The megaserver will allow you to choose roleplay preferences.

Last year, when the Zenimax Online team spoke of the Megaserver technology for Elder Scrolls Online, it was to emphasize on the "intelligence" of the system. Players were supposed to be able to define social aspects when first logging in (with the ability to change those aspects later), like "roleplay", "looking for guild", languages and so on. The megaserver would then place players in the world with other players sharing the same social aspects, guildies and friends. This meant that you would always play with the same kind of players and create virtual communities.

Since then, the first massive beta sessions happened without the system being around. Roleplayers wondered why they weren't asked if they wanted to play with roleplayers, French players were mixed with German players without any option in sight to play with people sharing the same language and so forth.

Rejoice! A roleplayer asked the question on Twitter and the ESO team answered!

@GuldTasken Roleplayers will be able to set preferences when logging into the megaserver that will group them with other roleplayers.

— Elder Scrolls Online (@TESOnline) February 12, 2014

This means that, as announced last year, the social settings will be present on the megaservers and will group players by affinities.

Guilhemette "Whilhelmina" Giacopazzi