This post has two purposes, 1) Pointing out an issue with the Arena season emblem names and, 2) attempting to start a discussion on the idea that there should be more than one type of Arena season emblem that is available to earn.
After receiving the most recent Arena Season emblem I decided to use the very first emblem I received for the season instead. I started looking at all of them, and noticed something odd about the names they chose to represent the individual seasons. What I discovered was the name in the Waypoint Req section on my Profile was different than the names on the Xbox Emblem section. Second, a third area had the names of the seasons slightly different as well; in the Rank Arena Playlists Stats section of the service record. And third, on the Xbox season 8 & 9 are switched.
I know this is a little thing, and in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t affect the game in any way. I am pointing it out mainly because I fear it indicates an underlying issue that may affect other areas. There clearly is not good communication between departments. Don’t get me wrong. I have no idea how game development works, but I imagine there are separate departments that deal with Waypoint, and the ones that deal with the stats on Xbox. I am kind of a stickler, and small details like this are important to me. I wish little things like this didn’t happen.
I went ahead and listed all the emblems with a link to a pic of them, and also the different names. Does this bother any one else or am I letting my OCD get the better of me?
January 2016 Season
February 2016 Season
March 2016 Season
Season 4 on Waypoint/April 2016 Season on Xbox
May 2016 Season
June 2016 on Waypoint/June-July 2016 Season on Xbox and Waypoint Ranked Arena stats
Season 7 listed as August 2016 on Waypoint and in the Ranked Arena playlist stats
Season 8/Fall Season on Waypoint, Season 9 on Xbox
Season 9/Winter Season on Waypoint, Season 8 on Xbox
The other item I wanted to bring up is the idea of having a separate Arena season emblem for those that ranked in every season last year. As well as another emblem for those that ranked in every single playlist for any given season. I think that those that dedicate a little more time and effort in Arena should be acknowledged.
Okay, that’s my thoughts and observations on one little thing in this game. Any comments and opinions are welcome.