am I reading it wrong, or can you actually wait until the game is (almost) over to see if he gets an upgrade? Game is 1730 (CET) on Sunday and the SBC expires in 2 days (Sunday 1900 CET)) ?
i think the problem is more that you think a 98 is 'bang average and wont cut it' and a 99 is 'everything' If you play this game long enough, you should know that rating really doesnt matter much
There is less than a month to go on this cycle. Unless you're planning to keep on playing '22, I'd rip open the stuff I had and just play the game a little