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Should ESO be Cross Platform?

  • Turelus
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    Yes
    I think it should, but I don't think it'll happen.

    Personally I think all MMO games in this era of gaming should be striving for a single server with their entire playerbase connected together.
    @Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
    "Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."
  • Kalik_Gold
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    Yes
    XBOX and PS4 but not PC!
    Main Character:
    Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige

    PvP Pure-class:
    Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
    Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
    Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
    Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
    Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer

    PvP: Subclassed or Specialty
    Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer (Tank)
    Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer (Healer)
    Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade (Bomber)
    Two-Big-Horns an Argonian Arcanist /Sorcerer
    Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden (Ice-Theme)

    PvE:
    Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight (Tank)
    Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar (Healer)
    Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Redguard** Dragonknight (Raid Damage) --- Name change needed

    PvE: Specialty
    Tyrus Septim an Imperial Sorcerer (Dungeon Damage)
    Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden (Arenas)
    Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade (Thief)

    Leveling...
    Styx of Akatosh a Goblin*** Arcanist --- Race change needed
    Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Lycan Sorcerer
    Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
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    Passives of another race used:
    *Breton
    **Imperial
    ***Argonian




    __________________________Backstories:_________________________

    Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.

    Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.

    Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...

    Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.

    Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.

    The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.

    The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.

    Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.

    Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)

    And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.

    After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.

    After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...

    Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.

    Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.

    {time moves forward through the hour-glass}
    PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant
  • Aznarb
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    Yes
    Ofc yes.
    Who care about addon ?
    If you've addon and play with a friend, then tell them about meca if they don't know.
    I'm on PC I don't need any addon to help in combat.

    Also most of the console player would be more skilled than lot of PC player because, yes,n they don't have addon to make the game brainless and easy.

    Cross enable also, more player for LFG, so it's gonna be a bit faster.
    It's an MMORPG, not a FPS, cross would not be a problem.
    [ PC EU ]

    [ Khuram-dar ]
    [ Khajiit ]
    [ Templar - Healer ]
    [Crazy Gatherer & Compulsive Thief]

  • CMDR_Un1k0rn
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    No
    No. Performance is trash on consoles.

    Trust me, I've played on those platforms.

    Do us PC guys really want to wait half an hour just to get into a BG game because of Xbox hardware incompetence?
    In-game username: Un1korn | Happy member of the PCNA UESP guild (Resident Daggerfall Covenant enjoyer) | Main & basically only character: Crucian Vulpin, Imperial Dragonknight of the Daggerfall Covenant, and Undaunted Bulwark (I tank) | Mountain bike enjoyer and vulpine appreciator | If you know me from PCEU: No | To ZOS: THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BRING MY HORSE INTO BATTLE!
  • Suddwrath
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    Yes
    Should it? Yes.

    Can it? Most definitely not.
  • lucky_Sage
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    Maybe
    It would be cool but don't see it if it was they would have to lock pc mouse speed and remove all combat mods only mods that could be in game would be UI and combat counts
    DC PC NA
    Magdk - main
    Stamcro - alt

    AD PS4 NA -retired (PC runs way better to play on console)
    magdk
    magblade
    stamplar
    magden
    magsorc

  • Dark_Lord_Kuro
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    Maybe
    Ps4 and xbox only and if pc want to join the fun they need to leave all their addon at the door
  • Nemeliom
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    Yes
    Is there a reason why ps4 and Xbox don't have addons? Just wondering, I have no idea how this works.
    Baradur Morker - Level 50 Bosmer Nightblade
    Le-Duck - Level 50 Dark Elf Dragonknight
    Boom-Stormer - Level 50 High Elf Sorcerer
    Nemeliom the Great - Level 50 Redguard Warden
    Crazy Little Maggie - Level 50 High Elf Templar
  • DirkRavenclaw
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    No
    The Lag would become crazy. Just last night, not even really poplocked in Vivec PC/NA, half of our Raidgroup of 20 got multiple Times disconnected. They would need to turn down the Experience for PC Users and that is just not acceptable. Also, the Economy varies, even beetween PC/NA and PC/EU, no way to find a middleground. ZOS doesnt even manage to get PC/NA and PC/EU Server together, can you imagine the Chaos ?
    Council Member of AtWritsEnd, Member of LoneWolfeHelp, Donor of GhostSeaTradingCO., Factor of EastEmpireTradingCO.,HonourGuard of ´DominionImperialGuard(DIG/PVP)

    Master Crafter including Jewelry, i craft for Mats and Donation, always happy to help, if Im not in the Middle of PVP, i play since around 14 Months
  • LiquidPony
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    No
    I don't know any addon that gives pc any big advantage. Maybe dressing room. Gives a few seconds swapping gear. But everything else makes literally no performance impact. Since pretty much every single addon is for convinience. Literally.

    What add-ons do you refer to when you guys bring that up?

    Also, few of my friends in the game now exclusively play with controllers and they within the top players. They came from console to pc. Using controllers and minimal add-ons too. And still outperform most keyboard mouse and heavy add-on users. That addon argument makes no sense. You can do just as fine without them. In combat situations that is. Since 95% of the usually used add-ons are only again for convinience.

    Dressing Room/AlphaGear are the obvious ones when it comes to PvE scores. The ability to instantly swap all gear/skills (and even CP with another addon) between fights is a huge advantage. In a raid like vHoF people run like 6 completely different setups.

    RaidNotifier and other raid-oriented addons like Code's Combat Alerts, Asylum Status Panel, Cloudrest Assistant, etc. all make a difference as well. On console in vAS+2 we used to have two people literally running stopwatches to time the mini spawns and enrage mechanics. In vAS or vCR you get notifications of *who* is being targeted by a mechanic. Sure, you can do the content without this things, but they are an advantage.

    Even other stuff like S'rendarr/Action Duration Reminder are advantages even if they're small. Console players have no way to track some of the stuff that we can track on PC.

    Combat Metrics, Untaunted, Lillith's Group Manager, Improved Death Recap, Grim Focus Counter, Merlin's Rez Helper, Synergy (blocks certain roles from activating certain synergies, including "synergies" like vHRC break-free and vCR portal), etc.

    All of these things may be very small advantages alone but add them all together and it's a pretty big difference.
  • SpacemanSpiff1
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    No
    no. the servers are wonky enough as it is.
  • Katahdin
    Katahdin
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    No
    ZoS has already stated that this is something they are not planning to do
    Beta tester November 2013
  • notimetocare
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    No
    Zacuel wrote: »
    Pc cannot play without their add-ons.

    Cant or won't? We play PC because we have the freedom to modify our UI is a vastly superior way. We do it to reduce busywork and repetitive garbage. Plebs just be jealous
  • kyle.wilson
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    Zacuel wrote: »
    Pc cannot play without their add-ons.

    Almost every UI change that ZOS has incorporated has initially come as an addon for PC. The recent changes to the guild store have been on PC for 4 years with an add-on.
  • Bouldercleave
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    Maybe
    The platforms would have to be equalized so no one had advantages over the others.

    ie - PC players could not share servers with consoles because of available addons

    That would have to change or console players would be at a dire disadvantage.
  • Darkenarlol
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    No
    let all that *omg omg addons* peasant brigade be wehere they are now - away from me
  • Sylvermynx
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    No
    Cardthief wrote: »
    As nice as it would seem, the fact is that consoles do not have access to addons as us PC players do, which may be an unfair advantage against them. We have addons that notify us about combat, automatically repair our gear (with kits) and recharge our weapons (with gems) mid combat, give us map locations and minimaps, auto-craft writs, savable and keybindable set/skill swaps (Alpha Gear), etc.

    As of now PC players have a lot more tools at their disposal, maybe one day when consoles have access to the addons as we do, but until then its best to keep them separate.

    Yep. All that....
  • Shardaxx
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    No
    No problems with X-Box but I wouldn't want to play against PC gamers, they have a ton of advantages.
    PS4 - Europe - Shardaxx - Wood Elf Nightblade - Aldmeri Dominion
  • russelmmendoza
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    Yes
    I would love to see the pc master race nuking the console players in pvp, lol.

    The both console players makes an alliance to overthrow the pc master race.

    BLEEPING EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • TheRealPotoroo
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    Maybe
    I would love to see the pc master race nuking the console players in pvp, lol.

    The both console players makes an alliance to overthrow the pc master race.

    BLEEPING EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Are we here yet?
    xnGLIIo.jpg
    PC NA, PC EU

    "Instead of taking the best of the dolmens (predictable rotation), the best of the geysers (scalability based on number of players), and the best of the dragons (map location and health indicators) and adding them together to make a fun and dynamic world event scenario, they gave us....... harrowstorms." https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/6850523/#Comment_6850523
  • Linaleah
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    Maybe
    only if addons become available across the board. i mean, xbox/ps4 only cross platform is an option, but that depends on whether Sony and Microsoft decide to play nice.

    Fortnite is a very different game from ESo, btw, if anything you should be basing your arguments on other MMO's. there are couple of MMO's that are partial cross platform (it seems like its console+ PC, but NOT both consoles, other then 2 multiplayer but not MMO games.) none of the MMO's on a list i found have addon support.

    that said. reading some of the replies. no. no thank you. the saltiness of console players is something I'd rather not have to deal with here. the irony of the console players talking about pc players being toxic WHILE being toxic is kinda funny. but only from a distance. (and I say that as someone who games on both pc and console. i will NEVER understand this nonsense)

    P.S. the addons that would make it a bit difficult, btw, are NOT the so called "play the game for you" addons, but rather things like awesome guild store, master merchant, etc. PC trading guilds can easily track sales and taxes generated and so we have virtualy no guilds with mandatory fees. we have guilds with minimum sales but that is a very different animal. meanwhile, becasue there is NO reliable way to track individual guild member sales on console, most guilds that are at least semi serious, have membership fees, to ensure that guild actualy has enough gold each week to win trader bids and it makes perfect sense, BUT. these guilds will have issue competing with established PC trading guilds. especially since making the game cross platform just cut down the number of available guild traders to a third. competition for traders is going to be utterly nuts, economy is going to go through too much of an apheaval, etc, etc. honestly, the more I think about it, the less i like the idea of cross platform due to how backwards our trading system is.
    Edited by Linaleah on March 20, 2019 2:40AM
    dirty worthless casual.
    Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the ***
    Lois McMaster Bujold "A Civil Campaign"
  • KingofAnnwn
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    No
    I picked the wrong option. Different consoles yes, console & pc no.
    Xbox One (Very Rare)
    DC - Gwenhwyfar Gwraig - Redguard Vamp Stamplar
    DC - Kiarina Florcht - Redguard Stamden
    PC
    AD - Lilwen Haf - Altmer Mag Sorc
    EP - Tarmena Diloren - Dunmer Magblade
    DC - Eletti Ghellon - Redguard Stamblade
    PS5
    DC - Arianwen Adahl - Breton Magcro
  • firedrgn
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    No
    Ya i know adults play other platforms . But alot of squeekrs play xbox ect.
  • Bhaal5
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    No
    They cant get it working properly on one platform let alone getting all three working together
  • Hotdog_23
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    No
    Going to keep my potentially baiting comments to myself. I will say this though it is sad to see some negative comments concerning other platforms that people play on. Especially sense you cannot change platforms and keep your progression and items.
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