I think it does. I think if it has a chance of keeping up with the big dogs, and acually make reliable funds, it needs to be. I would sub to it. However if it goes to ftp, I am sure most paying customers will not stay, and overall it wont do as well as it should.
I mainly want it go to p2p because it can afford to keep the lagg down by not having freeloaders, and acually better servers. Then you got the mentality in game of it being a even playing field, and the game itself is attracting alot of attention from hardcore western mmorpg gamers.