I have to agree with everyone on E +. If that goes away, I dont have enough motivation to fly UA anymore over anyone else. All of my flights are 1-1.5 hrs, but I am tall and have bad knees, so the E + is HUGE for me (along with UDU on non-bus traveler flights like DEN-BZN). In addition, I use most of my miles to fly the family to Europe every couple of years...if E+ on those planes is gone, again why would I use UA?

As for the rest, I guess I got lucky last year with DEQS to get to 1k. I wont make it this year. Usually I hit about 80-90 segments, so from what people are saying if I can get the 90 EQS and hit that new tier (which is really like a 1k lite), I should be in good shape for UDU on these non-hub routes I fly...