Looking at the past few comments, I see this move could really backfire on them. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there used to be IMFC and IMOC, right? IMFC was something like 40 EUR and you get all the goodies and IMOC was like 20 EUR and you get ticket presales and access to the official forum, right? I can't remember were IMOC members eligible for HCW and FTTB, but if they were, I consider that a good approach.
Actually, I'm thinking of joining now, since there is no merchandise that will be sent my way (a couple of weeks ago I had to pay 8 EUR extra VAT for a shirt that costed around 9 EUR. Brexit, eh?)
Does anybody here who is on the official forum knows when FTTB will be drawn? There used to be threads there where members would tell to which gigs on tour they are going. Now, if there is low interest for first gig (Zagreb, Croatia) I'm definitely joining fan club. Paying extra 25 euros for a first row on a first gig seems looks like a bargain.
Or it looks like a MasterCard commercial, you know those: "Concert ticket - 72 EUR; First to the Barrier - 25 EUR ; Legacy of the Beast '22 tour shirt - 25 EUR ; Being hit by Bruce's sweat during Senjutsu - Priceless"