Hmmm, not sure... my MR account has been created in Germany long time ago and when I login over marriott.de I see:
Erhalten Sie 2.500 Punkte nach jeden zweitem bezahlten Aufenthalt, beginnend mit Ihrem zweitem Aufenthalt, insgesamt bis zu 25.000 Bonuspunkte.
Which translates to:
Earn 2,500 points on every second paid stay, starting with your second stay, up to 25,000 bonus points
If I go to marriott.com I read:
Earn 2,500 points on every paid stay, starting with your second stay, up to 25,000 bonus points
Lost in translation or got a crappy deal? If so, if I sign up on the US site I get another deal than on the German site? Anyway, signed up on the US page and my account shows I'm signed up for the 2.500 for each stay after the second.
Btw. I'm MR Gold 2015 & 2016