User blog comment:PsijicThief/One of the two greatest blunders?/@comment-16454035-20130830062245

I'll be getting the game still, and paying the sub fee. I definitely wouldn't mind them dropping the price, but I'll be playing either way. The only thing that would keep me from playing would be if they added stat boosters, xp boosters, etc. that give gamers an unfair advantage over people who can't afford to purchase them. That is why I'm okay with the subscription fee, because it may mean that those sorts of items will not be introduced to the game. I'm not saying it is a good business plan on their part, or the optimal route to go (you did a good job explaining why it will most likely make them less money), but I've played subscription based games since WoW came out, so I'm more or less okay with it. I'm just afraid that they are going to run this game into the ground, because there are so many other games out there that are free and amazing (like Guild Wars 2).

At first I was even hoping that it would be a subscription based game, for a couple of reasons: subscriptions tend to keep most of the annoying, immature gamers away, and it usually keeps game-ruining items out of the cash shop. But seeing the outcry from people since this was announced grow ever louder, I really hope that they change it. I have wanted an Elder Scrolls MMO since I started playing TES, and I would really hate to see it ruined because of bad business sense.