User blog comment:Ikabite/The Elder Scrolls Online: P2P or F2P?/@comment-99.47.188.190-20140205025005/@comment-109.97.185.50-20140206190034

Ah there is no subscription for GW2.You pay once and play 4ever. And yes they have microtransactions for "VANITY ITEMS" (skins and mini pets) which doesn't affect the gameplay. ANet can live with it. Why ZeniMax and Bethesda can't do the same? Because they are greedy.And in a year or 2 after they fill their pockets, TESO will end up like SWTOR with a gross infectious F2P-Hybrid model with many restrictions.I would gladly pay for expansion packs, but to pay again to play something that i already paid for (full price by the way)  it seems ridiculous and desperate.Because of this subscription money rip off model players will feel more time pressed which leads to a community filled with fat geek TES fanboys worshiping and defending them.(e.g. see WOW community). Look how The Secret World transformed from a subscription based model to a Pay once play forever with no restrictions on how much money you can carry or what features are available to normal players, of course you need to pay for additional content. Ooops!!! I was trying to explain why GW2 isn't a F2P hybrid with subscriptions and instead i wrote about my disgust for TESO's money rip off plan and any other games that follow this plan. I should have pointed out GW2 FAQ.