Yes a Val ring might be better, but this one you don't have to work as hard to get. Just go in the Miragul's Menagerie and it will fall if you do enough Adventures (and the added bonce is you get point, and there are some really good thing you can get with the points when you get upper lvl's in points)
Duh. Who wouldnt? But since this is a DROP and not a 10K player made ring. I would take one of these anyday. And when I COULD afford the Val ring. I would pass this on to a alt in a heart beat.