User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-174.30.82.16-20130823024955

I'd like to point out that $15/mo is among the cheapest "entertainment" you'll get. $15 equates to a couple packs of cigarettes in some areas; a few drinks from Starbucks; dinner at a cheap restaurant; a night at a movie (assuming you like a half popped bag of popcorn and overpriced candy); a pizza from a pizza place that isn't terrible; I could go on and on. These are things people do multiple times a month, if not multiple times a week.

Put in perspective, I easily spend $15 dollars on convenience store coffee, over the course of a few days. It'd help to examine what all one spends money on (and how much) before lambasting the decision to go with a pay to play model

As for the additional PS/Xbox subscription issues on top of that; I feel for the affected, but that's also why I prefer to do my gaming on a PC.