Yes. Important side quests can become unavailable as key story events change NPCs and their circumstances. Purple quests deserve particular attention because they cover major side stories and can connect to hidden bosses, weapons, and the ending.
The October pre-release explanation confirms the risk, but does not provide a complete quest-by-quest cutoff list. There is no verified universal chapter boundary that protects every purple quest.
Check purple quests before a major transition
- Review your outstanding purple tasks before agreeing to advance a major story event.
- Read NPC dialogue that questions whether you are ready to move on.
- Check the task list for recorded clues, especially if you skipped part of a conversation.
- Resolve the side stories you want to keep before confirming the transition.
These are safeguards, not a claim that the game always presents a separate warning window. The described warning can occur naturally through dialogue, so skipping the conversation can mean missing it.
Illustrative color key, rather than a game interface screenshot.
Understand the quest colors
| Color | Announced role |
|---|---|
| Gold | Main-story tasks |
| Purple | Important story side quests |
| White | Side tasks with less direct connection to achievements or the central story |
Not every side quest has an achievement. Purple is a reason to inspect the task carefully, rather than proof that every purple entry must be completed for every trophy.
Returning to the region may not restore the NPC
Traveling back to an earlier area and restoring an expired quest are different things. A changed NPC state can remove a quest line even when the location itself remains accessible.
For that reason, do not treat later backtracking as a guarantee that every unfinished story can be recovered. As of October 23, 2026, specific missable objectives, exact transition names, and recovery conditions still require release-build verification.
Sources and related reading
Last checked October 23, 2026. Preview observations remain subject to the release build.
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