Originally Posted by
Squerez
Sorry but my understanding is slightly different for Gold and Platinum:
if you are Gold but you can't retain Gold with 180 XP because you make for eg. 125 you are downgraded to Silver (100 XP) but you retain 25 XP (125 - 100).
If you are Gold but you can't retain Gold with 180 XP because you make for eg. 95 you are downgraded to Silver with 0 XP
I have however no direct experience to confirm it. It is just my reading and understanding of rules which is slightly different.
That is correct. Effectively the first N XP, where N is the requirement for the next lower status, are wasted in the soft landing unless you requalify.