Quote Originally Posted by Laerune View Post
... having 20 levels lower gear or 40 levels lower items is insane. There needs to be a gate.
It will be not harmful all duties have the min il requirement. You even can use that to let players know about hall of novice before going into Sastasha.

There also is a MSQ quest that will teach you the importance of gearing properly but I guess people just skip text and go on.