Question: Do you think there is a skill difference between PC and console players?

No, I don’t think there’s necessarily a difference in skill. I do think that consoles tend to have more casual players, because they’re much more accessible in many ways. (Note that I’m not using “casual” as an insult or anything, I would consider myself fairly casual and I think that the vast, vast majority of people who game are.)

The average PC player is probably the same, skill-wise, as the average console player. I do think there are more “serious” players on PC though. And there are also inbuilt advantages to playing on PC, like better overall performance, better frame rates, better controls, and the ability to customise the game somewhat (low graphics setting, Nvidia filters, stretched res, macros, etc.).

I'd say it really depends as PC will beat out console on the hardware side and less fps drops and such. This game hasn't been optimized the greatest from the start and not much has changed since.

As for roles survivor will see minimal differences. As stated above maybe some sharper turns on pc and more looking behind but that's about it.

Killer would depend on killers as some probably won't play as well on console as they will on pc with accuracy or turn speed.

There's a difference in input controls, which means that regardless of their skill, they're inherently capped at a certain level of play. Since this game requires quick, precise movements, keyboard and mouse are just better, so console players will seem of lower skill.

There's a difference.

Consoles are inherently limited a bit by controller.

There are also things console survivors do that only really works on console killers and not PC killers(like trying to drop their frames to make them miss).

This doesn't mean every PC player is better than console player. It just means the ceiling is way higher on PC. Same for most games(like shooters) where precise movements with MnK makes a huge differnce.

PC killers are better than console killers

Survivors are basically the same just more console SWF

I would say if you give PC Killers and Console Killers the same equipment and an equal playing field, some Console Killers might come out ahead, simply because they've had to adapt to massive disadvantages.

That being said, I don't really think one is better than the other, but I am way more scared of a PC Nurse than a Console Nurse. Likewise, I am far more scared of a Console Trapper than a PC Trapper (sorry Otz) because in my experience, Console Trapper's place their traps in WEIRD spots and it gives me anxiety.

Of course there is. Console survivors trip around the map like an excursion from elementary school. Barely do gens. Hide at slightest rattle. Majority of console killers camps and tunnels. PC ones do too, of course, but not so regularly. I only had crossplay on for a week, couldn't stand it.

Not so much a Skill difference but rather limited capability. Console players don't have as much movement sensitivity and also are locked at 30fps(Not including the Next Gen Consoles). You're also unable to perform flick hits like you can with Killers on PC with a mouse and keyboard. It's reasons like this that Nurse is considered to be the worst killer in the game on every platform aside from PC where she's one of the best.

Answer: No. This game is as simple as it gets. Everything you can learn about this game on pc you can learn on console just as easily. The PC and console versions of DbD aren't mechanically challenging or demanding in the slightest compared to most other multiplayer games, it was designed that way lmao. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you, personally I like that this game is very casual. Grind-wise this game is abysmal, the sheer amount of content you have to grind for and the poor BP yield isn't new player-friendly at ALL. But that's an entirely different can of worms.

Turning as a console killer is much more limited, which is why we can be spun and followed and such much more easily. And "flicking" really doesn't exist. You just cannot turn fast enough, or react fast enough, no matter the settings.

Add that to inconsistent frames, rollercoaster pings, bad lag, worse latency, aim-dressing costing you hits, and then sprinkle in the bugs & stuff we all share. Plus our PS cousins got wreaked this last patch.

No one should really wonder why there are few console killers out hunting, Crossplay or no.

Imagine it taking twice as long for you to swing the camera behind you and then back again to see where you're going. That's console life.

Also even I noticed fewer console survs using dh as it is much more of a crap shoot if it will work or not, and we all know how dh users move in a chase. One of the best surv perks used less because of platform performance alone. Just one example.

I'd say that's more a controller limitation thing. It takes much longer to look around on console. Say I'm looking right, if you're coming from the left it could take me a good second or 2 to even look over that way, let alone react. Not to mention lets say you come right after I turn away, it could take 2-4 seconds to look back that way. Whereas on pc is just flip, flip, flip.

Same with running, its very easy to run into a wall if you're looking behind you because of how long looking back then looking forward again can take all together, so a lot of console players play in a way they look forward as much as they can afford. Console you have to look back and judge how long you can look forward based on distance from the killer and if you have time to look back again. Again, on pc its just flip, flip, flip.

PC players certainly DC alot more often imo.

No

Now to wait for the next time someone will ask the same weird question again

Actually, now that I think about it I saw someone mention that as a PC killer they see survivors who look back less frequently. They hypothesized that this was because they're using a gamepad.

This might actually have more of a knock on effect than I would have imagined. It's not a stretch to assume that players with a less agile and precise camera would develop a playstyle that works around that.

While PC survs with MKb have their hyper precise camera controls and can play to that strength.

Dunno how much weight there is there, but it's interesting. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah, i know controllers can be limiting in that way.

But whether it's skill that's limited or the console that's limited, the result hardly differs for me as their Killer.

Also, since controllers are a potential limiter, you can still question if they can truly be more skillful than that, or that they have the same amount of skill as someone who's limited to a controller.

What i mean is: If you take someone from console-exclusively to PC-exclusively, they obviously won't immediately be better.

But would they grow over time or not?

I think there is a larger base of PC players with superior skills. It's not entirely the fault of console players- they're running a much lower quality game. Speaking from experience, it is literally impossible to run tight loops on the Switch, for example. I've watched one of my Switch friends run and (when I've played on Switch instead of PC) I've watched MYSELF run from various streamers' perspectives- no matter how hard you try to run close to a wall, you simply cannot due to frame drops and lower fps overall, I believe. I've even noticed myself get hit through vaults and pallet drops more often on Switch against PC vs when I play PC against PC. You can forget about getting a fast vault on a difficult window- the best you'll get is a crusty medium vault in most cases, no matter how hard you try.

It's hard to explain but if you ever get the chance, give controller on ps4/xbox/switch a try. You'll see what I mean.

Now, there are some players who seem to be able to overcome this difficulty. Either that or they have incredibly good game sense and are able to consistently call out killer mind games. But the majority of games I have- the console survivors are utterly outmatched by PC killers. Something I also personally believe with my whole heart is that a large portion of console players could literally become so much better overnight if they were able to switch from console to PC, even if they kept controller as their input. It was true with me- I constantly got shambled in chases despite a fairly decent amount of good game sense and knowledge. But as soon as I dropped Switch (after completing the last Rift pass, haha), I immediately noticed myself holding my own in chases much better than before, and all that changed was that I switched to PC.

Depends on what you mean by "skill". If you judge only by results only than you could say they lack skill. But then you'd have to say Spirit players are just good because they can hear and Clown players are less skilled because they're clown.

I'd measure it based on relative to others in the same situation. I don't believe its fair to just call the whole console player base worse players with how different the two are.

So while console players might not have less skill on a per person basis, they can't preform as well as pc players in a lot of cases just because of the limits they have. A good console player is not the same as a good pc player.

Performance/results =/= skill all the time. To phrase it another way: should I say you're less skilled because you lost with Clown on Ormond? No of course not. Same for console players, they just have a disadvantage and have to deal with more problems unfortunately. You take the same player and add more problems to their plate, are they less skilled? No. Will they preform as well? Also no.

The question shouldn't really be about skill, since the conditions are so different. The issue is the limitations, not the players. So its not that console players are less skilled, its just they have more problems to deal with that hinder them. Not even getting into other things like frame issues.

Are they less skilled? No I don't think so. Do they preform as well with that skill though? Also no.

Not even 1% difference on both sides.