Quote Originally Posted by Skyhound View Post
Like I said, be thankful. Look at TESO, that game is $60 + a MINIMUM $15 sub fee; Forbes magazine had a field day tearing them a new one over that decision.
This kinda thing continues to strike me as slightly odd.

I've seen reams of stuff tearing TESO to pieces for having a sub fee and a purchase fee, yet the same people don't even acknowledge FFXIV, which has exactly the same payment model AND stands as possibly the only direct competitor to TESO on the PS3/4. They're both around $15 for the basic membership and both require a pre-purchase.

Why is it perfectly acceptable for Squenix to do it but not Zenimax/Bethesda? Don't get me wrong, I have no issue with the model (or the games); it's just that the market seems really biased against TESO.