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Subscription fees seemed like they were going away for a while but not so for The Elder Scrolls Online. The upcoming MMORPG will feature a $15 per month subscription fee when it launches.
That is Matt Firor fielding questions from Gamestar at this year's Gamescom. It's not that people shouldn't have faith in Bethesda to deliver an interesting RPG experience, it's more-so that people don't have much faith in modern MMO releases with subscription fees. As such, how long do you think until The Elder Scrolls Online becomes a free-to-play title?
We're building a game with the freedom to play - alone or with your friends - as much as you want. A game with meaningful and consistent content - one packed with hundreds of hours of gameplay that can be experienced right away and one that will be supported with premium customer support. Charging a flat monthly (or subscription) fee means that we will offer players the game we set out to make, and the one that fans want to play. Going with any other model meant that we would have to make sacrifices and changes we weren't willing to make.
The Elder Scrolls Online offers unlimited play for the first 30 days with the purchase of the game. The choice is yours to play as much as you want; hundreds of hours of content, PvP, etc - is all there for you to experience with the base purchase of the game. If you want to continue playing for hundreds of hours more after that first month you'll pay a flat fee for continued, unlimited access to the game.
We'll talk about further discounts, etc. later, but for now, we are very happy to finally announce our model. It's very simple - you pay once per month after the first 30 days and the entire game is available to you.
The Elder Scrolls Online offers unlimited play for the first 30 days with the purchase of the game. The choice is yours to play as much as you want; hundreds of hours of content, PvP, etc - is all there for you to experience with the base purchase of the game. If you want to continue playing for hundreds of hours more after that first month you'll pay a flat fee for continued, unlimited access to the game.
We'll talk about further discounts, etc. later, but for now, we are very happy to finally announce our model. It's very simple - you pay once per month after the first 30 days and the entire game is available to you.
That is Matt Firor fielding questions from Gamestar at this year's Gamescom. It's not that people shouldn't have faith in Bethesda to deliver an interesting RPG experience, it's more-so that people don't have much faith in modern MMO releases with subscription fees. As such, how long do you think until The Elder Scrolls Online becomes a free-to-play title?
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