User blog comment:Ikabite/The Elder Scrolls Online: P2P or F2P?/@comment-4705438-20121126183242/@comment-74.88.254.107-20121205082317

You say that microtransactions are "very rarely done right, offering only [useless cosmetic] items",

and then later you say "whatever is your goal with the game... you will end up paying a lot more than you would by paying a mothly subscription."

Not only does the second statement completely contradict the first, even in games where the cash shop actually offers useless items, you will NOT end up paying more than a monthly subscription would cost over the year. Anyone who spends $180 on a cash shop needs to have their priorities examined.