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Old Mar 5, 2011 | 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by Microwave
I believe SWU and miles+copay EXPs are properly interleaved (VIP1 for the former, UPG1 for the latter), but SWU users that are PLT or GLD (VIP) will end up interleaved with non-status miles+copay users (UPG), because PLT miles+copay users (UPG2) and GLD miles+copay users (UPG3) are ordered by status in the PALL list but SWU-using PLTs and GLDs are not. Basically, the lack of a VIP2 and VIP3 code appear to cause SWU requests from PLT and GLD to end up not being interleaved with miles+copay requests from same.
Ah, gotcha. I was thinking in terms of inventory bucket as opposed to the PALL list. Of course, the latter is what's relevant. I stand corrected

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