Let me hear an aaaaaay-MEN! I just went and peeked at my purchase list here alone. StrongBlade and two clothing morph kits for Vickie cost more than an entire year's membership at PW. Forget what it cost to get the Millenium Duo, V2, and the Dragon. That would have gotten me in for longer than I'll be alive! And I've practically constructed an entire virtual suburban house -- including furnishings and a car in the garage -- mostly from stuff I found there. Hell, the new Coliseum alone would have cost more than a trial 3-month membership if you bought it outright. Did I mention I was already planning to buy their 3-CD set, and joined up instead -- for less $$ than I would have spent -- and got everything that was on them as only one part of the offerings? Hmm. 1. This amount of money, 3 CDs of great stuff. 2. Less money, same stuff plus lots more (and growing). I can do the math for this one on my fingers, ayup! :-) Cheers! Mark