Thanks for the clarification; the other mmo's I've played worked differently and I found the set up here confusing. I did think it strange though that it seemed like a flat fee to pay for owning the game forever- but that's what hubby said he'd been told.

ah well. $26 a month isn't bad for 2 accounts; but does mean I'll be canceling my sub to another MMO while we play this.

Thanks again!