Until a paid premium ticket gets you the same access to reservations agents and general handling that status does, I have to strongly disagree with this. "Chasing" might be a bit much, but the ability to ring through directly to an agent in a time of need is a significant benefit.

I believe that a number of carriers offer this in F, but I have never heard of it in J. But to use UA as a prime example, you can purchase a Polaris ticket with no status and simply be SOL in IRROPS, waiting in line with every no-status pax in Y in the phone queue.