Well when I saw that same thing I assumed it was just like that for all of us because that's how it used to be, but now I see that some players somehow still do have some VIP left from the last preview or something..
If you are already as good and well equipped as you claim then you need to join in with training teams. The players who can do it practiced on the preview and learned it. Most of them are willing to teach it because that gives them more players to run with. Ask around for teams or alliances that do training.
I should have tested it before I commented I apologise. I logged in and unprotected the black opals to see if that solved the problem and it did! Thank you so much! =) <3 :3
I'm stuck at the same spot on the same quest and my black opals are protected also but I already turned those in on that part of the quest and made and tried to turn in the next three items: Part 2 - Gold Hairpin +1, Black Opal Choker +1, and Drakehorn Ring +1 And that's the part that will not progress, even though I made…
So.. I made mine better and here's how. From options on the main menu, I went to graphics and saw that I was on Window mode so I changed it to Fullscreen, then you get the option to change the resolution, I changed mine to the top one, it has helped. You can try them all to find the best one for you. Hope it helps :)