PC and console differences

Venaitre · October 2015

What are the exact differences between the PC and the console versions?
Do they follow the same patch changes?

terrordactyl1971 · October 2015

Mostly how the UI, text and voice chat are implemented....they're the big differences

Consoles are about a month behind on patches and 2 weeks behind on DLC rollouts

Prodigy1971 · October 2015

Nope. The bugs from the PC version that are already fixed are still included in the console versions. Sad but true.

Also the console version is way behind the PC version... at least 2-3 months. If you´ve got the choice... get the PC version. You get chat, addons and a way better UI on PC.

I play on PS4, cause my PC sucks. And I regret playing on PS4 meanwhile.

Molag_Crow · October 2015

After seeing a Sypher vid on his DK, it made me see the massive difference between PC and Console because on console (Idk if it's been fixed with -this- patch or not) sometimes when I'm FULL HEALTH, I'll die. I'm being serious. My Phoenix set activated when I was at 50% health yesterday and then 10+ seconds after, I died with full HP (while moving around, healing myself) lol

Bananko · October 2015

CrowsDescend wrote: »

sometimes when I'm FULL HEALTH, I'll die.

In the game or in real life?

MuddledMuppet · October 2015

I had ESO on PC but switched to PS4, I wanted to try PvP, but my eyes practically explode when I see how many add-ons some people use for it, the problem was, to be anywhere near competetive those add-ons became esential.

Yeah I'd love to see some of the Pve addons made available for console, but if the PvP ones came around I'll probably be looking elsewhere for my PvP fun.

Also, I made more friends/spoke to more people in the first couple of weeks playing on PS4 than I did in over six months on PC due to voice chat. (despite being in several PC guilds)

terrordactyl1971 · October 2015

It's excellent on PS4, maybe just missing text chat

Enodoc · October 2015

Content-wise, they are essentially identical, and this includes most (quest-related) bugs. The major differences are in UI and social features.

NewBlacksmurf · October 2015

Venaitre wrote: »

What are the exact differences between the PC and the console versions?
Do they follow the same patch changes?

-In general if your deciding to play on one platform vs the other...
PC - has tons of more options with one exception (lacks native voice chat)
PC - patches and updates come first here and Player Test Server is available weeks n months prior to DLC releases
PC- will have native game pad support on 11/2
Console- looks good but slight reductions in graphic quality
Console - voice chat only and no text chat
Console - lacks a lot of customization and settings offered on PC

Overall I'd say go with PC for performance and options/user specific settings and early updates or testing.
Go with console for better social options provided by each console community if you prefer voice over typing and don't mind getting updates and patches weeks after PC

You have to choose for yourself but I have both PC and Xbox one but prefer Xbox one for myself

13igTyme · October 2015

Patches are the same.

Pallmor · October 2015

Venaitre wrote: »

What are the exact differences between the PC and the console versions?
Do they follow the same patch changes?

On the PC, King Jorunn, King Emmerich, and Queen Ayrenn don't have goatees. On the consoles, they do.

Brrrofski · October 2015

Main thing is add ons. WIsh we had these so much on console.

Consoles have voice chat and PC has text chat.

That's about it really.

Titansteele · October 2015

So far this thread has not required popcorn ....... I am vexed

Belidos · October 2015

Pallmor wrote: »

Venaitre wrote: »

What are the exact differences between the PC and the console versions?
Do they follow the same patch changes?

On the PC, King Jorunn, King Emmerich, and Queen Ayrenn don't have goatees. On the consoles, they do.

Does that mean the console version is the evil alternate universe version?

Pallmor · October 2015

Belidos wrote: »

Pallmor wrote: »

Venaitre wrote: »

What are the exact differences between the PC and the console versions?
Do they follow the same patch changes?

On the PC, King Jorunn, King Emmerich, and Queen Ayrenn don't have goatees. On the consoles, they do.

Does that mean the console version is the evil alternate universe version?

Not necessarily. Remember than goatee Eric Cartman was actually the nice one.

danno8 · October 2015

MuddledMuppet wrote: »

I had ESO on PC but switched to PS4, I wanted to try PvP, but my eyes practically explode when I see how many add-ons some people use for it, the problem was, to be anywhere near competetive those add-ons became esential.

Yeah I'd love to see some of the Pve addons made available for console, but if the PvP ones came around I'll probably be looking elsewhere for my PvP fun.

Also, I made more friends/spoke to more people in the first couple of weeks playing on PS4 than I did in over six months on PC due to voice chat. (despite being in several PC guilds)

Some of the best PvPers (like Legendary Mage off the top of my head) use no addons at all. I can't think of any addons that really help you be more competitive. They are convenient for sure though.

Enodoc · October 2015

danno8 wrote: »

MuddledMuppet wrote: »

I had ESO on PC but switched to PS4, I wanted to try PvP, but my eyes practically explode when I see how many add-ons some people use for it, the problem was, to be anywhere near competetive those add-ons became esential.

Yeah I'd love to see some of the Pve addons made available for console, but if the PvP ones came around I'll probably be looking elsewhere for my PvP fun.

Also, I made more friends/spoke to more people in the first couple of weeks playing on PS4 than I did in over six months on PC due to voice chat. (despite being in several PC guilds)

Some of the best PvPers (like Legendary Mage off the top of my head) use no addons at all. I can't think of any addons that really help you be more competitive. They are convenient for sure though.

ZOS tried very hard to set it up so that you weren't really able to create add-ons that give a competitive advantage. I think they did very well on this actually. It's only those add-ons that say things like "block now" that come close to that advantage line.

danno8 · October 2015

Enodoc wrote: »

danno8 wrote: »

MuddledMuppet wrote: »

I had ESO on PC but switched to PS4, I wanted to try PvP, but my eyes practically explode when I see how many add-ons some people use for it, the problem was, to be anywhere near competetive those add-ons became esential.

Yeah I'd love to see some of the Pve addons made available for console, but if the PvP ones came around I'll probably be looking elsewhere for my PvP fun.

Also, I made more friends/spoke to more people in the first couple of weeks playing on PS4 than I did in over six months on PC due to voice chat. (despite being in several PC guilds)

Some of the best PvPers (like Legendary Mage off the top of my head) use no addons at all. I can't think of any addons that really help you be more competitive. They are convenient for sure though.

ZOS tried very hard to set it up so that you weren't really able to create add-ons that give a competitive advantage. I think they did very well on this actually. It's only those add-ons that say things like "block now" that come close to that advantage line.

Yah and those alerts will come up for any and all incoming damage that has a "wind-up", but the thing is there are circumstances where you will not want to block even if the addon says so. So it comes down to awareness either way.

I actually have the "block now", "cleanse now" shut off for those reasons. If I listened to them in PvP all I would be doing is blocking and cleansing.