User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-50.135.156.64-20130825210014

I would like for somebody to relpy and clarify what exactly they mean by " putting pay gates between the player and content at any point in the game ruins that feeling of freedom? Sure at the game launch they will have high subscription numbers just like other mmo games did for example Star Wars TOR, Rift to name a few. When Rift went to free to play we now have one of the best in my opinion in game stores where the player has the freedom to purchase or not alot of really cool stuff to add to each character but still have to quest to get the really cool gear which is how it should be. We also get game updates alot faster. I think the developers in my opinion will have a hard time meeting these goals but could be wrong. The avarage player like my self would choose a free to play game over a subscription game which is what really most mmo players prefer and will stay with the game in the long term. I am very excited about what I have seen so far on the character creation features for elder scrolls though.