Originally Posted by
ethernal
Just to add one alternative voice... are you sure you don't want to qualify for Diamond? I assume you would still qualify for Gold next year, which means the only thing you are really losing is the award redeposit (Gold still has okay phone line priority - probably not materially worse than Platinum).
Not true. The really big difference, IMO as a GM, is not getting C+ until T-72. That's huge. Also, if you fly VS, the really good benefits are limited to PM/DM.