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Will Elder Scrolls Online Survive with a Subscription Model?

Alduin|4420d ago |Opinion piece|38|

In this article ESO Masters discusses the reasons why The Elder Scrolls Online may have the strength to survive in the MMO universe and also hits on reasons why it may find itself on a sinking ship in the coming months.

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Garethvk4421d ago

We got our review unit today so we can start the reviews on Sunday but are under embargo from publishing a review until later. Curious to see how it plays vs the Beta.

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Alduin4421d ago

Curious, too. The beta was very shaky and had quite a few glitches. I love the Elder Scrolls series so I'm really hoping they can give it a good shine but I feel like that's a lot of polish work to do in a short time period. We'll see, though.

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Garethvk4421d ago

I did not have as many glitches as I expected but I was hoping to get away from that constant grind that is so common with games of this type. To me it could have been any MMORPG of the last 10 years as here was little if any change of significant notice. I know the branching storylines and such but we saw that with The Old Republic.

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candy_mafia4420d ago

If it does, it will do so without my money.....

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fenome4420d ago (Edited 4420d ago )

Same with me, I tend to vote with my wallet on these issues. I'm not willing to pay a subscription fee to play just one game, especially considering it has a full-price entry fee and supports micro-transactions as well.

I just can't condone or justify supporting a game that incorporates all 3 of these price models at the same time.

That's the only reason I skipped on Final Fantasy VIX even though it looked like I would enjoy it a lot.

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Grave4420d ago

Nope.

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ShadowKingx4420d ago

pc maybe, consoles, with the exception of a few, no , i for one was looking forward to this game, but i got bored quick with the beta.

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Alduin4420d ago

Definitely not on consoles. They aren't an MMO crowd plus Xbox One players will have to pay the $15/mo sub fee on top of Xbox Live... yeah, won't happen.

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DarkEnergy4420d ago

A realm Reborn seems to be doing well on console's. I'm getting this for ps4 know quite a few other people that are too. Time will tell :)

The main hardware this game will have a problem with will be Xbox One as like you said, xbox live as well as a sub (and the game)

But all the best to however / whatever everyone plays on.

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dcj05244420d ago

A realm reborn is doing great on ps3 and many are buying for PS4

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butterknuckles4420d ago

What's going on? Did everyone suddenly become poor? It's $15. I've paid for mmo's for years. It's not that big of a deal. Get a job.

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Adiaind4420d ago

Thank you. I have been paying monthly sub fee's for games since before I was out of high school for games like dark age of camelot. I can't believe how many people cry about it now.

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Alduin4420d ago

For everyone but Xbox players. For Xbox players it's $60 for the game, $15 for the sub fee, and an additional $5-$10/mo (depending if you buy a year in advance or not) for XBL service.

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il-JumperMT4420d ago

I am in favour of subcription MMOs, but TESO is an abomination

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Alduin4420d ago

I favor paid MMOs as well. Haven't had a chance to play the final ESO release so I'm hoping it's not THAT bad.

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Xristo4420d ago

Hope it does...F2P sucks! Head start in 13 hours!

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Lukebb914420d ago

I love elder scrolls but from what I've heard this game has been in development for ages and its graphics and gameplay are dated it wont stop me buying it when its free to play though. If its a flop the positive will be that bethesda will really push the next eso game to be the best thing ever.

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Rimeskeem4420d ago

I was excited and then they said a 15$ a month sub and was like

I'm out

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Takwin4420d ago

I played a few beta weekends with my wife and old DAOC / WOW / GW2 guild. Many in the guild liked it, but my wife and I did not. We both played many MMOs and liked Skyrim so I thought it would just be great.

It wasn't the bugs that scared me away - some of Bethesda's games have been awfully buggy - but it was the staleness of the world and the somehow slow "action" combat. It felt sluggish and I cannot imagine it with hundreds of people PvP'ing over a keep or area.

I'm fine paying subscriptions (PS Network and WoW top my list of greatest values, along with Amazon Prime), but this specific game is not worth it to me.

I told my guildies that if it is going strong in 3 months, I would at least give it a whirl. Easy to tell in 60 days if you are going to stay in a game, and most of us have wasted $75 on much stupider things. Hearthstone packs, LoL skins, virtual anything...

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starscream014420d ago

I would love to play it.....but $15 a month? Not me I will stick to Titan fall and Destiny.

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Atariz4419d ago

nope, F2P in a year. Subscription based MMOs just don't work.. except for WoW obviously

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xActionBasturdx4419d ago

Nope...final fansasy: ARR on the other hand will be getting my subscription...Elder Scrolls Online just seems to be lacking something

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Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk Is Now Live

Christopher|29d ago |News|0|

Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk is now live for all platforms (including PC/Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation), kicking off a new era for The Elder Scrolls Online. This inaugural Season is live from April 2 until July 8 and lays the foundation for all future Seasons by introducing new reward systems, the first wave of player-focused improvements, class and combat redesigns, new zones and challenges, and more.

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Elder Scrolls Online - Previewing Season Zero’s Tome of Dawn and Dusk Rewards

Christopher|33d ago |News|0|

Check out some of the rewards you can unlock and acquire in ESO’s first ever Tamriel Tome, arriving April 2, 2026.

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The Elder Scrolls Online – 2026 Seasons Direct

Christopher|34d ago |Video|0|

Get an in-depth view of the future of ESO with the 2026 Seasons Direct, followed by two developer and community member roundtables. Join the team at ZeniMax Online Studios as they share the many ways ESO is evolving with new adventures, stories, challenges, and systems, plus get your first look at each Season arriving in 2026. A new age for The Elder Scrolls Online is about to begin!

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