User blog comment:SleepingIII/Elder Scrolls Online - ESO Going B2P and Console Updates/@comment-26662848-20150123080834/@comment-70.170.55.96-20150125202043

Buy to Play does NOT mean you have to pay a subscription fee. It means you have to buy the game before you can play it, like regular games. Pay to Play is a game that requires a subscription. Free to Play means you don't have to buy the game or pay a subscription.