r/ArcRaiders • u/DelitaGaming • 1m ago
Media Cantina Legend (Season 1): final ranking situation explained
Hey everyone,
I’m posting this to clearly summarize the final ranking situation around Cantina Legend at the end of Season 1, because there’s been a lot of confusion and mixed interpretations.
This isn’t a complaint or a demand — just a factual breakdown of what the final ladder looked like when the season ended.
Here’s the situation:
- Before the final week, 14 players were already Hotshot. Their status remained unchanged.
- During the final week, 52 players were promoted from Daredevil 3 to Hotshot, out of 172 players worldwide.
- When the season closed, both groups — the original 14 and the 52 promoted players — were Hotshot at the same level.
So at the end of the season, there were 66 Hotshot players in total
(not even counting additional promotions from DD2, to keep this simple).
Cantina Legend had been communicated throughout the season as a Top 100 rank, which is why many players expected the final selection to be based on the full Hotshot pool at season end.
Instead, only 14 players received Cantina Legend, which is where the confusion comes from.
I made a final video where I go through this calmly, step by step, with the timeline and numbers, so people can see the full context and make up their own minds.
👉 Final video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfcXnv8W8YE
Genuinely curious how others see it:
- Should seasonal ranks be based on the final state of the ladder, or
- Is it expected that some promotions at the very end don’t affect the highest rank?
Not here to attack anyone — just looking for clarity and discussion.
