I thought time stamp determined home resort priority views?
It primarily does (outside of nuances regarding villa configuration, and fitting the puzzles together) - all evidence I have observed seems to hold up to that. Certainly, there have been reports of view upgrades (surprise and delight), but when it is within a view level - I have seen no reports to the contrary.
If I were to be put on a floor lower than 5th - when I have a great time-stamp (as I always do) and it was not a special event week - there would be hell to pay - BUT, this has not happened. I did end up on the 4th floor of Building 2 once, but I had put in a special request for a pool view in B2.
In my experience - everyone I know with a early timestamp ended up in a location they expected. I would have to see evidence likewise. If DM can find 'Elite whales' that counter this - I would like to hear the proof (or circumstances).
I know on FlyerTalk that the seemingly endless privileged Plats give bad reviews to WKORV and WKORVN (and WPORV) because they do not get their butts wiped and powdered - and prefer to stay at the hotels.
However, Elites own multiple weeks, and therefore can make multiple week reservations - and it is clear in the WKORV/N and WPORV OMs that multi-week reservations is considered.