default rank:

• Able to place & destroy blocks that aren't protected.
• Able to earn money (gold coins) - trade in Gold Ingots at the Bank for coins!
• Able to buy and sell from chest shops created by other players
• Able to buy and sell from player NPC shopkeepers

Member rank:

• Obtained by linking your Forum account with your in-game name
  Find out how to do this on the Getting Started page.
• All of the above PLUS:
• Able to gain interest on money in account
• Able to create chest shops (100 gold coins each)
• Access to use mcMMO skills and abilities
• Able to use gold coins to protect a few small areas.
• More Member-only abilities coming soon

VIP rank:

• Obtained by making a $3 or more donation per month
• All of the above PLUS:
• Able to use gold coins to protect several medium-sized areas
• Able to buy NPC shop keepers (200 gold coins each)
• Able to spend gold coins to increase mcMMO skills
• Plenty more VIP-only abilities coming soon