How to unlock Elsie’s Gossip in Fields of Mistria
Elsie is one of my favorite neighbors in Fields of Mistria. She's the flamboyant, self-appointed aunt everyone wishes they had growing up, and thanks to the game's second major update, she can use her mastery over the rumor mill to help you make friends and find romance. With her new gossip feature, Elsie can tell you what each of Mistria's residents' favorite gifts are, making it much easier to elevate a casual acquaintance into full-blown friendship territory or sweep that special someone you've been eyeing off their feet. Here's how to unlock and use Elsie's gossip mechanic in Fields of Mistria. How to complete the "Elsie's Gossip" quest in Fields of Mistria Image via Destructoid You'll have to complete the "Elsie's Gossip" quest before Elsie will help strengthen your social circle. This quest showed on the quest board when I downloaded the second update, and as far as I know, you don't have to reach any other milestones to unlock it. Elsie's Gossip requires you to talk to three other villagers: Balor, Juniper, and Dell. You don't have to speak to them in the order outlined in the quest, and I'd argue that talking to Juniper, then Balor, and then Dell leads to you getting the best-paced version of the comedy of errors that binds these three together. Juniper tells you that certain "potion ingredients" have been disappearing from the bathhouse lately, forcing her to trade rubies with Balor to restock her supply. Balor reveals the ingredients are live newts, which only slightly terrifies him. Finally, Dell pulls the veil back on the big twist of the tale: she's been secretly snatching the newts out of Juniper's cauldron and releasing them into the wild, putting Mistria's resident sorceress in quite the pickle. Once you've got the complete story, you need to track down Elsie and tell her the juicy details. You get to decide whether to keep Dell's operation a secret, but there doesn't seem to be any reward or consequence for revealing it or spilling the tea. Once you've filled her in, you'll unlock the ability to hear her gossip. "How to use Elsie's gossip in Fields of Mistria Image via Destructoid Elsie's gossip is one of several quality-of-life changes Fields of Mistria's latest major update added to make managing time and resources easier. When you go up to talk with Elsie, she can reveal one of your fellow Mistrians liked or loved gifts. This means you don't have to gift one of everything you grow, cook, or mine to all your neighbors to fill out their wishlists. Unfortunately, Elsie's gossip comes with a few caveats. You can only gossip with her once daily, and she'll only offer to tell you about one of three randomly generated townsfolk's gifts when you talk to her. However, that's a small price to pay for knowledge that will help make your neighbors like you even more than they already do. The post How to unlock Elsie’s Gossip in Fields of Mistria appeared first on Destructoid.
Elsie is one of my favorite neighbors in Fields of Mistria. She's the flamboyant, self-appointed aunt everyone wishes they had growing up, and thanks to the game's second major update, she can use her mastery over the rumor mill to help you make friends and find romance.
With her new gossip feature, Elsie can tell you what each of Mistria's residents' favorite gifts are, making it much easier to elevate a casual acquaintance into full-blown friendship territory or sweep that special someone you've been eyeing off their feet. Here's how to unlock and use Elsie's gossip mechanic in Fields of Mistria.
How to complete the "Elsie's Gossip" quest in Fields of Mistria
You'll have to complete the "Elsie's Gossip" quest before Elsie will help strengthen your social circle. This quest showed on the quest board when I downloaded the second update, and as far as I know, you don't have to reach any other milestones to unlock it.
Elsie's Gossip requires you to talk to three other villagers: Balor, Juniper, and Dell. You don't have to speak to them in the order outlined in the quest, and I'd argue that talking to Juniper, then Balor, and then Dell leads to you getting the best-paced version of the comedy of errors that binds these three together.
Juniper tells you that certain "potion ingredients" have been disappearing from the bathhouse lately, forcing her to trade rubies with Balor to restock her supply. Balor reveals the ingredients are live newts, which only slightly terrifies him. Finally, Dell pulls the veil back on the big twist of the tale: she's been secretly snatching the newts out of Juniper's cauldron and releasing them into the wild, putting Mistria's resident sorceress in quite the pickle.
Once you've got the complete story, you need to track down Elsie and tell her the juicy details. You get to decide whether to keep Dell's operation a secret, but there doesn't seem to be any reward or consequence for revealing it or spilling the tea. Once you've filled her in, you'll unlock the ability to hear her gossip.
"How to use Elsie's gossip in Fields of Mistria
Elsie's gossip is one of several quality-of-life changes Fields of Mistria's latest major update added to make managing time and resources easier. When you go up to talk with Elsie, she can reveal one of your fellow Mistrians liked or loved gifts. This means you don't have to gift one of everything you grow, cook, or mine to all your neighbors to fill out their wishlists.
Unfortunately, Elsie's gossip comes with a few caveats. You can only gossip with her once daily, and she'll only offer to tell you about one of three randomly generated townsfolk's gifts when you talk to her. However, that's a small price to pay for knowledge that will help make your neighbors like you even more than they already do.
The post How to unlock Elsie’s Gossip in Fields of Mistria appeared first on Destructoid.
