User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-16454035-20130828033504/@comment-3124449-20130828044907

Personally, what I think would build a better fanbase would be making the first hour or so of gameplay VERY difficult...like, Dark Souls caliber. The kids would give up due to actual difficulty, and for the players liking the game enough to continue, the gameplay will still be much like other Elder Scrolls titles (after the difficulty returns to normal)