User blog comment:Ikabite/The Elder Scrolls Online: P2P or F2P?/@comment-212.185.230.183-20130409163645

I think that these "kids" who can't get their parents to pay for their subscription have every right to complain. The biggest gaming crowd are the minors and they should be accounted for. Sorry that we don't have almost $200 a year to play a video game. Making the game more expensive than $60 is no big deal if they choose to do so, but monthly fees are ridiculous. It will increase player base anyways. Plus, we shouldn't worry about having the updates being not up to par due to using a Buy to Play model. It's Bethesda Softworks guys. They certainly have much more money than ArenaNet who are constantly putting out updates for Guild Wars 2. In addition, why would anyone choose to pay a subscription fee for new and better content when in reality, if we wanted new content, we can just use mods made by the community for Skyrim, Oblivion, or even Morrowind all for free! (You cannot argue that The Elder Scrolls Online is going to be substantially different from these games.)

All in all, having a monthly fee would be a hassle. The game could have a potnetially huge player base without it and the game would be more enjoyable than a chore.