Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
But if paul4471 matches to MVPG, he would have to actually qualify like anyone else for MVPG 75K - by earning 75k EQM. The status match gives him status during the period it is valid for, but doesn’t give a 50k EQM headstart. At least that is how I understand it, and the rule you quoted seems to be for people who status match all the way to MVPG 75K.
This is loosely how I read it but in that case almost no incentive to do the status match for me. I'd be keen to know if there's anyone who has lived this scenario to work out what happens in reality.