User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-15410713-20130904034052/@comment-189.101.99.136-20130904222929

Sry but i don't think i get it, Equilibrium. You are trying to prove that making games is expensive and in the end you present us "Grand total: $1 459 000. 00"... i mean, What??

ESO probably cost something between 50 and 120 millions of dollars. i'm not question the expensive cost of developing, i just want the people do the math.

Look, the beta has over 3 million of inscriptions. lets assume that 1/3 end up buying the game. it's 1m of people x $60 for the game = 60 million just in the first month. in 4 months they'll have collected 120 million, 180 millions in 8 months, 220 in one year and so on. And i'm being very pessimist. i Do know about maintenance, content development after launch and have no ideia of how much it will cost. but come on, they are telling us they'll spend 10 million of dollars per month on mantence and content! come on. 10 MILLION? i don't think so.

i'm not against the subscription. not at all! but it could be far cheaper.