Let me hop around whenever I want, as much as I want. Got friends on Thelanis? Boom, transfer over, enjoy some raids. Come back.
I don't see how this hurts anything. VIP gets 500 points a month, transfers cost what? 1750? The tech is mature, works instantly. It seems like a win-win. VIP gets something really cool, people will play more, it's like a consolidation without a consolidation.