[Nyx]

Here is my thoughts and opinions on this.

There is too many upgrade spots I believe 3 should be the max and all users who are Platinum/Diamond should be moved to a special group since they already paid the money of which in the future members should be approved first before joining and paying an entry fee. There should be strict requirements to join this special group. Also prices should be more simplistic and fair.

Requirements for this special group can be simple but strict:
Must be a member for 1 full year.
Must have X amount of posts.
Must be a positive member.
No severe warnings.
Administrator approval
etc
Entry Fee ($25)
.

The three available groups should be renamed
Prime ($50) (Must buy) [gold members moved here]
Extreme ($30) (250 NSP) [silver members moved here]
SL Plus ($10) (150 NSP) [bronze members moved here]

If people want to contribute then they can donate, I believe a donate page should be available. Maybe @Oni will understand where i'm coming from with this, close the board for a couple hours and it should be a pretty simple process and in the end be worth it. Another thing to understand is if things are more simplistic and prices are more fair then more people will buy it rather then less so if you think of it there really is no money loss it might actually become a money gain for the community and server costs.

Take out that entry fee for the special group and I'd be okay. I shouldn't have to spend an extra 25$ to get into a group I belong in when gold and below get their group free of charge