Chimp, regnis, and Alan:

I know you're all kidding around with Dan, but in his defense having 2 years' worth of play compacted into a short 3-month timeframe may have an ancillary bonus all its own: A short burst of good freeplay & comp mailers.

If he was to gain all his 7-star tier points spread out over a two-year period, any freeplay would be in much smaller bits...doled out in little dribs and drabs over a long period of time instead of potentially good offers spread over fewer trips.