Political online game and economic simulation

I have only just noticed the ad for discounted carefree VIP and premium so I may have left it too late for anyone to answer before it expires.

Is prognosis worth the extra money? With the exchange rate I would have to pay Aus$188 which is quite a large amount for me. It would be the only thing that would make me purchase VIP over premium, which costs significantly less.

Any thoughts?

Quite experienced players like MrProper or PresidenteHH use carefree premium.

I've never seen someone using VIP account.

This makes me think that prognosis and one more free state (4 charge free states for VIP players, 3 for premium) are not worth the extra money.

I personally bought carefree premium.

If your choice depends on prognosis only: No, it's not worth the extra money. There are a few carefree VIPs, but it's more about supporting the game than buying new features.

Thanks a bunch for the replies guys. I went with Carefree Premium. Prognosis was the only thing really worth considering as I would be highly unlikely to play 4 states at once. While I would love to support this game more, $188 (Aus) is a lot more than I have ever paid for a single game.

However, I did notice today that the price for Carefree VIP has gone down about the same amount as I paid for Carefree Premium:

   

Is this subtraction permanent?

If so, I was thinking if I am to play this game for a long time, I may buy VIP as a present to myself on Annual Gift-giving Day.

The subtraction was temporary also. Anyway, have a good time with Premium.