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Old Nov 5, 2015 | 9:36 pm
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Col Ronson
 
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Originally Posted by JonNYC
Except that it isn't.

Not on the elite-qualifying side anyway.
Except in the sense that those who spend more will be vastly rewarded more, and those who spend less will get considerably less bang for their buck.

Originally Posted by cmd320
Is it though? It's not like you can really clear them at booking anymore anyway. They only have value if you're willing to risk flying in Y on an intercon.
i've cleared 3 of mine on booking this year out of 4. And on UA, i've never had a GPU clear immediately so...lol nothing new there.
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