Am I doing something wrong?

[Multibocks]

The 80 cant be linked directly to any of the accounts (as far as I have experienced).
i.e.
80 -->a--->b--->c-->d

acct "a" will not get RAF bonus.

[Leo]

The 80 cant be linked directly to any of the accounts (as far as I have experienced).
i.e.
80 -->a--->b--->c-->d

acct "a" will not get RAF bonus.

But the experience bonus (3x) that acct 'a' benfits from could either come from 80->a (if not a level 80) OR a->b, right?
Why should one affect the other?