About the new Explorer/Adventurer rings for those wondering.

You ONLY get a Cruel Ring if you level up a level 50 or higher character 30 times or if you're level 200. Those who make a brand new character and level it from 1 to 50 within the duration of the event will receive a choice of three rings; Adventurer's Cruel Ring, Adventurer's Critical Ring and Adventurer's Magical Ring.

So if you have a level 200 char already, you can instantly get a Cruel Ring?

I already wasted a few hundred million meso to prepare to make a new character for these rings =x