you need to learn how to answer and quote at the same time.
you answer is inside the quote so it cannot be easily understood.

anyways, not that i like the price increase, but , again, you're "crying" about 50 more points to pay for a last minute upgrade for long haul flights.
i think that is not a show stopper.

and you claim that the points redemption has been raise, which is not the case for many years now.

and , yes, 72 hours before the flight you can find M/S tickets.
and if your flight patterns are consistent, just book and issue M class tickets for several dates. you can always cancel without penalty. (m or s, depends...)