+1I find the requirements of the new buff quests, particularly Wolf Puppy, to be somewhat inconvenient. But considering the rewards, I am okay with that. I expect to be challenged to find a way to rebalance my island and boost resource production. There is so much value to this extra way to earn XP. I would be fine if nothing changed, though there is room for improvement.
Change use steak buff on own island quests to just use steak buffs. Self buff OR friend buff. I could see the drawbacks to the friend buff option, but also the benefits. It's growing on me as I consider it. I would fully support such a change, as long as it's optional.
These quests could also be simplified by allowing shorter duration buffs or slashing the number of steak buffs required. Also longer duration. I would like to see fish steaks or any future buffs be added to the mix when the time comes. Perhaps use buffs that add up to X (1.5X friend) hours. If I don't like steaks and want to use baskets instead, let me find a way to drop 400 of them.
It's really outside the scope of this discussion, but allowing the buffing of already buffed buildings would not only help but be a general quality of life improvement. Not indefinite but 5 days or a week or double the length of the longest buff or something else that allows for some extension.