Oh yes, of course, make the penalty high enough that a newbie couldn't afford it!
I, for one, certainly don't mind doing the rats in DP - at least it's a fast quest. But the boars quest with the low spawn and high number of people hunting either needs to be adjusted (increased spawn rate) or changed to lower than 30 boars!
As for Xaquelina, how is someone who less than a/d 10/10 carry 40 cactus or has less than a/d 20/20 supposed to do MM? What newbie could afford a MM cloak? Come on people get real and take a look at it from a new person's perspective.