I've seen on other forums where PC is prone more to mods then console. I myself have a Playstation and other than the occasional griefer I've never seen specific mods to the program.
I also agree that friends can help significantly. I have a couple of friends who play and notice less interaction with griefers. That being said, griefers also repeatedly travel in groups as well.
My friends and I are older and fairly new to the game but we enjoy the heck out of it.