Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-5247041-20130821093041/@comment-7153552-20130823220635

They aren't trying to get rid of the fans, they're trying to pay for things the fans want. The problem is all the console fans are already paying too much to be able to subscribe, too. Internet+Online Service+Game Fee = way too much! Then you have the folks on PC that just can't afford that much or have no desire to pay at all. If they drop the price per month I can see it being okay, and I can definitely see the need for the small cash shop (if it's like $5 a month instead of $15) to help support the community.

$15 a month guaranteed from 300,000 people versus $5 a month guaranteed from 1,000,000 people with an infinite possible amount of microtransactions? The choice should be obvious.