Elder Scrolls Online Subs: A Mutal Decision
Bethesda parent company Zenimax made sure it happened
Bethesda is going against the Free-to-Play tide with its MMO The Elder Scrolls Online and its not taking all the weight of that decision on its shoulders.
In case you're not aware of the pricing, we reported it here. But basically, you pay for the boxed edition and then you pay a subscription of $14.99/30 days (€12.99 / £8.99). What? Why? Here's why:
Pete Hines, Bethesda's always good for a quote VP of Marketing explains:
“It would be fair to say it was a mutual decision (between parent company Zenimax and Bethesda).It wasn’t like they decided it, and we didn’t mandate it. There was a lot of conversation around it.”
“I worry about it but I worry about everything. That’s my job, to worry. But I think it’s the right decision for the right reasons.”
Okay, but, again, why? Pete says, "You can buy it, play the hell out of it for four weeks and go ‘Eh! I’m done. I did everything I wanted to do, I did a bunch of single-player stuff, I did a bunch of PVP, and now I’m out.’ Then you’re out. The subscription is irrelevant. The initial purchase is exactly the same as any other PC game because you don’t have to pay for the subscription until your 30 days is up.”
You'll have our Elder Scrolls update this week.
Source: GamesOnNet
In case you're not aware of the pricing, we reported it here. But basically, you pay for the boxed edition and then you pay a subscription of $14.99/30 days (€12.99 / £8.99). What? Why? Here's why:
Pete Hines, Bethesda's always good for a quote VP of Marketing explains:
“It would be fair to say it was a mutual decision (between parent company Zenimax and Bethesda).It wasn’t like they decided it, and we didn’t mandate it. There was a lot of conversation around it.”
“I worry about it but I worry about everything. That’s my job, to worry. But I think it’s the right decision for the right reasons.”
Okay, but, again, why? Pete says, "You can buy it, play the hell out of it for four weeks and go ‘Eh! I’m done. I did everything I wanted to do, I did a bunch of single-player stuff, I did a bunch of PVP, and now I’m out.’ Then you’re out. The subscription is irrelevant. The initial purchase is exactly the same as any other PC game because you don’t have to pay for the subscription until your 30 days is up.”
You'll have our Elder Scrolls update this week.
Source: GamesOnNet
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Comments
Jake 1 Apr 2014 13:15
1/2
Thanks for the heads up on this stealth subscription charge that was not mentioned on when I made my online purchase. So they are saying you can play as much as you like for 30 days and after this you have to pay to play. I have played over 140 hours in Skyrim and i haven't nearly finished it and I purchased it on the release date. What do they expect you to do play 10 hours a day. You would not be able to sell your game because of this 30 day period (they would need a subscription charge to be able to use it).
Paul 2 Apr 2014 19:25
2/2
A sub free on an MMO is pretty standard stuff and people have been talking about ESO's sub for the last 6 months. Have you been living under a shell?