Jeepers. The amounts of money people are talking about is an awful lot for a game that could turn out to be a dud.
A fairer (but obviously not as effective for raising revenue) model would be some kind of $50 tier that gave you the rewards of the $50 tier, and reserved you the right to spend up to $200 more to upgrade your tier after the game is released and you know its good. I’d be tempted by such a tier. As it is I’ll just pay $0 and see how much fun I can squeeze out of the free PvE.
Not a criticism of anyones choices BTW. We all have hobbies. I’ve spent a fortune on overseas trips.
Tony