Why are PC players being so stuck up to ps3 players?

[Alyko]

Last time I was on XI it was going strong, with the latest expansion getting alot of attention.

Have you been on the XI forums lately? People are complaining because NA prime server population isn't even breaking 4 digits any more. Even the weekends are seeing only 1500 people. That game is dying. Everyone is moving here.

Then I guess it's a good thing FFXIV hits the PS4 next February, huh? Also, I wouldn't even be playing this damn game without the PS3. I very grateful (despite all the issues) that I am able to enjoy the hell out of this game. Now, can we please stop this 9th grade argument?

You do realize XI was released on the XBox360, right? And it was still chained to the same braindead engine and game design based around the PS2? That was a game that had to delete unused autotranslate terms to make room for new ones. Where monsters past 50 yalms didn't exist. Where selection boxes were limited to three lines high. Where the ENTIRE UI was based around a 640x480 resolution, and didn't scale. Where inventory was (and still is) capped to 80 items. All because of PS2 limitations. Meanwhile, PC-based MMOs gained traction and left XI in the dust.

FFXIV feels like such a great game. It would be a shame to see it crippled by decisions meant to accommodate the PS3 peasantry.

[Lokiie1984]

snip *damn 1000 character limit.*

Was your character name the same that is listed on your forum avatar? Shambala Zenwhisper is a perfectly fine name even for a hard core rp group. I honestly cant think of any reason why you would be denied for your name. Now if it was a hard core rp group and your name was Ipooinboots Mcgee then sure. But not what you have listed.

But i agree people are always looking for ways to split the communities now a days. Unless they specifically tell me they are on a ps3, i cant tell.

[tukuiPat]

You can LOL all you want to man, it's all about market share. I hate to admit it as an old-school PC gamer.. I've been tweaking hardware for longer than I care to admit anymore... You plan on running Win 7 forever? Even MS is taking their OS full on tablet. You think Linux is going to pick up the slack, or Mac? Look where the Operating Systems are going. Within 10 years, you'll have your games on your phone, your tablet, and your console. PCs will be back to development, science/industry, hobbyists..

other then PC is currently making 10 billion more then Consoles, and currently has more game developers and more people game on PCs then anything else.

[OpticOcelot]

Quite possibly the most ignorant thing I have ever read on the internet. PC gaming is SURGING right now with MMO's, Free to play games, Steam, consoles try to mimic features that have been on PC for years. FInally consumers are wising up and not buying the next console and instead investing in a PC.

PS3 players use controllers which are clumsy and inefficient when playing. I know many who cant even read the chat log because they play from their couch ignoring all communication. Its really baffling as to how anyone could play with a controller.

So you answer an ignorant response with another ignorant response... lol

[Ceol]

People using your own experiences as evidence that you are right are funny.

...followed by...

the average player would fare better on pc than on ps3. Fact.

...and not a single hint of irony.

Meanwhile, PC-based MMOs gained traction and left XI in the dust.

Can you point me to an MMO that has upgraded with the times? It's not like EQ and Runescape are making massive upgrades to reflect how far computers have come since then. Their UIs still look like shit compared to modern MMOs.

There has never been an MMO that has taken advantage of computational upgrades. It has nothing to do with PS2 or PS3 limitations. Companies just don't do entire reworks of successful MMOs like that. They would rather build a whole new one instead of make a really old one look marginally better.

[jebali]

hmm lets see well
1 Most mmo gamers are pc users and for us the range of players goes from awesome to d bag 5000s, sounds like you console folks are used to a much more fluffy crowd
2 Most ps3 players here cant/ do not make the effort to talk/chat/voice or make themselves part of the game community while in game.
3 While we had our awesome cant log in 2 weeks of 1017 the ps3 players NEVER LOGGED OUT, so some backlash is due to that. you guys bragged about it in every thread.

[KentuckyWildcat]

...followed by...
...and not a single hint of irony.

Its not ironic when you are too dense to understand that PS3 has severe limitations. Its not about empirical experiences, its about the average computer being more capable of running the game more smoothly than the ps3.

[Timsierramist]

Well, us PC players have to feel special somewhere, don't we? I certainly don't feel special driving my Ford Focus through Beverly Hills everyday, lol.

[Ceol]

Its not ironic when you are too dense to understand that PS3 has severe limitations. Its not about empirical experiences, its about the average computer being more capable of running the game more smoothly than the ps3.

And that has what to do with your personal play experience, exactly? What "fact" do you have that PS3 having a lower frame rate and crappier resolution makes your experience worse? Surely you have a good reason and aren't just being a dick for no reason, right?

hmm lets see well
1 Most mmo gamers are pc users and for us the range of players goes from awesome to d bag 5000s, sounds like you console folks are used to a much more fluffy crowd

So you look down on PS3 players because... we don't have to deal with douchebags as much? Poor little ol' us!

2 Most ps3 players here cant/ do not make the effort to talk/chat/voice or make themselves part of the game community while in game.

Your highest level class is 18. Methinks you might not be part of the "game community" yourself.

3 While we had our awesome cant log in 2 weeks of 1017 the ps3 players NEVER LOGGED OUT, so some backlash is due to that. you guys bragged about it in every thread.

I can't even be sarcastic anymore. Do you really, seriously think the only people staying logged in were PS3 users? Do you think that only the PS3 had the ability to be logged in during those times? That's conspiracy theory-level nonsense.

[tukuiPat]

running the game more smoothly than the ps3.

ignore the fact consoles are locked to 30 FPS...