User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-17126953-20130904144850/@comment-5469467-20130905102437

@Guyfaucz, I'm not sure if it's fear, so much, but more about certainty. After all, this way they're guaranteed a steady income from the game, which means they won't need to use pay-gates and can support the game for years with maintenance and new releases. On paper it sounds good, but alas myself and many other people simply do not want a subscription model.