User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-76.88.102.29-20130913030612/@comment-16047389-20130913180820

All you'd get is a watered down version of what it was supposed to be, half-assed customer support, and new content maybe every 6 months. Because that's what happens to every other MMO that goes F2P. They're only going to put genuine effort into this game if they feel there would be long term profit in it.