I see Bluehole are tweaking the blue zones on the PC test server, which is good to see. The decrease in contracting speed for mid to late game would be very welcome on Xbox.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG
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Every match is different. I had one match where me and one guy were in the same area. I'm scrambling around for weapons - just knew this guy would show up any moment. I find a shotgun. This guy pops up, NO weapon. I'm thinking, "I got yo goofy ass now!" Sum bich kept scrambling around like a cockroach - punching me. AND WON!
I was so ashamed. That was it for me for the night..
I was so ashamed. That was it for me for the night..
Shotguns are surprisingly bad in this game. If I run in a room and see a machete and a shotgun, I'm honestly grabbing the machete first.
With the janky aiming, it is hard to hit a target jumping around.
I have a good one.
I get the smart idea to try to make it out to the island where you start (upper right hand corner of the map) in the main game. I'm thinking, surely there is a boat out there and all kinds of weapons.
Well, I MAY have misjudged how far I could make it using the parachute and a determined swimming motion, because as soon as I get to shore the barrier starts to shrink. I figure I might as well explore and see what is there, or try to find a boat.
No boat. No items. Not a damn thing.
So at this point I figure I might as well just wait it out and die a slow, blue dome-induced death. Suddenly, I hear a noise. Some other idiot had the same idea!!! We're both stuck out there, dying slow deaths in purgatory. I'm down on the ground and he is on top of a roof looking around. We are both near death but I figure I might be able to salvage a single kill. I sprint as fast as I can, run up behind him, and with a single punch become a proud, cackling murderer just before my own dome death.
Worth it.
I get the smart idea to try to make it out to the island where you start (upper right hand corner of the map) in the main game. I'm thinking, surely there is a boat out there and all kinds of weapons.
Well, I MAY have misjudged how far I could make it using the parachute and a determined swimming motion, because as soon as I get to shore the barrier starts to shrink. I figure I might as well explore and see what is there, or try to find a boat.
No boat. No items. Not a damn thing.
So at this point I figure I might as well just wait it out and die a slow, blue dome-induced death. Suddenly, I hear a noise. Some other idiot had the same idea!!! We're both stuck out there, dying slow deaths in purgatory. I'm down on the ground and he is on top of a roof looking around. We are both near death but I figure I might be able to salvage a single kill. I sprint as fast as I can, run up behind him, and with a single punch become a proud, cackling murderer just before my own dome death.
Worth it.
My first few matches were the same way. Being caught outside the dome. Learned my lesson quick. Gotta get at least one scalp before I die!
Shotguns are fine. Just cause you can't spray & prey with them doesn't mean they are bad.
They are a one hit kill CQB weapon, it has a huge aiming reticle, and best place to shhot with them is the biggest part of the body.
I’ve had a some kills with shotguns. Great weapons for clearing houses. I’ve also killed people outdoors while they’re trying to run away.
This is so true. It's surprisingly more difficult to win up close with a shotgun than it should be, especially when the other person is dancing around unarmed or with a pistol. And besides the jumping around (which is silly and unrealistic for a game like this -- they need to reduce the 50" vertical jump height, for sure), I'm also finding it really hard to shoot anybody running side to side. I'll miss and then try to adjust, but the janky aiming makes it's super difficult to realign on the target. Meanwhile, the guy doing the running seems to have no problem hitting me WHILE running -- go figure. So it seems that at least some people are figuring it out.
I don't know if I've ever played an Xbox game that has made me want to curse my enemies and smash my controller so much, then immediately jump into a new game, than PUBG.
All you PUBG experts on Xbox, who are getting 5+ kills every game with the controller (using weapons, no vehicular manslaughter), I don't know how you're doing it, but any pointers are appreciated.
We're pretty sure some people are running mouse/kb instead of controllers. Some people are just crazy good.
I barely shoot at moving targets unless it is close up. Between the aiming and the bullet travel time it just hard to do consistently.
I would say almost all my kills have been in close with me camping. The other way to get kills is to be inside the circle as it closes in and pick people off who are running for their lives.
Kills aren't everything though. You can easily win with 1-2 kills. My chicken dinner was 2 kills, one was a vehicle and the other was the final guy left.
I also once found a suppressor for a rifle and put it on an M16 and it was amazing. Allowed me to shoot and not give away my position.
I barely shoot at moving targets unless it is close up. Between the aiming and the bullet travel time it just hard to do consistently.
I would say almost all my kills have been in close with me camping. The other way to get kills is to be inside the circle as it closes in and pick people off who are running for their lives.
Kills aren't everything though. You can easily win with 1-2 kills. My chicken dinner was 2 kills, one was a vehicle and the other was the final guy left.
I also once found a suppressor for a rifle and put it on an M16 and it was amazing. Allowed me to shoot and not give away my position.
Make sure you adjust the controller options to the way you like it. Change from single to burst/full auto.
I do agree sometimes I’ll lose a gun fight I for sure think I should have won.
Yeah I think there's hit detection issues sometimes which hurt shotguns. When you are firing an automatic, it isn't as bad if a few shots don't really hit. I've put 3 shotgun shells into people and not had them drop. Not sure if it was armor, lag, or both. Other times I've one shot killed people too.
One tip I'm finding when you do get in a fight is stay calm. This isn't COD where someone sees you and you are dead in a millisecond. Patience is the key. I'm trying to be more aggressive too.
Granted I'm playing FPP all the time too so it is easier to hide. I enjoy it much more as people can't just hide and see you with the 3rd party camera.
One tip I'm finding when you do get in a fight is stay calm. This isn't COD where someone sees you and you are dead in a millisecond. Patience is the key. I'm trying to be more aggressive too.
Granted I'm playing FPP all the time too so it is easier to hide. I enjoy it much more as people can't just hide and see you with the 3rd party camera.
Xbox players,
Thank you for your continued support and feedback. We have a new patch for you that will go live at 01:00AM PST / 10:00AM CET. Here are the release notes for Xbox Patch 6:
Gameplay
- Auto-run function has been added (from a standstill, double clicking L3 will activate auto-run)
- Players can now drop equipped weapons with Y button when inventory screen is active
- Grenades can once again be cycled by tapping right on D pad
- Players can now cancel casting actions while the inventory screen is active
- · Continued optimizations and crash fixes
- · Game controller guide has been updated
- · Buildings around the Military Base have had their collision adjusted
- · Camera shake when riding as a passenger in vehicles has been reduced
- · Inventory character models have returned to their normal stance
- · Fixed a camera issue created by unintended Aim Down Sights and Free Look interactions
- · “A” button will no longer refresh game results screen
- · Team UI will now correctly show the proper direction teammates are facing over larger distances
- · Player changes to markers on the in-game map will now be properly applied to their teammate's in-game map
- · Fixed an issue where switching to throwables under certain conditions left the player empty-handed
- · Adjusted character positioning when exiting vehicles and parachutes
Hmmm...nothing about weapons switching when you drop stuff from the inventory while useing the Type B control layout.
Wrong. I’m lethal at driving!
That's true. Hopefully one day that lethality will be unleashed on the enemy.
If that was 100ft in the air, upsidedown and a raging fireball then it would be representative
Sooooo damn close!!!! Came in 2nd in solo. I thought I had it. I had a M4 fully decked out and this badass sniper rifle (AWM) I got in a drop crate. At the end I got shot then saw the guy and put a sniper round into him, it didn’t kill him but his next shot got me. S***!!!
Yeah D-V-ANT and I got close a couple of times in duo last night. In one game we came second but only really lost cause I had nothing to heal with.
Then wee came 3rd in another, we should have won that one, though. Just some crappy shooting ruined it.
They were goodd games, though.