IT depends on what you want from the game. Personally I would not mess with the quests. You can buy just as good of armor cheap off the broker. Considering how quickly you outgrow the armor its nto really worth the time IMO. However it is AA exp for the quests.
I also say this because I allready did them once for my first eq2 toon. OF course back then the game had just came out and I wasn't in a hurry to level up. IF your not in a hurry to level it might be worth taking the time to do the quests. However if you are you won't be missing much if you don't do them.
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