For the vast majority of us who have played before (and somehow remember our username), we'd be in the "silver" category.
There are 2 problems with this move. The first is the AAs. My main had like 3k AA when I quit many years ago. I'm sure there are new AAs worth getting, but because of the 1k AA hardcap, I can't get any of them. And I'm sure as hell not giving SoE any more of my cash. This cap alone is by far the biggest problem. I remember getting my fiancee's cleric leveled up and she was really gimp until she got around 500 (ish?) AA and got most of her basic healing stuff done. That was years ago, how many new and just as important AAs are there now? Probably alot I'd guess.
The second big issue is that it doesn't sound like there's any way to earn or unlock things via playing, similar to LOTRO. LOTRO you can earn Turbine Points (Station Cash, whatever) just by grinding out different quests. Takes a HELL of a long time to do but theoretically you can play the entire game without having to spend a dime. No such luck with SoE. All the minor annoyances and restrictions on the "silver" level will be with you PERMANENTLY unless you pay up and continue to pay up.
To make a long post short, no thanks. Not worth it
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