Yup, it looks like the days of plentiful op ups is over. Have just done 4 segments as a BD*G, including a CPH-ORD overbooked in Y, and I think they managed to resolve the overbook situation by pushing the 10k/30k Eurobonus points upgrade (just a shame I couldn't use UA or BD miles for it...)
The points-for-upgrade on day of departure does seem like a good idea though, and I hope other *A airlines follow suit.