CTO and COO Bjorn Book-Larsson explains how customization will differ for free and premium players.

In his first APB: Reloaded blog entry, GamersFirst CTO and COO Bjorn "TechMech" Book-Larsson focused on game balance. In his second blog entry, Book-Larsson discusses how the team will split "Basic" and "Premium" accounts in the free-to-play rebirth of All Points Bulletin. He provides some details on how the customization system will work once the game is F2P:

"Instead of limiting what you can customize as a free player, you will be allowed to customize almost anything, but you will not be able to store (and share) complex customizations above a certain complexity level unless you are a Premium player AT THE TIME OF CUSTOMIZATION. This has several benefits, first it would limit the amount of content pushed to everyone else in the game from free players (which would reduce the amount of loading required), but it would also let you be Premium for just one month, create a lot of customizations that month, and then use those items later on (even if your Premium membership has lapsed).

Book-Larsson also says that Premium players may get discounts when purchasing complex items from the marketplace. What are your thoughts on the proposed customization system? Would you buy a temporary Premium membership to highly customize your character?