i am in the process of mving the majority of my crew to 50th level. the free levels given out by turbine are a big help.
part of the move is shoring up the weaknesses some of my characters have with their templates. one handy way to add a little power to someone who is lacking in some aspect, is to use an item with a minor on it. majors and minors stack with buffs, so even 3 schoolers can feel the love.
hwa is lacking in strength, and so i want to give him the elysa's favor that janus has, with a minor strength buff. janus uses it only partially for the strength buff, her interest is the lifegiver buff. she is a martyr mage, so her attack spells (drains and lifebolts) are powered by health. it would be nice to replace the item with an endurance buff.
when i rolled hwa, he couldn't afford to be that extreme, so i favored coordination and self since he was going to need mana, weapon skill and meleeD above all else. now that he is older, and fleshed out a little more, i am going to favor strength and focus a bit more and possibly dump quickness and MeleeD all together.
the elysa's favor quest is pretty easy, a tank in his 30's should be able solo it with level 7 buffs, and a level 40+ should be able to complete it solo with his or her own buffs. the quest is full of hollows, so i wouldn't bother with a toon that isn't spec'd meleeD. life protects and banes are worthless against hollows, so fighting them is a challenge regardelss of your level. the final dungeon is a madhouse for spawning, so if you are going solo, bring *tons* of stamina potions.
i did the quest twice this weekend, once with leslea hope, my grief sword tank and once with ratspike, my 3school dagger tank, and was rewarded with focus and armor versions, but not the endurance version i was seeking. leslea ran out of potions and died in the final dungeon, while ratspike was able to recall out to relative safety when his potion suplly ran out. i had pyung on deck to complete it as well, but i decided to try trading for the endurance version instead since i could conceivably be doing this quest for the rest of my life. i will trade the armor version and give ratspike the focus version as he would benefit most by it.
UPDATE: someone in my clan was able to provide an endurance version for me and i will equip janus with it shortly. i may need to cheat some with hwa to get his favor equipped since he doesn't have lore trained.