Originally Posted by JonNYC

I really have no concerns about this personally.
Let folks get a few months at EXP (securing 10K worth of their travel in the process) and then when they drop to Plat-- if the experience of people here is any indication-- they will sorely miss EXP level and, assuming they have it in them in the first place-- will try to qualify for same next year. I'd certainly rather see them accomplish this is this way rather than starting to offer EXP comps and/or EXP challenge, etc.