Massively.com: The Elder Scrolls Online running into issues with its free subscription time

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The early access period is over, and The Elder Scrolls Online has launched. Unfortunately, it's running into a bit of a subscription problem. Thirty days of free time are included with the box purchase, something that most subscription-based games include; that's not the problem. The problem is that the game won't let players start in on those 30 days of free time until a subscription has been set up... and paid for, it appears.

At the moment, cards used to set up accounts are being charged the subscription cost immediately as a verification measure, which means that players who are not able to pay yet are locked out of the game. This is a strange state of affairs, obviously; most verification charges are for a single dollar, but people are reporting a full month's charge being applied immediately. It's most likely a mistake, although it can cause problems for those looking forward to playing on the free month during the launch weekend.

[Thanks to anonymous for the tip!]

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Its a bank to bank dependent practice: institution can temporary hold some funds in order to verify a subscription. However, I do agree they HAVE to CLEARLY state on a sign up page that payment will be processed in May after initial 30 days of "free" play.