Originally Posted by
sbagdon
My understanding is that "re-checking-in" only works if an R-bucket seat opens up between your attempts at OLCI. Or, worded differently... you'll get the OLCI upgrade if there's an R-bucket seat available, for each time you attempt OLCI. It's risk-management. Do you check-in once at 23:59, and (presumably) are at the top of the BF upgarde list? Or do you keep checking-in during the 24 hours, hoping to get a confirmed OLCI-upgrade, (presumably) resetting your OLCI time, hurting your BF chances? I'd say as a Plat, go for the 23:59. As a Silver, do the re-checking-in thing. But that's presuming that re-doing OLCI resets your OLCI time.
The best solution would be to check-in at 23:59 (to get to the front of the list for BF), have access to the R-bucket data and find some way to configure something to alert you when an R-bucket seat becomes available, then re-do the OLCI to snag the R-bucket seat. That way you have access to both solutions... you'll either be at the top of the OLCI list, and/or get the R-bucket seat if it becomes available.
Steve B.
I recall reports on this FF forum of elites that were on the UG standby list multiple times, due to their repeated "OLCI, Yes - I want the UG, cancel when no UG is forthcoming, try it all again later" attempts. The GA's were
by all of it, but no evidence of overriding their first OLCI time from what I have read.
Until evidence is presented to the contrary, I think the multiple-attempt method is best suited for snagging an elusive R seat.