If this was the last week before they turned destiny off, I'd say go for it. But this is week 3. Plenty of time to build skills, find teams and work at it. Emblems don't matter, it's doing something you didn't think you could do. It's just a stupid game, but it's how I choose to spend my Rec time so yeah, it does matter. Not much in the grand scheme, but it's a neat hurdle