24 stat helms and episode one quest lines

The quests requires one pre-requisite: Last Beginner Basic training session for each class (which has a limit of lv 30-).
The quests to get the hat themselves require you to be lvl 40- to enter a door.
This is one the seemingly bizzarre new hats.
[imgspoiler]http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6503/maple0045.jpg[/imgspoiler]

I'm confused about why the stats on the helm in ur SS aren't the same as the stats in Fiel's epic extraction.
Mainly why his says +24str and urs only has +12.
Nerfed?
;-;