I think you're mixing up suggested recognition with rewards here. Most old players have all they want from the game over the many years of acquiring said rewards through their community input, trades and crafts etc. Daily login rewards aren't exactly keeping them here...In fact I know most get their daily dose of reward based gaming elsewhere. I think your perspective illustrates the divide here, legend titles are seen as rewards instead of recognition. The difference is quite substantial in my opinion. Not recognizing parts of the community for their roles persistently could be interpreted as hostility or animosity towards those parts - hence the continued sensitivity of this topic.