Mini Kuro

There is another post about this. I believe pirate accessories (mainly belt and bracelet) use to be obtainable from box reward (from killing last boss) until the level 50 patch. My friends and I started playing after the level 50 patch came out and a few of them have already left the game after hitting 45 because of how hard / long it takes to get the pirate bracelet. ( I believe the bracelet can only be exchanged with pirate emblems now ? correct me if I am wrong ).