chess.com Leagues have been around for a while. For more on what they mean, this link might be worth a read: https://www.chess.com/leagues The Legend club stopped doing prize events a long time ago, but there are talks that chess.com might bring a small award for being in Legend club such as a Legend chess.com Flair or something similar.
The new graphic at the start of each game has only recently been added though. The graphic caught me off-guard the first game, but now I kind of like seeing this animation. I think it looks cool. There might be a way to turn off this animation in the settings, but I'm not sure.
I play almost daily. Today, when I started a game, an intrusive graphic flashed across the board announcing my opponent was in the "Crystal Division" and I was in the "Legends Division." Then, when the game ended, there were some more distracting animations (confetti for a win).
What are these divisions and what do they mean? And what's with these animations? I'm a grumpy old man and just want to play chess.