Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-1600847-20130725153049/@comment-7153552-20130821154330

As of today I will say that the only thing ESO is going to kill is itself. Although now that they're announcing a sub-based buesiness model, they are endangering TES chapters. There are far too many uninformed gamers out there who assume that ESO is being made by Bethesda, and they'll think that the subscription is their idea, and if it fails because of that it'll be Beth's fault in those gamers' heads. It's sad, but true.

Will it kill the TES franchise? No. Will it hurt sales? Only slightly, if it all. Will it hurt a reputation? Very possibly.