Posted this in Gaming but I wrote it in a rush. Putting it in offtopic now with more voting options.
BTW it is not free 2 play in the sense that it is financed by microtransactions. You pay $70 for the disc and then it is free to play online. DLC is another topic.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/elder-scrolls-online-release-date-no-subscriptions/?ncid=rss_truncated
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Definitely will see about getting it with friends, but I'm not sure of Bethesda's business ethics so if this B2P model dips into P2W or if it begins to lock off future important expansions the way of DCUO, then it'll be a no show. Many people already have reason enough to be hesitant, they really don't need to f[u]u[/u]ck up their payment model.