No one has anything nice to say -___-

The thing is there are plenty of examples of previous games going down the 'hybrid' road (having both free-to-play and paid-subscription options in one game) and they show how badly things can turn out (LOTRO), though others (Rift) were far less affected.

I've played those two and SW:TOR since release and do so even today and so have seen them go through this situation .. accompanied by the same knee-jerk reactions from those who want to think themselves superior to the 'kids' (as they often refer to those who only play games that are free).

These people prattle on about how the community will suffer and influx of 'kids', the reality is that yes, some undesirables will start playing .. but then this game has had that type of player from the start too .. but my experience of Rift and LoTRO is that this is a minor non-event.

No, the main reason for all the hate is simply people who don't know, have never experienced it first-hand, making things up and reading haters on other game sites and concluding they know what's going to happen and that it'll be bad.

The hybrid business model isn't bad, it isn't what turned LOTRO into a dire experience, it took the developer (Turbine) to do that .. what happens to ESO is in ZOS' hands, their integrity will determine how much the ESO game experience will change .. but web forums are full of knee-jerkers who want it and want it NOW, the concept of 'waint and see' is beyond their low intellect to be able to understand.