UPDATE!
Premium subscriptions are now on sale. Instead of the usual $14.99/mo, they are locked in at $9.99/mo. That means, as long as you keep your subscription active/uninterrupted, the price never goes up. If you subscribe on Steam, the first month is only $2.49. ALSO, if you don't feel like subscribing, they have DLC (downloadable content) packages, each with permanent access to parts of the game, also on sale as follows.
$3.99 - Support Infantry Pack
$4.99 - Leadership Pack
$6.49 - Paratrooper Pack
$7.49 - Medium Armor Pack
$8.99 - Combat Fighter Pack (aircraft)
As I believe I've mentioned before, I am not affiliated with the game in any way. I do keep two Premium subscriptions active, to support the game. I've just been a player and supporter for a few years. There are still quite a few players who are ingame almost every day, who started playing when the game was in beta testing. It released on June 6th (D-Day), 2001, so that's over 20 years of constant playing. The game CAN be that addictive. Needless to say, these guys are pretty good. The BEST way to learn the game is to get on either Allied (YAY!) or Axis (BOO!) Discord and "squad up" with some folks. Everyone loves to help new players.
S!
-Irish