on the original point about quest items
it took me to halfway into week 2 to get a pair of gloves. They were half my level.
item wise
ive had loads of helmets (10+), a fair few chest pieces often duplicate, iron chainmail boots*2 + sandals*2
3 weapons and 2 sets of gloves
for the entire round
as i said my hero could find 7 helmets in a week but no gloves whotsoever
weapons were either crap or lvl 10+
stuck with a black cat till lvl 10
ideally i would lke more gloves in the pool and some lvl 5-8 weapons
and decrease drop rate of helmets
theres my 2 cents anyway
