Name: VR Hub Pioneer Pass
Brand: Melcher Studios
Price: 300.00 USD
Availability: LimitedAvailability

What you get

Six founder-tier perks. Two-hundred passes.

The Pioneer Pass isn't a collectible. It's a membership card with real, ongoing utility for as long as VR Hub exists.

Founder price-lock — save up to 30%

Lock in $3,500 CAD/yr as your subscription rate for 3, 5, or 7 years (tier-dependent) — even if the public rate rises to ~$5,000. ≈ $1,500/yr savings per locked year vs. the projected public rate.

Name on the Founders Wall

Your handle is etched into the VR Hub Founders Wall — an in-platform credit visible across the whole library while VR Hub operates.

Pioneer Discord

Private channel with the VR Hub team. Direct line to feedback, decisions, and behind-the-scenes builds.

30-day early access

Every new module lands in your headset a month before public release. Try it. Break it. Tell us what's missing.

Bundle bonus + bonus logins

Stack an extra +10% off on any subscription bundle on top of your founder rate. Rare adds +1 bonus login on 5+ login bundles; Legendary adds +2. Pays for itself on a single bundle.

Vote on the wishlist

Pioneers are invited to vote on the annual Module Wishlist — input we take seriously but do not bind ourselves to.

Three tiers

Standard, Rare, Legendary.

Built in Regina, Saskatchewan. Pioneer Passes available worldwide via Base, the Coinbase L2 network.

All 200 Pioneer Passes share the core membership. Rare and Legendary add deeper perks and uncommon artwork.

Standard

Pioneer Pass

160 available

All Pioneer perks. The full membership at the founding price.

$300USD

Pay with card or crypto at checkout.

Limited

Rare

Pioneer Pass

30 available · 30 unique designs

All Pioneer perks · 5-year founder price-lock at $3,500/yr · 1 bonus subscription login on any 5+ login bundle · Exclusive Rare-tier Discord channel · Early sneak previews of module concepts before they enter production. Each Rare Pass is a 1-of-1 — your edition number maps to a unique sim-themed artwork (welder, line cook, lab tech, hockey trainer… 30 in total).

$500USD

Legendary

Pioneer Pass

10 available · 10 unique designs

All Pioneer perks · 7-year founder price-lock at $3,500/yr · 2 bonus subscription logins on any 5+ login bundle · 1-hour annual call with the VR Hub founder, scheduled by mutual availability · Dedicated onboarding session · Featured placement on the Founders Wall. Each Legendary Pass is a 1-of-1 — your edition number maps to one of 10 cinematic sim artworks (fire-rescue, oil-rig operator, surgical assistant…).

$1,500USD

Click any card above to see it full-size. Standard editions share the Founding Member artwork (numbered 1–160). Rare and Legendary editions are each a unique 1-of-1 design — the artwork you receive is assigned at mint by your edition number.

For schools, clinics & training centres

Already eyeing a VR Hub for your location?

The Pioneer Pass and bulk subscription bundles layer on top of our existing Hub subscription (currently $3,500/yr, rising to ~$5,000/yr as the library grows to 40+ modules) — they don't replace it. Here's how the three pieces fit together.

Hub Subscription — from $3,500/yr

Per location, up to 3 logins, unlimited sessions across the full module library. Best for schools, clinics, and any site with steady daily use. Pioneer Pass holders lock this $3,500/yr founder rate for 3–7 years, even if the public price rises.

Request subscription details →

Bulk Subscription Bundles — volume pricing

Buy multiple subscription logins at once and save: 10% off at 3+ logins, 15% off at 6+, 20% off at 11+. Perfect for schools, agencies, and training providers with multiple locations or classrooms.

See bundle pricing ↓

Pioneer Pass — the founder's bridge

One-time mint. 3-7 year founder price-lock at $3,500/yr (even if the public rate rises), +10% bonus discount on any subscription bundle, founder perks. Pays for itself quickly once your location subscribes.

Compare the 3 tiers ↑

Not sure which fits? Email dwayne@melcher.ca — we'll help you pick.

Volume pricing

Subscription Bundles — Buy Logins at a Discount

Bulk pricing for schools, agencies, and training providers. Every login includes unlimited sessions across the full module library — no per-play fees, no session caps. Add a Pioneer Pass for an extra 10% off stacked on top of volume discounts — plus the founder rate locked in for 3, 5, or 7 years.

Subscription logins	Discount	Per-login (CAD/yr)	Total (CAD/yr)
1–2 logins	Standard	$3,500	up to $7,000
3–5 logins	10% off	$3,150	$9,450 – $15,750
6–10 logins Most popular	15% off	$2,975	$17,850 – $29,750
11–20 logins	20% off	$2,800	$30,800 – $56,000
21+ logins	Custom	Contact	Includes onboarding + training

How many logins?

5 logins

I have a Pioneer Pass (+10% off)

Per login / year

$3,150

Total annual cost

$15,750

You save $1,750 vs. retail

Request a quote (11+ logins)

How the founder rate works: Pioneer Pass holders lock in $3,500/yr as their personal base subscription rate — even if the public rate rises to ~$5,000. Volume discounts and the Pass-holder bonus then stack on top of your locked rate. The rate runs for 3 consecutive paid subscription years (Standard), 5 years (Rare), or 7 years (Legendary) starting from your first paid subscription. Full details in the Terms of Sale.

Bulk orders · 11+ logins

Request a Quote

For school districts, multi-site agencies, and training providers buying 11 or more subscription logins. We respond within one business day with an invoice and onboarding plan.

How it works

Four steps. No crypto experience required.

We built this for educators, not crypto natives. Pay with a credit card. We handle the rest.

Pay your way

Credit card or crypto. Both work. Same final price.

We deliver your Pass

Your Pioneer Pass arrives in a wallet we set up for you. Nothing to install.

Unlock perks

Join the Pioneer Discord, see your name on the wall, get founder perks.

Lock in founder pricing

Subscribe to VR Hub at $3,500/yr any time — your founder rate is locked for 3, 5, or 7 years (by tier), even if the public rate rises.

Questions

Things you should know.

Is this an investment?

No. The Pioneer Pass is a utility product — a digital access credential for VR Hub educational simulations, plus a locked-in founder rate on our standard subscription product. You should expect no monetary return, no appreciation, and no profit. We are not selling securities. If you're here to flip, please don't buy. If you're here to use the platform and support the work, welcome.

Two ways, automatically. 1. To your wallet. The Pioneer Pass NFT is minted to your connected wallet within a few minutes of payment — viewable in Coinbase Wallet, MetaMask, Rainbow, or any Base-compatible wallet. 2. To your inbox. You also receive an emailed PDF certificate with your edition number (e.g. Rare #017/030), your assigned 1-of-1 artwork in high resolution, and your VR Hub access details. The PDF is yours to keep, print, or frame.

No — every Rare and every Legendary card has its own unique artwork. There are 30 distinct Rare designs (one per training sim — welding, line cook, lab tech, hockey, electrical, etc.) and 10 distinct Legendary designs (the most cinematic sims — fire-rescue, surgical assistant, oil-rig operator, and others). Standard cards share the Founding Member artwork but each carries a unique edition number from 1 to 160. The card image you see in your wallet and on your certificate is yours alone.

Not at all. Pay with PayPal or a credit/debit card through PayPal's secure checkout — no crypto experience needed. Thirdweb's managed wallet flow handles the on-chain mint in the background. You'll get an email with a login for your wallet. If you'd rather use your own wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Rainbow), connect it at checkout instead.

If you used our managed wallet, recovery is email + identity-based — same as any normal login. If you brought your own wallet, the standard rules apply: your seed phrase is your responsibility. Your Pioneer membership inside VR Hub is also tied to your verified email, so platform access can be restored even if a self-custodied wallet is lost.

Base (an Ethereum Layer 2 by Coinbase). We picked Base for low transaction fees, fast confirmations, and a strong Coinbase Wallet ecosystem. Payments are processed in fiat through PayPal. Smart contracts are deployed via Thirdweb's audited templates.

Every Pioneer Pass holder can subscribe to VR Hub at the founder rate of CAD $3,500/yr — even after the public rate rises (we expect it to reach ~$5,000/yr as the library grows). The lock runs for 3 consecutive paid subscription years (Standard), 5 years (Rare), or 7 years (Legendary), starting from your first paid subscription. You can wait months or years before subscribing; the clock only starts when you do. Volume discounts and the Pass-holder bonus stack on top of your locked rate.

Technically yes — the Pass is an NFT, so wallet-to-wallet transfer is possible. However, VR Hub does not endorse or support secondary-market resale, and platform-tied perks (Discord access, credits, founder call) are bound to the original verified owner unless explicitly reassigned through VR Hub support.

One login gives unlimited sessions across the entire VR Hub module library — train as often as needed with no per-play or per-session fees. Logins are tied to a single named user but can be reassigned through your admin console as staff or students change. Each VR Hub physical location supports up to 3 concurrent logins by default; larger deployments are handled via the 11+ login bundle.

Tiered volume discounts: 10% off at 3–5 logins, 15% off at 6–10 logins, 20% off at 11–20 logins, custom pricing at 21+. Pioneer Pass holders get an additional +10% off stacked on top — and their locked-in founder rate applies as the base before discounts. 1–10 logins can be purchased self-serve via PayPal; 11+ logins are quoted and invoiced. See the bundles section above for live pricing.

No. Bundles are open to everyone. Buying a Pioneer Pass just gives you an extra 10% off on top of the volume discount, plus your founder rate locked for 3, 5, or 7 years. For a school evaluating a 10-login purchase, the math typically makes a $300 Standard Pass pay for itself many times over.

Your founder rate stays at $3,500/yr for the duration of your tier's lock (3, 5, or 7 years from your first paid subscription). The public rate is expected to climb to ~$5,000/yr as the module library grows past 40 modules. Your locked rate sits underneath any future public increase. After your lock window expires, you renew at whatever the then-current public rate is.

Straight into module production. Revenue from the Pioneer Pass supports ongoing development of the VR Hub library — content, art, audio, QA, and platform engineering. We treat it as prepaid revenue for VR Hub products and services, not as investment capital. We'll publish a transparent breakdown after launch so you can see exactly what shipped.

VR Hub is built and operated by Melcher Studios, an independent studio in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded by Dwayne Melcher. Real name. Real address. Real accountability.