User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-128.198.202.102-20130916090346/@comment-5558140-20130916231058

but 4 months worth of payments is 60$ and its not a free download game its a retail copy being sold on disc in stores. just don't buy it, at this point its not even worth trying to convince other people its worth it, too many people can't see past their own problems to really understand why there is a fee. no amount of complaining will change zenimax's stance on it so just don't buy the game and thats your best way of combating the fee.