PC Client Functionality Limited After Update

Elsonso · July 1

licenturion wrote: »

They said in the last developer video stream that there are no plans to bring this functionality to PC because they don't want to compete with the sites and tools already out there.

I think that this mirrors their thoughts on PC Voice Chat, as well.

Danikat wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

Console addons come with limitations that I hope never make it to PC. Every couple days I get a warning in the game that some addon took too much CPU time. There is a reduced limit to how much memory they can use, and how much disk space they can use. These are all things I would never want to see on PC.

To be fair PC does have the same limitations - addons absolutely can use too much of your CPU or memory and cause the game to run slowly, it's just that you won't get a warning from the game when it's happening, you have to figure out for yourself what's going wrong.

There are some really large data addons for PC and they would have to be scaled back to work on console.

It would be nice if the PC client announced when addons were using too much memory or when some addon takes too long. I'm not completely sure that it cares how long things take, though.

Varana · July 1

tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »

Minion's great, but I do generally prefer trusting the company that makes the game over fanmade software, because you never know who can take over a project with sketchy motivations (although that's very rare).

On the other hand, ESO is a prime example of a game where addons consistently provide a better experience than what ZOS produces when they add the same functionality. The exception are things that addons can't do or (sometimes) where they have to use workarounds, but generally speaking, mods often just do a better job.

katanagirl1 · July 1

Desiato wrote: »

sarahthes wrote: »

I don't want to be forced to listen to someone's random country music while I'm questing LOL.

This is why I don't want to see crossplay between PC and console. They have different in-game cultures. I've seen videos from console and never want PC to be like that.

Hopefully crossplay happens between only consoles at first, adding PC only when it is completely necessary.

Please stop perpetuating this myth. Console players are not forced to listen to voice chat.