This is one of the most silly things in the game, i expected a fix but it never came . I don't understand why Bethesda will even conceive such an easy quest with such a huge reward . I mean, who will want to wear Thieves Guild Armor anymore ? I can travel to Solsthein at level 2 and get access to Delvin basemant without having to fight a single enemy , just travel ,enter a cave , loot a dead guy and return - and there are so many good things in that basemant . Why such retardness ? This mission should have a required level of the player or at least in order to retrieve the formula you should clear a cave , work hard for it . I think they should at least modify that cave so you cannot enter from the back (this is what you are actually doing ), you will have to clear it of rieklings in order to get the formula , i really think that was the original intention but i don't understand why it ended up like this . Really , this is a great armor, it should not be such an easy giveaway , 25% better prices for free starting with level 1 , seriously ?. Even someone that does not play thief might be tempted to join the guild just to get that hood , you don't have to do anything and you get 25 % better prices for the rest of the game plus a lot of good stuff, the best early loot possible by far, not to mention the fact that it re-spawns , i feel like an idiot being spoon fed when doing this quest but i can't help it because i like the armor .?