Originally Posted by
Far Siren
I think MRs will still play a role since you can now earn SQCs on star alliance ticketed itienraries based on mileage flown (up to a max of 25k SQC/year).
I am not sure if the arithmetic holds up. 5,000 *A miles gives you 1,000 SQC. $250 in AC fares gives you 1,000 SQC. To do better than flying AC, you would have to find a *A MR that gives you more than 20 miles / $1.