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Old Apr 13, 2025 | 11:27 am
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Originally Posted by the810
The qualification period resets when you upgrade the status. If you qualify for Platinum in April 2025, you will be Platinum until April 2026 and Gold until April 2027 (assuming not enough activity for a requalification).

If you stick with Gold, it will be extended until May 2026 and you will keep 110 XP. Assuming that you earn additional 90 XP by then, the Gold status will be extended until May 2027.

So in the latter scenario, you'll get extra one month of Gold, but lose on a year of Platinum.

Edit: Never mind, I was too late
"Additional 70 XP also".

The real question is how many XP MitjaPod is expecting to earn, because if you haven't hit 180 XP in your Platinum year, you will rollover nothing as part of your soft landing to Gold.

So if planning to earn fewer than 70XP between 1 June and 31 May, go for Platinum now. If planning to earn 70-180 XP in your Platinum year, though, you'll end up in a better position to extend Gold down the road.
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