My adventures in Middle Earth continue slowly but surely. I did sign up for a month of VIP as I relearned the game. Now that I am more comfortable, I think it is time to drop the subscription and go on as a free player. Overall I think their payment model works quite well, but I do have an issue.
The thing I will miss most about the subscription is access to Fast Travel. It is very helpful, but without a subscription you can only buy temporary access to it. There is one thing I will not buy from a game store, consumables. It just doesn't sit well with me to have to re-buy items like Fast Travel access, so I will not do it.
Luckily, there are ways to get around the world without Fast Travel. With some of the points from my month of VIP I purchased a map to my home base, Thorin's Hall. This is a permanent item on a 1 hour cooldown. I also have my Map Home, which I will bind to whatever area I am working in (currently Ost Garuth). While it may not be ideal, they should help me get around without having to mess with Fast travel.
I will lose access to a lot of quests, but that really isn't a big deal to me. I rarely seem to do them. Most of my time is spent doing Skirmishes, the Epic Quest series and improving my crafting. I can do all of those without spending anything. Eventually I may want to buy some quest packs, but for now I don't need to. Back to Premium it is for me.
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