One thing I would mention is that it isn’t completely a better deal to go the membership route if you’re a long-term player. Buying all the zones individually costs about what 2.5 years of membership does, and it’s reasonable to take longer than that to 100% the game for the first time if you don’t play religiously; It’s just a massive and expanding game. Plus it’s a different experience to play as different schools, etc. Basically I’m saying you get lifetime access by buy zones, whereas a membership expires. Zone-purchasing is an awesome deal compared to renting the game via membership.