Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Remember too that rollover is less valuable with the MQD requirements. Even after you've flown enough to get to 125,000 MQMs next year, you'll wait for DM status until you achieve the required MQDs or earn a waiver (assuming a USA address).
I'm surprised how little this is mentioned. I still think that while MQD might have gotten rid of a few elites at the margins who only traveled on super cheap mileage runs, the main impact was to mostly get rid of rollover status without having to officially kill rollover.