Were you strafing while shooting?
In this game, I swear moving & shooting at the same time is a death trap unless your opponent is a potato. Which has been difficult for me to un-learn after years of utilising it in other games.
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PLAYERUNKNOWNS BATTLEGROUNDS Early Access Thread: This Is Battle Royale
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Were you strafing while shooting?
In this game, I swear moving & shooting at the same time is a death trap unless your opponent is a potato. Which has been difficult for me to un-learn after years of utilising it in other games.
Saw this on reddit, can't believe I never recognized the reference
Wow, this is amazing, nice find!
That's cool indeed! Could there be any other references to similar Battle Royale type movies like Predators, The Hunger Games, etc.?
(And yeah, like I said earlier, I would really love a Battlegrounds style game (or BG expansion) with either Predators who hunt all players or Hunger Games style dynamic arena's with weird effects and creatures being summoned in. Running Man / Smash TV and its TV show framework would also make for a cool premise and additional layer for one of these games. Or how about one where you control a (balanced for fairness) random super hero or villain each match and fight a Secret Wars style battle? Dibs on Galactus!)
MeatGrinder
Member
Saw this on reddit, can't believe I never recognized the reference
That's a sick reference!
Confidence Man
Member
Is it me or are vehicles not loud enough? I'm creeping around and hear a faint buzzing noise, and before I can tell where it's coming from a buggy is on my ass and I can maybe get a shot off before it slams into me.
If you're wearing headphones and you can't hear vehicles coming then that's an issue on your end.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Yeah I wear headphones (a total must with this game) and I can hear cars coming a mile away. I always go prone instinctively right away, I've had some cars drive right past me that way.
Confidence Man
Member
Guess I should get headphones. :/
How did that happen?
I always play the game with other voices off so I've been wondering if I'm actually missing out on anything.
They really need to add an option for just muting the lobby.
BannedEpisode
Member
I hope they intend to add armor or invulnerability for items like the ballistic mask.
Yes you should! Just be prepared for your first red zone and thunderstorm, they are loud and scary.
My game stopped broadcasting other players to me weeks ago for some reason. I'd love to talk shit to people in game but I just can't seem to find why it's muting in-game voice chat.
FatCatAttack
Member
Got my first solo chicken dinner.
I got some nice kills this game. I headshot a guy from across several rooftops with the akm with just iron sights. Threw a random grenade in one of those squat towers and got a free kill from a camper. I had the VSS but didn't manage to kill anyone with it. Didn't seem like it was doin much. I mostly used it as binoculars. I only managed to find a 2x for the AK but I made it work.
In past games I kept getting shot in the back from dead men walking way out in the blue field. My new strategy was to dive deep in the circle and run towards gunfire. It worked out pretty well for me here.
I got some nice kills this game. I headshot a guy from across several rooftops with the akm with just iron sights. Threw a random grenade in one of those squat towers and got a free kill from a camper. I had the VSS but didn't manage to kill anyone with it. Didn't seem like it was doin much. I mostly used it as binoculars. I only managed to find a 2x for the AK but I made it work.
In past games I kept getting shot in the back from dead men walking way out in the blue field. My new strategy was to dive deep in the circle and run towards gunfire. It worked out pretty well for me here.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Yeah there's an in-game voice chat. Usually when playing duo or squad with randoms the games quickly escalate to chaos and premade teams thriumph but occasionally you end up with some good people
bonesmccoy
Banned
Used the VSS a couple times last week as a rifle and it was like I was throwing pebbles at dudes.
You're throwing pebbles at people, but they have no idea where they're coming from. That's the point of the gun.
my opinion of VSS has gotten more positive for each day I've gotten it. people at pretty much ANY distance will have no idea where they are getting shot from. and since they don't know where it's coming from, they don't know where to hide so you can actually kill them if they are not too far away from you as the bullet drop is pretty nuts.
I think the removal of reliable car spawns has changed the game for the better. You pretty much have to direct drop to somewhere. If anyone else lands there with you, you need to find a gun and kill them. I know I have won plenty of those early game fights, and lost a few too. Winning them is satisfying though.
Yup it definitely has. My group was using the hard spawn way too often and I think the game is more fun when you have to scramble to find a way to get to your destination instead of hitting up an automatic vehicle spawn.
ffejeromdiks
Banned
There's a hidden ranking system in place, you're likely just being matched with lower skilled players than you would be in solo if you haven't played many duos. I kinda hate this system as I think it should randomly group everyone together, but whatever, it is what it is.
You can achieve the same effect by playing in different regions, as the hidden rank will be at the lowest.
FatCatAttack
Member
There's MMR in this game? It matches people so fast I assumed it just grabbed everybody it could and shoved them in a lobby.
Some of the matches where EVERYTHING is a struggle are such a strange combination of :
1) This isn't fun why do I do this to myself?
2) God this is exhilarating!
3) Im all the way across the map from the first circle, have no car and just a pistol
4) HOW THE F#### did i get across the map, swim across the river, avoid bullets, and manage to gear up
5) Im not gonna make the top 10....
6) I MADE THE TOP 10!
7) Now I'll just stealth and steal the win
8) Crap I'm dead
Kills - 0
Damage - 0
Heart Rate - 145bpm
1) This isn't fun why do I do this to myself?
2) God this is exhilarating!
3) Im all the way across the map from the first circle, have no car and just a pistol
4) HOW THE F#### did i get across the map, swim across the river, avoid bullets, and manage to gear up
5) Im not gonna make the top 10....
6) I MADE THE TOP 10!
7) Now I'll just stealth and steal the win
8) Crap I'm dead
Kills - 0
Damage - 0
Heart Rate - 145bpm
TheLetdown
Member
Joined the Discord. Wouldn't mind catching some group games.
I've got a lot of the basics down. Locations of prime equipment and stuff, on the other hand, I mostly just fly by the seat of my pants while learning.
I've got a lot of the basics down. Locations of prime equipment and stuff, on the other hand, I mostly just fly by the seat of my pants while learning.
Blam
Member
When I get home I'd be up to play with you we can try getting a full group together to do some matches?
TheLetdown
Member
I'll try to hop on at some point. I'll keep an eye on the Discord to see if there's some activity.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Find UAZ as blue encroaches. It's missing a tire and is damaged.
I ditch it instead of crossing the bridge and try to swim. The blue catches up to me seconds before I reach the opposite shore.
I find a first aid kit seconds before I'm about to die and heal up.
I run and the blue catches me again right as I find a Dacia. It makes it 50 yards before running out of gas. I see a motorcycle but it's too far away to run to.
I die seconds from reaching the edge of the next circle.
I ditch it instead of crossing the bridge and try to swim. The blue catches up to me seconds before I reach the opposite shore.
I find a first aid kit seconds before I'm about to die and heal up.
I run and the blue catches me again right as I find a Dacia. It makes it 50 yards before running out of gas. I see a motorcycle but it's too far away to run to.
I die seconds from reaching the edge of the next circle.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Hi I'm the guy who had a level 2 vest and level 1 helmet and unloaded a full VSS mag into an unarmored person at point blank as they charged me with a P92 and they survived and I died
I had one yesterday where I had L2 vest and helmet, and an AK on full auto. I tagged him plenty of times but somehow he one-shotted me with a SCAR... The fuck...
I thought no weapon in the game was one-shot? Even the most powerful single-shot rifle takes 2 shots to the head.
sometimes when the server is lagging you get one pop per like 3 shots so it seems like theyre shooting less than they are
Aren't the AWM and crossbow one shot?
I guess you're right. I found a post from April that says the AWM (I hadn't even seen that listed in the guide I was looking at), 686 shotgun, and 1897 shotgun will all kill through a level 3 helmet if it's a headshot. I also saw crossbow one-shots level 3 helmet.
At level 3 an AWM will take people down in one shot. With a level 2 helmets most of not all snipers will do the trick. Rifles may do so for level 1 helmets, but I'm not entirely sure.
EmCeeGramr
Member
This has been happening to me constantly for the last two days. At one point the lag was so bad I could barely get through a building, and the blue circle was touching the white on my screen for 30 seconds before it updated.
So leaderboard wipe is happening soon, what are you guys' win ratio so far? Mine:
NA Solo - 19/6 - 31%
EU Solo - 42/6 - 14%
NA Duos - 197/23 - 11%
EU Duos - 104/11 - 10%
NA Squad - 275/30 - 10%
EU Squad - 40/8 - 20%
Seems to settle at around 10% for me given enough time. You can definitely see that skill matching kicking in the longer your play in one playlist.
NA Solo - 19/6 - 31%
EU Solo - 42/6 - 14%
NA Duos - 197/23 - 11%
EU Duos - 104/11 - 10%
NA Squad - 275/30 - 10%
EU Squad - 40/8 - 20%
Seems to settle at around 10% for me given enough time. You can definitely see that skill matching kicking in the longer your play in one playlist.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Yeah, I think I'm done with the game until they fix server performance. I just had a great run and tense standoff completely ruined when the guy I flanked suddenly teleported five feet to the right and beside me for a headshot.
Where do you live? I don't deal with 10% of the lag issues you have.
I played a single game a few hours ago and the lag was worse than I've ever noticed it being in the few weeks I've owned the game. Items taking a full second to pick up or be equipped, the new white circle not updating for a few seconds after the blue field has come all the way in. I was even able to be outside the blue field without taking damage. It was a mess.
Fried Food
Banned
gotta play on them asia servers. Super crispy
What boggles my mind is how close the game feels to the jank of Day-Z despite being UE4. I haven't played a ton of UE4 demos and games yet, but I don't think I've encountered any that have the weird feeling of disconnect Battlegrounds does, even in UI menus.
It's the irrational fear that at any moment, the game might crash or a physics glitch might kill you. Fortunately this hasn't happened to me yet.
It's the irrational fear that at any moment, the game might crash or a physics glitch might kill you. Fortunately this hasn't happened to me yet.
Know exactly what you mean. They've done a great job imitating Arma in that sense so far.
Though, to be fair, it's an early access title after all.