Massively.com: Elder Scrolls monthly content will go beyond 'a new sword or a funny hat'

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In a recent interview with Gamespot, Bethesda's VP of PR, Pete Hines, described what the publisher sees as a value proposition for The Elder Scrolls Online's $14.99-a-month sub fee.

"We're also very confident in our ability to support [the sub fee] with content. And not content of the magnitude of, it's a new month, here's a new sword or here's a funny hat -- but content that is real and significant and it feels like regular and consistent DLC releases."

Hines went on to describe what he sees as the major factor that will separate TESO from the sea of games launching as F2P: "We're not trying to make a game that everybody who plays games will automatically buy. It is a certain kind of game. There [are] no shooter elements. There [are] no aliens. It is a massive 'go where you want, do what you want' game that we think offers the kind of experience that's worthy of a subscription."

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Coming from TERA, where all new content is funny hats, this made me feel a lot better about the sub fee.

I personally would feel jipped with a funny new hat every month, however a new sword every month wouldn't be that bad, as long as it was gradually better than my last months sword, and also seemed to have some sort of prorgressive visual improvements too, as if it was magical enough to gradually become cooler looking and more menacing, and maybe larger than the previous rendition.   

That being said, this is good talk, but only time will truly tell to see how significant the content is that they are promising.   I am hoping it will be cool stuff and a descent variety from month to month.  However, I do hope they do give me a new sword say on the 1yr anniversary of launch to celebrate being around for a year.