Earn Your Wings (EYW) 2018 v7
Aug 20, 2018, 5:15 pm
#766
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite. NEXUS
Posts: 4,570
eUps are always calculated against the start to end distance, not the sum of the segments (that is, triangles get charged the hypotenuse). And the screenshots above clearly indicate a route upgrade and credit reduction.
It seems consistent with the eUp theory of operation.
It seems consistent with the eUp theory of operation.
Aug 20, 2018, 5:42 pm
#767
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Deep River, Ontario
Programs: AC SE/1MM, Bonvoy Ambassador/Lifetime Titanium, ALL Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 236
eUps are always calculated against the start to end distance, not the sum of the segments (that is, triangles get charged the hypotenuse). And the screenshots above clearly indicate a route upgrade and credit reduction.
It seems consistent with the eUp theory of operation.
It seems consistent with the eUp theory of operation.
I presumed that the upgrade badge would be segment-based, as the game generally is. Wrong.
I also had a two-segment upgrade trip (LHR-YHZ-YYZ) where I got an EYW badge for both segments. In hindsight, that was because one upgrade was to Premium Economy and one was to Business Class. (so there were two lines of credits used on the screenshot)
Finally, their explanation wording ("unsuccessful" upgrade) confused the issue for me.
Luckily, it makes no difference for me in the end (in either placing or 2000-mile portions), so we are good. Moving on...
Aug 20, 2018, 6:25 pm
#768
Join Date: May 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC-SE100K MM, BA-S HH-D, MB-G LT Sil, IHG-Plt, Nexus, Global Entry
Posts: 3,805
You are right that the EYW and eUp treatments are consistent.
I presumed that the upgrade badge would be segment-based, as the game generally is. Wrong.
I also had a two-segment upgrade trip (LHR-YHZ-YYZ) where I got an EYW badge for both segments. In hindsight, that was because one upgrade was to Premium Economy and one was to Business Class. (so there were two lines of credits used on the screenshot)
Finally, their explanation wording ("unsuccessful" upgrade) confused the issue for me.
Luckily, it makes no difference for me in the end (in either placing or 2000-mile portions), so we are good. Moving on...
I presumed that the upgrade badge would be segment-based, as the game generally is. Wrong.
I also had a two-segment upgrade trip (LHR-YHZ-YYZ) where I got an EYW badge for both segments. In hindsight, that was because one upgrade was to Premium Economy and one was to Business Class. (so there were two lines of credits used on the screenshot)
Finally, their explanation wording ("unsuccessful" upgrade) confused the issue for me.
Luckily, it makes no difference for me in the end (in either placing or 2000-mile portions), so we are good. Moving on...
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Aug 20, 2018, 8:07 pm
#769
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: USA
Programs: AC SE100K, F9 100k, NK Gold, UA *S, Hyatt Glob, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 5,197
holy cow (pun intended)
total deja vu experience. I take you back in time 2 years:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26905401&postcount=804
and some irony:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26844842&postcount=587
2yrs ago Canadiancow was stalking and trying to PM a 7 year old super elite to avoid a tie. Now look who's tied....
total deja vu experience. I take you back in time 2 years:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26905401&postcount=804
Philelite wrote:
It's almost as if that philelite guy read the T&C's carefully and is trying to get rank 10 / position 11
It's almost as if that philelite guy read the T&C's carefully and is trying to get rank 10 / position 11
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showpost.php?p=26844842&postcount=587
2yrs ago Canadiancow was stalking and trying to PM a 7 year old super elite to avoid a tie. Now look who's tied....
Last edited by expert7700; Aug 20, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Aug 21, 2018, 2:16 am
#771
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,353
My upgrade badges posted. For those following the above discussion, I received 3 badges for YHZ-YOW-YYZ-SFO, and 2 for YYZ-YYT-YHZ. The others were all single-segment.
Consistently inconsistent.
Now I have to figure out whether AB has extra wings, or I'm missing some.
Consistently inconsistent.
Now I have to figure out whether AB has extra wings, or I'm missing some.
Aug 21, 2018, 7:40 am
#772
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Deep River, Ontario
Programs: AC SE/1MM, Bonvoy Ambassador/Lifetime Titanium, ALL Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 236
Aug 21, 2018, 8:29 am
#773
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,167
Just remember that none of the team badges have posted yet (at least, I haven't seen any). Now, both the team badges require international flights, so my sense is that most people won't earn any. However, if the person just behind you in the standings has an EYW handle of "International", for example ... there's a decent chance that they'll be getting some team badges sooner or later.
Aug 22, 2018, 12:04 pm
#776
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SE100K MM
Posts: 588
My back and forth with them was very unsatisfactory. This is a manual effort and it seems that they do not have access to the information they need
I lose out on a 2K threshold but two weeks of emails has worn me down.
I lose out on a 2K threshold but two weeks of emails has worn me down.
Aug 22, 2018, 12:40 pm
#778
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: FOTSG Tangerine Ex E35k (AC)
Posts: 5,612
Of course, you'd think by this point someone would have noticed that there are some people who aren't going to give up. Especially when there are a large number of points at risk.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:18 pm
#779
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC SEMM / HH Diamond
Posts: 3,167
Oh, wait ... hold on ... I'm being told that .... hmmm .... ok, nevermind.
Aug 22, 2018, 3:21 pm
#780
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
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You have to be sympathetic to AC though - this is a brand new competition that they're running here, it's not like this is the 7th time they've run the thing, with all the ability to learn from past experiences.
Oh, wait ... hold on ... I'm being told that .... hmmm .... ok, nevermind.
Oh, wait ... hold on ... I'm being told that .... hmmm .... ok, nevermind.
The actual flights posting were better in v7 than any other iteration. It was their decision to say "hey, let's award wings/badges for lounge visits", i.e. the new badges, that caused most of the problems.
I think they fixed last year's problems, and said "we've fixed the problems", not realizing they'd created new ones.