"Preferred Player" tier? No thanks. I really don't understand the need for sub "perks" in GW2. If one wants to play under a subscription-style model, then one need only to set a calendar reminder on one's cell phone for the first Monday of each month, pony up the money and purchase gems (which, too, are alt-friendly as gems are account bound). Please leave the rest of those, who enjoy the current non-sub based model, to purchase things as they want or like to without forcing the issue.