is fixed for all alliances.

zaria

Ugh_Tech wrote: »

Listed under 'Eastmarch'?
That's a bit strange and confusing since Auridon is also affected by the bug (and I guess there's also an instance of that NPC somewhere in DC area).
Hopefully it is fixed for all alliances.

Hopefully, I did not know this quest was alliance based at all.

Ugh_Tech

zaria wrote: »

Ugh_Tech wrote: »

Listed under 'Eastmarch'?
That's a bit strange and confusing since Auridon is also affected by the bug (and I guess there's also an instance of that NPC somewhere in DC area).
Hopefully it is fixed for all alliances.

Hopefully, I did not know this quest was alliance based at all.

Your alliances determines the city you need to travel to to free Tashmin:
AD --> Skywatch
DC --> Wayrest(?)
EP --> Windhelm

Fares_B

Until yesterday night the quest in Wayrest on PS4 was not fixed. But now the PS4 megaservers are offline and there is new patch file To update. So hopefully It will work.

Bigbear74

Just now tried, and he is still not targetable(no name shows when hovering over) and unable to pick the pocket. option doesn't even show up. I use PC, in Windhelm as EP.

tooslow001

Still showing up on PC in Wayrest - NOT fixed.

Ugh_Tech

Bigbear74 wrote: »

Just now tried, and he is still not targetable(no name shows when hovering over) and unable to pick the pocket. option doesn't even show up. I use PC, in Windhelm as EP.

tooslow001 wrote: »

Still showing up on PC in Wayrest - NOT fixed.

You know a patch is necessary to fix this, right? There has been no patch for PC this week.
Let's hope for next week.

Bigbear74

Ugh_Tech wrote: »

Bigbear74 wrote: »

Just now tried, and he is still not targetable(no name shows when hovering over) and unable to pick the pocket. option doesn't even show up. I use PC, in Windhelm as EP.

tooslow001 wrote: »

Still showing up on PC in Wayrest - NOT fixed.

You know a patch is necessary to fix this, right? There has been no patch for PC this week.
Let's hope for next week.

Correct, I know that there would need to be a patch, however many games, including this one has been known to do a patch that did not require a download on our end to fix things. And i posted still wasn't working due to some people stating it is working for them. And seeing ZOE doesn't always notify of patches, just in case one went in for windows as well and we didn't know of it, I thought I'd share just in case.

Thanks for a reply though, and yes, lets hope for next week.

Provin915

Same problem. PC EU.

Fares_B

Finally. Just pickpocketed the bounty hunter. I’m on PS4. Hope other platforms get fixed soon.

zaria

Ugh_Tech wrote: »

zaria wrote: »

Ugh_Tech wrote: »

Listed under 'Eastmarch'?
That's a bit strange and confusing since Auridon is also affected by the bug (and I guess there's also an instance of that NPC somewhere in DC area).
Hopefully it is fixed for all alliances.

Hopefully, I did not know this quest was alliance based at all.

Your alliances determines the city you need to travel to to free Tashmin:
AD --> Skywatch
DC --> Wayrest(?)
EP --> Windhelm

Ok, did not know as TG pickpocket and stealing quest send you all over I thought It was Skywatch since he is Khajiit.

neiljwd

Apparently fixed today as it's in the patch notes, under East March bizarrely, hope it works in the other capital cities.

Eastmarch
That Which Was Lost: The bounty hunter can now be pickpocked at part of Velsa's quest for the Thieves Guild.

Misspelling of pickpocketed is ZoS's.

Ugh_Tech

Confirmed: Issue solved after patch (Skywatch, Auridon, PC EU).

THX to all involved players and members of ZOS

Fares_B

Congratulations guys, I think the issue is fixed on all platforms