Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
Quite the opposite, it's intrinsically a part of the FFP. If the new Ulti member fails to meet the muster by not earning 900UXP in their first year, they are relegated down to Platinum, then Gold, eventually Explorer if they don't even maintain 100XP.
Actually, the understanding is that people who are taking the status match will not benefit from soft landing. So if they do not earn 900UXPs, they will fall back to whatever they have actually earned after one year (including straight to ivory if they don't make enough XPs for silver). It is also unclear whether the comped Ulti year would count towards the 10 years platinum leading to platinum for life if people do requalify.