User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-67.172.103.215-20130910150919/@comment-5558140-20130910151556

buy the game time in packages, like 30$ for 3 months, and with pre-paid cards or just pre-paid time you don't have to contiue to constantly pay, you can stop and take a break from it and start it back up whenever you want.