Well said Fusion. I too lean toward letting the new players a chance at rings as that means my foxes and rhinos can too, but a quest wouldn't cut it for me. I think it should be as hard for them as it was for me. New folks having to grind could mean more money for STG as they buy plats to do so.
I also would rather the old vanities for older caps not be re-released.

Also agree that I'm unwilling to put in time and effort into any other of their games when the same problem exists that STG could move on to the next game.
History repeats itself.