Re:no subscription..... (Score 1)

Of course they're also planning on releasing expansions every few months.

This of course is your monthly fee.

For my money I prefer it this way.

I see it as a bit of a win all around:
1. Game maker gets rewarded for making good content repeatedly
2. Consumers don't get shafted for expansions and a monthly fee

It should keep the game fresh, and if the expansions are of a similar content level to the original game, it'll keep people interested for quite a few years I'd expect.

Really, there's no problem for me with pay-as-you-play, but there is a huge problem with PAYP as well as getting bent over for expansions - even itty bitty ones (hey Sony, wussup).