OK this is my first time ever posting in a forum and not sure if such a thread has been made, I couldn't find what I was Looking for

So here goes Iv really been wondering why pc and console have to be on separate mega-servers, I know Sony and Microsoft don't get along but sadly half my friends will be getting ESO on pc and those who do not have gaming pc will be getting on Ps4. My wife would also like to play but her computer is now quite old and wants to get it on ps4 I have a great gaming pc so I will be buying on PC we would really like to play together.

So my actual question is why are they not sharing servers is it a technical issue? Is it because the hate between PS and Xbox, Is it cause Different launch Dates, or maybe because Pc players would have an advantage over console players (Although I believe that's why PC is limited to 5 action keys)

If anyone knows why or if this may be changed in the future so we can all be friends on ESO be it whether you are console or PC

PS. ( if this thread has been made some where else please point it out to me, Thanks)

I wasn't aware that there will be separate servers. I was told that every version of the game would be on the same mega server. Although, that DOES seem unfair, because PC users will have access to mods that reveal MUCH more information giving a clear advantage in PvP, so much advantage in fact that console users wouldn't have a chance.

The console gamers would be trashed to oblivion by pc players. It really is much better this way.

*Console players can't write in chat cause they don't have a keyboard, so it would be awkward in groups with pc players.

*Games don't share platforms because PC players wreck console players, at least in FPSs, because the keyboard allows faster reactions and better control, and it's very evident.

http://www.gamesradar.com/pc-gamers-destroyed-console-gamers-in-tests-says-voodoo-pc-founder/

I always link this article when theres a pc vs console discussion going on ..makes me so happy in panties ^___^

Ultimately blame MS. They don't play nice with others. It's why FFXIV is only on PC and PS and not Xbox.

Yep. In PvP PC players will destroy console players. Won't be fair. MS tried that with an FPS game in the past, and all leaderboards were full of PC players. Console controllers are just not as accurate as mouse/keyboard.

This and the two games would need to be patched same time so long delays due to sony/ms. Plus it would tie the pc down to adding only things that can work on the consoles, why dcuo on pc is so limited because of the 320mb ram of ps3

They also tried it with Lost Planet: Colonies. Didn't end up great either.

I am very happy and glad that we have our own megaservers for each platform for some of the following reasons:

1) I want a KB&M interface! Not a silly console interface that is not made for a KB&M

2) I do not want to wait for the silly Sony / Mircosoft rules about patching -- they just delay the patch for no good reason

3) I do not want to hear whining about Sony / Mircosoft being unfair about whatever -- well, one get their system, deal with it

Final Fantasy 14 on PS4 allows users to plug a keyboard and mouse in and play jsut like a PC gamer WITH PC gamers as the game is cross platform, the fact ESO i snot cross platform is the same reason FFXIV is not on xbox one, because microsoft said to FFXIV if you want the game on our system then you CAN'T have pc and ps4 and ps3 on the same server WE ALL have to be seperate, SE ffxiv told them to shuv it up their A** and lost money to keep their community together = Good none money greedy devs*

Zenimax are money greedy and gave in to the xbox demands and now have no cross platform and seperate mega servers, amazing...

Ff14 has no pvp or didn't when it was made for xplatform play, try playing console vs pc with no assist see how you do, it's got nothing to do with money, it's costing zenimax more using 6 sets of servers...

You guys are hilariously misinformed. You can use both a mouse and a keyboard with a PS4. Play the PS4 version of DCUO. That game has tons of player interaction.

And once again, this isn't a FPS. Even if someone was using a controller they could stomp a mud hole in most of the PC users using mouse and keyboard. Using a certain peripheral or control scheme doesn't give you magic powers of situational awareness and/or reaction speed. It's just like the myth that all games look better on PCs. All games look better on PCs with good specs. I've seen tons of threads in the last few years where people are stroking their PC supremacy and how games "look SO much better" on PC. Then they post screenshots with their shoddy rigs and they look like crap. lol

DCUO isn't limited at all. It's a fun game, the action is heavy, it runs great, and (now that they've upgraded the visuals) it looks good too. I've played with a controller, even when I'm playing the PC client. I've dominated in PvP, Legends, and facesmashed Alerts and gotten most DPS by a large margin more often than not. I top DPS charts as a Controller, in controller stance, while using a controller.

I haven't been able to play ESO with a controller yet because I really didn't feel like fooling with Xpadder. That being said, I have my suspicions. If the UI and gameplay were as micromanage-intensive as WoW and had tons of hotkeys, I'd say you guys were right. Guess what though? It doesn't The game's UI and combat are designed around controller use. But don't let logic and reason stand in the way of your baseless accusations and misguided PC-posturing.

Seriously, are we still having this out-dated conversation? What year is this? 1990?

Point is dcuo was a console game ported to pc, where u there at launch on pc?

lol You're wrong. I was a beta tester for the PC version of DCUO AND the PS3 version. Guess which client was up and running first? Hint: it wasn't the console version.

No one is making the argument that mouse/keyboard is going to make the difference, it's MODS that reveal things not present in the default UI, such as %'s of resources a character has (stamina, health, magicka), cast times, abilities on their action bar, etc. This is a breaker in PvP, anyone who has access to this information will stomp those who don't.

ffxiv does have PVP, and the only game imo where a pc can be bette ris super twitch based fps games like battlefield etc, in no way would ESO users have a worse time vs a pc user on their console, i mean ESO... its basically auto target for a start, its not twitch super aim based and TBH i think controllers will be better for the 5 ability layout, ffxiv was really fun on controller and that was a full mmo pc hotbar, and it worked.
the controller on ESO will prob feel awesome and play awesome.

Explain the lack of a proper chat system then? How about the combat that only worked well if used a controller? It was with the ps3 in mind, why dcuo flopped on pc and strived on ps3.

While true, it still doesn't address mods/add-ons.

Furthermore, how many PS4/XBox players would buy KB&M? I would venture to say that the majority of console players would have a very short stay in Cyrodiil after they get annihilated by PC players and other console players with KB&M. If the consoles came with a KB&M I would have a very different tune. We are not saying we are superior to you, our default human interaction devices (that most players use) are.

Still doesn't address mods/add-ons.

I also have a controller for my PC because I like to play some of those games on my PC; still I don't go around trash-talking player who choose to use KB&M in Super Meat Boy, but at the end of the day I will get a better score than the KB&M players. Now excuse me, I need to go hammer in this nail with this spoon...

I play WoW pvp without any add ons and stomp people who think they are gods with 50 add ons running, guess what? add ons were made for lazy noobs without a braincell... count timers in your dam head, and if you see someone casting a heal then you should know what heal it is and naturally how long it has to cast.

And imo i dont think add ons will make any difference in ESO, pvp is a zerg fest anyway so how is any add on goign to help? oh so you see % of hp someone has, does that help you kill him faster? no... red bar = alive, grey bar = dead, hit hit hit hit till dead, simples.

I could see that and I agree. Mods would totally make a difference. As far as the controls go, the game isn't very intensive. It's rather simple and fluid. Don't get me wrong. I like the gameplay. I'm just saying that the game isn't some intense plethora of hotkeys that "requires" a mouse and keyboard.

In an auto target based game with very little aiming, and the new awesome accurac of the new consoles controllers, how do you think a pc will be better than a consoel controller? ESO is a game of few buttons anyway, so theres no reason why PC would have ANY ADVANTAGE AT ALL over a console, if anything console will prob be easier lol because of the layout.

Hahaha Dude... DCUO is STILL doing well on PC. Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it flopped. They just released like their 6th expansion. I was playing the PS4 client but I switched back to PC because a few friends that I game and stream with wanted to jump in to DCUO but don't own PS4.

Nah - the kiddies should stick to consoles, while us grown-ups mess around on PCs. Sorry, couldn't resist!

I played DCUO for a bit on PC at release, but i hated the game, the combat felt way to repetative and boring and the char models were fugly and the armour and even srmour dye system looked bad, the game imo was jsut bad in general thats why it went F2P, and because F2P games on consoles get a lot of users downloading them, as they are easy to see and download from PSN with 1/1000th the choice of mmos a pc has to choose from.