Sure, 12w costs money but you get half that back in swag. Your money goes to making this site great for everyone.
The Premium Lounge Game threads are especially refreshing as is the banter and camaraderie. And you still get the best of the 11w forums with the option to stay engage when things get a little frosty as they do during game threads and from time to time.
You can just check out of the regular site when you need to and take a break in the Premium Lounge. Grab a virtual beer or a bourbon with the folks there as you wax philosophically or engage in sanctioned violation of site policy, like trolling Soul Patrol or GratefulBuck, or watch as they troll each other.
As I said when I joined there last year... “The Premium Lounge is real, and it is spectacular.”
***Jason Priestas did not pay me to say this. But I would gladly accept a Bourbon from Ramzy in exchange for this unsolicited user testimony.***