You will get showered with nectars during the Leodici quests when you really want those goblin worms.  I have to 'find' reigning stars.  Got plenty of them while searching form the worms.  I also need traveller's compasses.

I'll be so haapy when these timed quests are over and I can work on the other 30 or so quests I have sitting around.

Part of the problem is that you get some of the quests way before the areas are open.  Maybe to entice you to buy crystals.

And if you started after the game was released, you get some of the newly added quests before you get quests that the oldtimers have already completed.  I'd doing the Leodici quests, but I haven't hit those quests with the artist Mychael or whatever his name was.  On my PC I haven't downloaded the latest update,  I'm not in a hurry to get to Gizmotek, I'm still trying to find all those door orbs.

I do like the fact that the special quest series are available to everybody regardless of when you start playing the game.  Too bad it wasn't that way in ART.

I just play the quests when I get energy.  If I need resources, I play the HO scenes.  I rarely upgrade anything unless asked to, and I'm surprised at how many coins have built up in my PC game just from the daily bonus.  I really burnt out on MC a while back, and  now that I've adopted an "I'll get there when I get there" attitude,  I'm enjoying the games more.

One of the benefits of starting after the game was released is I doubt I'll run out of quests.  I usually don't fret about how long it takes to get something, except on those timed quests. 

On my iPad, as long as I get enough done to move my story along, I'm happy.

Unless they change the game so that when you're doing a quest, you are guarenteed to get the item (a la MC), they really shouldn't ask for multiples, certainly not the 5-15 that some of the quests are calling for. 

I'm keeping track of how much energy it takes me to 'find' the six items for the latest Leodici quest.  If I was playing this on my PC, I'd be screwed because I can't shut the game down due to the bug that makes the quest disappear and you lose credit for what you've already found.

I've played Black Bull 5 times (costing 48 energy the first and 62 the other visits) and have ZERO compasses.  Played Rosetum Gardens once (84), no reigning stars, and Glitterstone 3 times (40, 40, 48) to get the two bevel gears.

So that makes 508 energy, and I'm only 1/3 done.  The quest with the worms probably took me over 2,000 energy, and I had the same thing with those fairy dresses in the Yura quests.   

So what idiot decided that being this frustrated was what players really want and enjoy?  I can't wait until this "special" event is over and I can pick and chose what quests to work on.
 

I like your suggestion about keeping track of how much energy quests require -- especially FIND quests.  Maybe if we can give Boomzap numbers they'll make changes.  I know people were whining about quests being done too quickly but these large numbers for FIND quests turn the game into a grind.