i think i liked it less than friendsim. there are preconceived notions that you have about the homestuck characters compared to the brand new characters that hiveswap friendsim came up with, so it feels a little harder to fully commit to pesterquest at times, since you might see the characters differently than the writing team. i also think some of the jokes are dated and corny but its still some fun. maybe pick it up for casual reading.

for the most part it is contained within its own timeline and isn't relevant to hsbc other than making references to it. so if you are interested in beyond canon, pesterquest is not required reading, but if you are interested in pesterquest, epilogues are required reading.