User blog comment:Timeoin/TES Online - Payment Style/@comment-94.194.11.111-20130129123009

I remember preordering SWTOR thinking that £50 (more the price for collector's edition games than base games) would guarantee it to be a buy-to-play game; I was sorely disappointed by a subscription scheme even more expensive than WoW's. While I wouldn't pin too much hope on a high retail price, I have a vain hope that they will consider making TESO buy-to-play with expansions to entice players to pay again, rather than any recurring subscription or pay-to-win.