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Old Nov 27, 2025 | 11:32 am
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RossBob
 
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Originally Posted by LearningToFly
I've been Gold for two years but I'm not sure I understand the "soft landing" thing. Does that mean that, even if I do not hit 100 XP's in the next qualifying period, I will downgrade to Silver? Otherwise, there is nothing such as a soft landing: you abruptly go back to Explorer, no?
Correct, you drop 1 level per year (source):

If you don’t reach the minimum XP required to maintain your current level by the end of your qualification period, your status will drop by one level (if you’re an Explorer, we’ll reset your counter to 0 XP).
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