Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-5247041-20130821093041/@comment-7453433-20130828110318

Banneram wrote: I have avoided this conversation, largely because I am in the minority, I predict that within 6 months ESO will be F2P in one way or another. This decision was made purely from a business standpoint, the board most likely wants a guranteed return on their investment. This game has been in development for several years. I personally had no opinion on which way they decided to go, one way or another it will be F2P and I will be there playing it regardless.

Not comparing this directly to SWTOR, however being there for launch that game got the same outcry of "OMG P2P I will not buy" however over a million people were there paying 60 bucks or more for just one month on launch day, and only ever dropping to I think 500k subscribers. I am not sure about the exact numbers but I am fairly certain this is a fair ball park figure. From a business stand point this brought them back to a break even point.

I was there for SWTOR from launch till it became boring and not longer worth my money, I did not go back when it became F2P because it still lacks what I am looking for. If it had been F2P from the get go I still would not have been there.

I think ESO will take a path of its own, I personally hope it will evolve into a cosmetic cash shop with F2P and charging for big expansions, not the cash gates of SWTOR.

If it stays P2P I hope it will drop to 5-9.99 a month that just seems more fair, especially for those already paying for the use of console services.

That itself is a different issue, I know it seems unfair to charge console gamers. If you are paying for two services on the console that may suck yes, however it is fair I think. Why should console gamers have to pay less to the people running the servers just because they are already paying to Sony/Microsoft, that money does not go to Zenimax. It is just a huge disadvantage to playing on console, such is life.

I know I may sound a bit harsh, but this whole conversation has been fairly one sided and I think the majority of gamers out there fall in the middle of this debate.

That is my 2 cents anyway. I agree 100%. I will be playing this on a console and the charges dont phase me what so ever. I am a fan of TES series and since Morrowind have been hooked on the frachise. When they anounced they were doing an online version my first thought were halluluia its about time then it occoured to me that it will probly be full of people just running around hacking up any thing that moves. I think TES games are serious games and should be respected. They are not for people who just want to Blitz it in a couple of days and there for I think the fees too play are good in there own right as it will discourage the people who dont take the game as seriously as other. So when I do play this (well after the first 30 days) I know I will be playing the game with people who actually take the game seriously and there for will be able to have a decent time playing it.