I really enjoyed these quests as I do all the quests. Thank you to the staff for putting these on & taking your personal time to set these up for us!
I was able to complete this quest, both parts twice. I only needed some help from others with the apples the second time around. But, that was only because I was being impatient and wanted to do it right away, haha. The first stack of apples I got for free myself from chopping oak trees.
I was chopping wood last night to restock & got 24 apples within no time at all. For the hay - you don't have to buy it if you don't want to? It's also for sale in a lot of shops for cheaper than the /ah. I got mine in a matter of minutes free at the local town farm. There are plenty of town farms & public farms on the server.
Everything in this quest is obtainable cheaply (and free) for anyone at any skill level. I see plenty of sheep farms/spawners and plenty of wool shops, and even places that sell dye. There are biomes of flowers to get more dyes for free & there are people with colored sheep farms that would be willing to have others over to do some shearing if anyone really wanted.
It just takes awhile sometimes to get them the free route, but that's part of the fun. It's not a race. Hang out with friends on the server & work on collecting things, learning things, meeting new folks and seeing new places.
For any quest so far that I have seen since I have joined this server, if anyone says Oh I can't find fairy 3, or I can't find the princess, does anyone know? I have yet to see in chat pure silence & crickets. No matter what time I have been on, there are always people willing to help, show, guide, assist & take someone to the next character or offer any help whatsoever. All someone has to do is ask for assistance.
Personally, I think the quests have helped with the community feeling on the server & people working together/helping each other & exploring more of the server that they otherwise wouldn't have seen. The activity on the server also goes up when quests are out & there are new things like this. It's great to see everyone having fun & helping each other