PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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I've got it, I'm really not very good. I think I need to be more aggressive at the start. At present I tend to land somewhere remote, loot 2-4 buildings and then hole-up, but this leaves me short later in the game as I don't often have enough equipment to compete when it gets down to ~25 players remaining.
I also need to buy a new monitor, at present picking out players on an ancient 1280x1024 monitor is difficult, especially when under fire.
I also need to buy a new monitor, at present picking out players on an ancient 1280x1024 monitor is difficult, especially when under fire.
Snails said:
I've got it, I'm really not very good. I think I need to be more aggressive at the start. At present I tend to land somewhere remote, loot 2-4 buildings and then hole-up, but this leaves me short later in the game as I don't often have enough equipment to compete when it gets down to ~25 players remaining.
This isn't a bad strategy actually. A lot of people go to the higher loot areas straight off the plane get in a fight and get killed. By the time you have been to a few clusters of houses you can be fully geared and half of the players are dead too making it easier to get a higher score. I tend to go to more than four houses though. Derek Withers said:
Snails said:
I've got it, I'm really not very good. I think I need to be more aggressive at the start. At present I tend to land somewhere remote, loot 2-4 buildings and then hole-up, but this leaves me short later in the game as I don't often have enough equipment to compete when it gets down to ~25 players remaining.
This isn't a bad strategy actually. A lot of people go to the higher loot areas straight off the plane get in a fight and get killed. By the time you have been to a few clusters of houses you can be fully geared and half of the players are dead too making it easier to get a higher score. I tend to go to more than four houses though. TheLuke said:
Derek Withers said:
Snails said:
I've got it, I'm really not very good. I think I need to be more aggressive at the start. At present I tend to land somewhere remote, loot 2-4 buildings and then hole-up, but this leaves me short later in the game as I don't often have enough equipment to compete when it gets down to ~25 players remaining.
This isn't a bad strategy actually. A lot of people go to the higher loot areas straight off the plane get in a fight and get killed. By the time you have been to a few clusters of houses you can be fully geared and half of the players are dead too making it easier to get a higher score. I tend to go to more than four houses though. Another little tip is to to look up then hold W when you jump from the plane, you can fly a long way before the chute opens. Also hold down the Alt key when you are moving around so you can look everywhere. As the circles start shrinking a lot of players head to the big hill tops so always expect to meet players on them. Only drive cars if you are a long way from the circle and need to get in quickly as the are noisy and easy to spot.
I had another squad win yesterday and some really good duos with a guy who is pretty terrible when I spectated him but we got into the top 10/15 a lot by avoiding trouble early on.
Edited by Derek Withers on Sunday 2nd April 09:23
Reading with massive, massive envy.
This game has made me seriously look at PC gaming. It looks to be the game I've been waiting for, for a long long time. Delighted to hear the devs advise that it will come to console at some point. I gather that the graphics are capable of being run on PS4/Xbox.
In the meantime, I'll get my kicks from watching...
This game has made me seriously look at PC gaming. It looks to be the game I've been waiting for, for a long long time. Delighted to hear the devs advise that it will come to console at some point. I gather that the graphics are capable of being run on PS4/Xbox.
In the meantime, I'll get my kicks from watching...
On duo/squad, are you matched with a ranom, or can you choose your mates?
ETA might look at NA, I have lag & drop out with the EU ones-last match I was more or less dead centre with the circle,well armed & hiding in a dirty bath, and got dropped
ETA might look at NA, I have lag & drop out with the EU ones-last match I was more or less dead centre with the circle,well armed & hiding in a dirty bath, and got dropped
Edited by kowalski655 on Monday 3rd April 21:12
kowalski655 said:
On duo/squad, are you matched with a ranom, or can you choose your mates?
We play squad games a lot and its fifty fifty whether you get a random person joining you. We often play with three of us and sometimes you get a random with you. Most of the time they try and stay with you but sometimes they just go off and do their own thing. I wouldn't do a duo with a random but its possible but ultimately probably pointless. Derek Withers said:
TheLuke said:
Derek Withers said:
Snails said:
I've got it, I'm really not very good. I think I need to be more aggressive at the start. At present I tend to land somewhere remote, loot 2-4 buildings and then hole-up, but this leaves me short later in the game as I don't often have enough equipment to compete when it gets down to ~25 players remaining.
This isn't a bad strategy actually. A lot of people go to the higher loot areas straight off the plane get in a fight and get killed. By the time you have been to a few clusters of houses you can be fully geared and half of the players are dead too making it easier to get a higher score. I tend to go to more than four houses though. Another little tip is to to look up then hold W when you jump from the plane, you can fly a long way before the chute opens. Also hold down the Alt key when you are moving around so you can look everywhere. As the circles start shrinking a lot of players head to the big hill tops so always expect to meet players on them. Only drive cars if you are a long way from the circle and need to get in quickly as the are noisy and easy to spot.
I had another squad win yesterday and some really good duos with a guy who is pretty terrible when I spectated him but we got into the top 10/15 a lot by avoiding trouble early on.
Edited by Derek Withers on Sunday 2nd April 09:23
There is a shooting range to the north of the map that I've visited a few times, but only when it is a long way from the path of the plane in order to minimise encounters. The times I've visited there has been a lot of equipment on the range itself.
Edited by Snails on Tuesday 4th April 13:08
I don't tend to play games that often these days (as mentioned on the 'too lazy to play games' thread), and apart from the occasional session of DayZ I haven't much experience of online/multiplayer gaming. However, I took the plunge over the weekend and downloaded this, and so far (despite being useless) I have to say it seems good fun.
A summary of my experiences so far...
1st attempt - managed to land fairly centrally in the safe zone, found a shotgun and then holed up in cover. Heard plenty of gunfire but no sign of anyone, time went by and the number alive dropped to less than 30. Emerged from my cover and came across a supply crate, as I went to investigate someone stuck their head round the side and shot me.
2nd attempt - landed pretty much next to another player, we both legged it towards the nearest building, but he found a gun first. Cue me legging it the opposite direction whilst taking fire. He followed me into a building where I frantically ran in circles trying to punch him, until he dropped a grenade and left me to it...
3rd attempt - picked up a few weapons and then a car, thought I'd set a trap by driving the car around, making a bit of noise and then abandon it and lie in wait. Sort of worked, picked up my first kill, but then was promptly shot when looting the body.
4th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
5th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
6th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
and so on...
TLDR - I'm currently down about 15:1 for deaths/kills
A summary of my experiences so far...
1st attempt - managed to land fairly centrally in the safe zone, found a shotgun and then holed up in cover. Heard plenty of gunfire but no sign of anyone, time went by and the number alive dropped to less than 30. Emerged from my cover and came across a supply crate, as I went to investigate someone stuck their head round the side and shot me.
2nd attempt - landed pretty much next to another player, we both legged it towards the nearest building, but he found a gun first. Cue me legging it the opposite direction whilst taking fire. He followed me into a building where I frantically ran in circles trying to punch him, until he dropped a grenade and left me to it...
3rd attempt - picked up a few weapons and then a car, thought I'd set a trap by driving the car around, making a bit of noise and then abandon it and lie in wait. Sort of worked, picked up my first kill, but then was promptly shot when looting the body.
4th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
5th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
6th attempt - ran around a bit and promptly died...
and so on...
TLDR - I'm currently down about 15:1 for deaths/kills
I only just saw this game on facebook the other day, there is a guy who streams himself playing from 1-3pm pacific time called StoneMountian64.
I don't usually watch that kind of thing but as I hadn't heard of the game I had a quick watch and found it interesting!
He made it to the last 3 the time I watched I think, does the circle get smaller every so many minutes until everyone is on top of each other?
Not sure my oldish PC would compete with newer gaming rigs for current FPS as I'm still a CS:Source player but an interesting concept compared to the usual team/free for all!
I don't usually watch that kind of thing but as I hadn't heard of the game I had a quick watch and found it interesting!
He made it to the last 3 the time I watched I think, does the circle get smaller every so many minutes until everyone is on top of each other?
Not sure my oldish PC would compete with newer gaming rigs for current FPS as I'm still a CS:Source player but an interesting concept compared to the usual team/free for all!
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