Quoted from insight75:

What is the price of the premiums now? Was there a price increase?

Quoted from BubbaPin:

Now it's still 7699 for premiums, some distros have already increased it to 8699 without a announcement from stern here's what I know or have heard.
The stern insider qr code wifi dongle thingies should be coming standard on games built oct 1st onward.
That itself will bring cost up
Price increase was already in the works and distros seem certain, even though the number they are going up ranges.
Either way it seems very likely it'll happen this year. The numbers I've seen around are 600 for pro, 1k for prem, and 2k for LE.
I just know I couldn't afford the additional 1100 ( 1000 for increase + rough tax estimate),
If it doesn't happen... Great.
If it does happen... I thought quickly and picked up a game I like ( not the one I wanted originally, but a game I've wanted nonetheless) that's NIB which this is my first experience with a NIB game. And I was able to pick it up for a price I don't mind paying
The deal was when I was looking at a new game I was looking at Deadpool pro or prem, IM pro or prem, or AIQ... Which has to be a prem because I don't want a pro.
This way I end up getting a good game that I like as a pro, save some cash, and can always trade for a AIQ later.
Either way, the remaining balance has been paid, IM pro and a new shaker motor for it will be arriving tomorrow. Now I just need to figure out what mods to order, and what things I need to do out of box to dial in.
Sorry for the rant