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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 6:07 pm
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Boo_Radley
 
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Originally Posted by restlessinRNO
Kacee - It is my understanding that there really is no additional elite RDM bonuses. The 120% for EXP is really included in the 11 miles/$ earning scheme.
Correct, so UA's top tier bonus is already 120%. Looking at these (speculative) changes, I (speculatively) don't think UA has much to react to. AA did cut the SWU count by half for people who fly exactly 100k, but that was a long time coming since they're so valuable. The sticker change doesn't really matter since UA does CPU. If the AA situation is anything like UA, it's also purely academic since PLTs can't clear an upgrade as it is.

Overall, I think the redemption side changes will be much more interesting. I'm still reeling from last year's partner redemption enhancements, so if AA doesn't gut their redemption chart I'll be jealous / considering a change.

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