No, I will NEVER pay extra for the right to play a game online. EQ is nothing but a cash cow for Sony. Why would I want to pay extra money just to play a game I already paid for? I can spent $50.00 to get NWN, and play online for free, or spend $50.00 for EQ and an extra $12.95/ month just to play it? Don't give me that BS line about sever costs, maintence, ect. Blizzard runs battle.net for free, lots of other companies run things at no extra cost to player.