Originally Posted by WilcoRoger

One could buy straight Plat, no?

Buy 200k, get 400k points and 100k qual points. Convert 150k to 50k level, you are plat, with a pile of redeemable points remaining.

At the lowest, buy 150k, get 300+75k, convert 225k to 75k qual points, new Plat with 75k left over.

I don’t know if you can go from zero to hero, so the minimum might have to be whatever Gold is today.