Template:Subscription model

Game time is currently purchasable in Pre-order packs.^[1]

This allows us to avoid the pay to win mentality many free-to-play games employ, as well as maintain a steady flow of new content for all our players.^[2]

Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) is a subscription based game.^[2]

The monthly subscription fee is USD $14.99.^[3]^[4]

There will be no region locking, but certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Certain regions will have "harmonized" subscription prices that better reflect their local economies. Harmonized regions will be segregated from other regions.^[5] – Ry Schueller

Lifetime subscriptions were granted to crowdfunding backers at the Braver of worlds level or higher.^[8]^[9] These will never be available again.^[10]

Subscriptions will begin at launch or, subject to change, a user may be able to choose to activate their subscription to start at a particular point in time.^[11]
- Game time (earned through crowdfunding and pre-order packs) will not begin counting down until the game is released.^[12]

I think a sub cost provides both the barrier of entry to prevent, some not all, but mitigate some gold selling bots and whatnot because there's a cost associated with playing the game, but it's also not too high that it gets on the greedy side or prevents a lot of players from participating and trying the game; and then if the game is good then people will continue to subscribe and that subscription provides funding and revenue for the developers to continue a significant content creation and expansion rollout for the game.^[13] – Steven Sharif