I think the point of it isn't to separate the hard core from the casuals, but to show who's been there in Year 1. I look at it as a Jack of All Trades kinda award. Plus it pushes players to try some activities they haven't tried/finished yet. Also, kinda dislike the argument about people picking the game up today and completing it. Think about it if you were new and considering playing Destiny. A GOTY edition is going to be available in 2 months that will include all expansions up to that point for $60. Or you can buy the game now, and end up investing $100 like the rest of us in order to be able to have a chance to finish those requirements. If someone picked up the game today and finished all of those requirements (and remember some of them can be grindy like 100 Crucible wins and 50 public events), I feel like they should be rewarded as well. What if you had to start a new character and complete all of those challenges? And if you had to, remember you still have the advantage of knowing this game. You're not figuring it out like someone who would pick it up today. I don't disagree if you think there should be something hardcore. But I also think this isn't a bad idea either. I'm a Year One player (heck, even Day One). I was there at the loot cave. I remember when Master Rahool decoded purple engrams into blues. I remember when raiding parties didn't like Hunters because their grenades couldn't push the Templar off the map. I remember when the Crucible OP weapons were Suros and fusion rifles, and Thorn sucked. Some of my first legendary armor was from the Queens Wrath. I had to regrind some of my favorite exotics when TDB dropped. I was part of a fireteam that defeated Crota by pulling a network cable (only once). I hunted the Blades of Crota in the wild, and not just in one mission. I survived the great heavy ammo drought. I celebrated when I watched the Twitch stream for HoW and found out I can ascend my old weapons (still don't have a Fatebringer though). I've searched for Treasure Keys in ether chests and even left the area and came back for another chance. I still have a decent size stack of special ammo. I've helped push back the darkness and became a legend. Yes, you can look at my stats and criticize my k/d, my number of raid completions, how I only have two characters (and the 2nd isn't max level), and I haven't even killed Skolas yet. But that doesn't mean I haven't grinded and fought this first year. Yes, a bunch of us won't be special snowflakes come September and a bunch of us will have the emblem. But down the line, our numbers will dwindle and we can wear the emblem with pride. Because we were there in the beginning (even if you didn't pick up Destiny in the first couple of months). One last note: how many have the Tumbler sparrow? I'm amazed at how many times I get asked about it, and it's been 6 months since you couldn't get it anymore.