VIPs are paying subscribers that pay the monthly subscription fee. There are essentially 3 tiers of players Free Players: These haven’t spent any money on the game at all and only use free points gained from levelling at the ingame store. They start with limited access to certain Classes/Races/Adventure packs but can purchase access to them with free points over time Premium Players: These don’t pay the monthly fee but use real cash to buy Turbine points to spend on the ingame store. These are essentially the same as Free Players except they generally get more perks since they will have more Turbine points to spend. VIP: These pay the monthly fee and get all the perks (access to all the adventure packs, classes, extra character slots, and races) and get 500 free Turbine points to spend in the store The monthly fee is around $15.00 per month and you can get discounts for purchasing multiple months in advance (i.e.