Originally Posted by
Danwriter
Agree with the first one but the difference in the upgrade window from Gold (24 hours) to Plat (72 hours) is substantially greater than the difference between Plat and EXP (100 hours). EXP upgrades are free, of course, but it's that difference in the time window that seems to keep Gold upgrades so difficult to achieve.
Considering I value RDMs at about 1.5c / miles: the increased miles earned whilst flying (given I fly a fair amount) is worth quite a lot to me.