User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-174.18.76.234-20130917221043/@comment-5558140-20130918062957

an MMO is a completely different game, its not something you can pick up and beat every level in 6 hours, and roll credits, its an interactive world where people will quest and level up, craft proffesions, run dungeons, arena tournaments, pvp, not to mention a story mission that branches off in multiple directions and will continue to expand. WoW is not free after level 20 you still have to buy it and its expansions.