I don't know if this was already reported on previous page, because I haven't read all of them, but there is a big problem with quest 18 for new players!
I started a few days after the event on beta and finally I'm now at the end of Bronze Age... I missed a few days of the event due to the fact it was necessary to research a special technology first, but then I was able to complete 17 quests... now on quest 18 I have to defeat 12 units or spend some goods to guild treasury... this is simply impossible for me, because I cannot beat the units on the continent map (due the other quests and main story I already own Badakus from Iron Age and have no chance to win in Paruuch)... in addition as Bronze Age player I cannot attack my neighbors and also cannot play in GE... so now way to defeat 12 units (or win battles in later quests)... spending to guild treasury is also not possible, because I cannot spend Bronze Age goods there (even if I also don't know how many "some" should be)... probably I cannot reach Iron Age early enough to have a chance to complete the event now, because I lose many days now on this quest