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[m29a]

90+ hours and still no dinner for moi. I don't know what I am doing wrong but I still feel pretty whack, got little confidence about taking on firefights. Only play FPP so hopefully match-making puts me on a playing fields with the other useless shooters.

Also this is one of the few multiplayer games I can enjoy solo as well as with friends.

Oddly enough, my main duo partner hovers between 0.7-0.8 k/d ratio (which I'm assuming isn't great), and he's managed to win 6 times solo (we've won 1 so far in duos). 129 hours logged (for him), but the tracker claims 53 hours actual in game play time? That can't be right.

I used to rant about campers in buildings and how people aren't aggressive enough but I've learned the simple answer, the game is about survival, not kills. I used to be aggressive, mindlessly push people in a house (dumb), only to get shotgunned instantly.

Now after playing it slow and cautious, I'm having more success, and more kills due to being patient and letting them push me instead.

I still prefer having a high kill game placed at like 20-30 versus a low kill chicken dinner, but that's just me. I'm not here to belittle other victories, because winning really is tough.

 

[Gurrry]

They really need to fix the texture glitch. Dealing with it has become a game in itself.

 

[bounchfx]

They really need to fix the texture glitch. Dealing with it has become a game in itself.

What is this

 

[Drillary Clinton]

pulled this win out of my ass after my other 2 teammates had been dead since 20+. Sometimes the zone works for ya.

 

[Huntersknoll]

I just did by best by coming in 4th place. I'm very good at hiding

 

[Gurrry]

What is this

After dropping in, you land and all of the houses look like a marshmellow and you can barely move. Its apparently something to do with not having 16gb of ram or something.

 

[BigDes]

After dropping in, you land and all of the houses look like a marshmellow and you can barely move. Its apparently something to do with not having 16gb of ram or something.

It's either a ram or a hdd issue

I had the issue when the game was on my 7200rpm hdd, it went away completely when I put the game on my SSD. This was when I only had 8gb of ram.

I upgraded to 16gb now.

 

[Gurrry]

It's either a ram or a hdd issue

I had the issue when the game was on my 7200rpm hdd, it went away completely when I put the game on my SSD. This was when I only had 8gb of ram.

I upgraded to 16gb now.

I would hope this is something they can correct in a patch. Not everyone is going to be able to upgrade to an SSD or get more RAM. Its effecting a lot of people.

 

[Vipu]

I would hope this is something they can correct in a patch. Not everyone is going to be able to upgrade to an SSD or get more RAM. Its effecting a lot of people.

SSDs are dirty cheap these days, any pc these days should have at least 128gb SSD.

 

[BigDes]

I would hope this is something they can correct in a patch. Not everyone is going to be able to upgrade to an SSD or get more RAM. Its effecting a lot of people.

Oh I agree completely. I was just trying to provide more information as to the cause of it.

 

[Gurrry]

SSDs are dirty cheap these days, any pc these days should have at least 128gb SSD.

Im just saying I dont think its too much to ask that they spend some time optimizing this game fixing issues like this one rather than forcing people to upgrade their machines.

 

[enewtabie]

Got into a nice little stairway battle. Decided to hang around and get another kill. I kept hearing shots but I think I was shot from behind. Wish it had a killcam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQypJiLyrQs

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Does anyone have any video comparing the old and new left-hand lean on the test server?

If it actually makes left-hand peeks less of a straight disadvantage in fights then that's really big.

 

[fluffydelusions]

 

[OraleeWey]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYG89rB6c5k

 

[SkateorDi3]

Just got a 17 kill (team total) duo win. Had to swim across the water to military in the blue. Came super close to dying.

 

[Jarrod38]

Bought it and just got a kill.

 

[SkateorDi3]

Bought it and just got a kill.

you're already ahead of most!

 

[Vipu]

Does anyone have any video comparing the old and new left-hand lean on the test server?

If it actually makes left-hand peeks less of a straight disadvantage in fights then that's really big.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS/comments/6zmq0k/leaning_before_after_patch/

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Lmfao I got my first yet most uneventful Chicken Dinner today in duos.

My team mate got the only kill and it was the last kill of the match. Basically we started at the downed AC-130 so far away from the circle that we kept barely making it to the circle before it collapsed and the trend basically continued until we realized there were only 5 people left lol.

 

[Jarrod38]

you're already ahead of most!

Still have no clue what I'm doing.

 

[jim2point0]

I really hate when the game ends in snake wars. I'm always trying to hunt the last guys down and I always get killed by someone prone in the grass. I really like it when the circles end in more interesting places where you can't do that. But oh well. People like to get those wins and don't care how I suppose.

 

[Blizzard]

I really hate when the game ends in snake wars. I'm always trying to hunt the last guys down and I always get killed by someone prone in the grass. I really like it when the circles end in more interesting places where you can't do that. But oh well. People like to get those wins and don't care how I suppose.

I mean, as long as grass is a real life thing that's implemented ingame, hiding in it is a reasonable thing when you're trying not to be seen. Otherwise you're at the mercy of lag.


Also is the Discord down? The link in the OP says invalid or expired.

 

[jim2point0]

I mean, as long as grass is a real life thing that's implemented ingame, hiding in it is a reasonable thing when you're trying not to be seen.

The problem is that the end-game is often 2 guys crawling around in the grass waiting for the first person to stand or else you stalemate until the final circle collapses and then it's a healing race. Which is boring.

 

[Blizzard]

The problem is that the end-game is often 2 guys crawling around in the grass waiting for the first person to stand or else you stalemate until the final circle collapses and then it's a healing race. Which is boring.

How could it be corrected? Eliminate grass?

 

[jim2point0]

How could it be corrected? Eliminate grass?

There's nothing to correct. I'm just venting at people who play the end-game like that. It's just more fun when people want to have a nice shootout for the finale. That's all. Just a rant.

Just happy that the one game I did win today, it was against a guy standing up and shooting at me.

I think I'll actually try that Fortnite BR tomorrow. I watched Doc stream some today and it actually seems fun... albeit with a lot of stuff to be improved.

 

[Blizzard]

Can someone else check if the OP Discord link works? The server no longer shows up, and the link says it's invalid/expired.

 

[BigDes]

How could it be corrected? Eliminate grass?

Red zone on the final two

 

[paperspace]

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[Blizzard]

Seems to work fine here.

Quote for the URL.

Even in a web browser that says invalid or expired for me, weird. I see people reporting that kicks can be an issue, but I've never been kicked from the server either so that shouldn't be it.

 

[BigDes]

Even in a web browse that says invalid or expired for me, weird.

Working for me too.

You haven't been banned from Discord somehow have you? Or logged out?

 

[Blizzard]

Working for me too.

You haven't been banned from Discord somehow have you? Or logged out?

Nope, all other servers work. I've never been kicked, and there's been no drama (was idling there last night and then just closed Discord). If someone is an admin on the server I guess there's a way to check the ban list to be sure?

 

[HowZatOZ]

I will say I now prefer final circles on urban settings, especially in FPP. Tactics become a requirement and using smokes to move with cover fire is some of the most interesting gunplay I've had so far. I do love some matches where it ends in farm landscapes but nothing can beat close quarters combat with the ballistics this game boasts.

 

[Ayumi]

Lmfao I got my first yet most uneventful Chicken Dinner today in duos.

My team mate got the only kill and it was the last kill of the match. Basically we started at the downed AC-130 so far away from the circle that we kept barely making it to the circle before it collapsed and the trend basically continued until we realized there were only 5 people left lol.

It still counts! My only undeserved win was when I had to go AFK for a bit (around 50ppl I think), hiding in a house, and came back to the winning screen carried by my 2 squad members. It was also our 3rd chicken that night. Haha

 

[Blizzard]

I've never had shadows help me since I play with shadows on Very Low, but they just helped me last game.

Oddly it was with rainy weather when everything is gray. I opened a door to push a side entrance in a small house. Someone was camping inside with a crossbow, but as the door opened the shadow outlined their head, ponytail and all, against the other wall, in time for me to react and shotgun them.

 

[BigDes]

Funniest chicken dinner I got was in duos

A friend joined us halfway through the match so we did our best to go get killed cause he was short on time

We stood in the middle of the road in pochinki firing our guns into the air, nothing

We drove around the school honking madly, nothing

We stood on the roof at the school jumping up and down, nothing

We ran from the school to the apartments firing our guns, nothing

Eventually we just stood in the swimming pool and watched as the circle closed around us, then jumped from the diving board out of the window and killed the last three people

Winner winner (you totally didn't deserve that) chicken dinner.

 

[Cc23830]

After dropping in, you land and all of the houses look like a marshmellow and you can barely move. Its apparently something to do with not having 16gb of ram or something.

Yep i am affected maybe 1 out of 3/4 games. I have to lie down and press tab to bring up my inventory. 30 seconds later everything loads

 

[Plasmid]

Duo partner left at the beginning of the match, this was my best highlight out of it.

https://gfycat.com/VerifiableViciousBaleenwhale

 

[Meccs]

I had to refund the game. I can not get over the sluggishness of the movement and combat.
Also the looting part is just not fun for me. The game in general is too slow for my taste. It feels off. I might check it out again in a few month or when it comes out of early access. The concept seems like it could be fun, but the whole gameplay isn't. Mostly because of the wonky physics and movement etc.

 

[BigDes]

I had to refund the game. I can not get over the sluggishness of the movement and combat.
Also the looting part is just not fun for me. The game in general is too slow for my taste. It feels off. I might check it out again in a few month or when it comes out of early access. The concept seems like it could be fun, but the whole gameplay isn't. Mostly because of the wonky physics and movement etc.

If anything the loot is going to get slower as they're talking about getting rid of drag and drop

 

[TVexperto]

I had to refund the game. I can not get over the sluggishness of the movement and combat.
Also the looting part is just not fun for me. The game in general is too slow for my taste. It feels off. I might check it out again in a few month or when it comes out of early access. The concept seems like it could be fun, but the whole gameplay isn't. Mostly because of the wonky physics and movement etc.

Try King of the Kill, I think thats more arcadey for you

 

[Meccs]

If anything the loot is going to get slower as they're talking about getting rid of drag and drop

Nah, I meant the whole "looting game genre" is probably not for me because it's not fun for me. I get that this is 50% of the game though.
First person was instantly more fun and less clunky btw. Navigating though the rooms in houses was a pain in 3rd person. Probably because I mostly play FPS. But I couldn't get over the fact that I can't rebind hold right mouse for ADS. Little things like that.
Gah... maybe I should have played a bit longer now that I think of it. 2 hours is like nothing to get a feel of the game. Oh well, could buy it again every time.

 

[JDB]

If anything the loot is going to get slower as they're talking about getting rid of drag and drop

Pretty sure that update has already come and gone.

 

[Pif]

anyone here playing this on a 1050 ti?

how's performance for you ?

 

[McBradders]

Got kicked out of the plane at the end over Stalber (ruins on top of the mountain?) with 3 AFK'ers.

Landed, grabbed a pistol, level 3 armour and found the AFK'ers which was now just one guy who'd punched the other two to death and was just standing there (new BP farm technique?), popped him with a pistol and found a buggy and hightailed it toward the circle.

Got some good loots and raced for the circle.

Tanked my buggy in the concrete trenches and hopped out and hid in some bushes while fire whizzed around.

A guy drove a buggy by me, managed to headshot him and take his stuff and buggy and hightailed it again toward the circle.

Tanked that buggy into a collision error and bailed on it into some trees where my third kill gave me a level 3 helmet.

Nice!

Ran for circle again, got popped by a guy I didn't even see to my despair. Watched him run up to my loot and get popped by another guy.

JUSTICE!

 

[Duffk1ng]

How could it be corrected? Eliminate grass?

FPP helps with this IMO, since if you're hiding in grass you often can't see shit anyway. My second win came that way, I just sprinted around and flanked the guy hiding in the grass prone.

 

[Blizzard]

FPP helps with this IMO, since if you're hiding in grass you often can't see shit anyway. My second win came that way, I just sprinted around and flanked the guy hiding in the grass prone.

It can help (I rushed a guy prone in the grass and killed him with an autoshotgun) but he wasn't watching me. If someone is close enough I think the grass can still hide, and whoever has to stand and move first can die.


I get 90% Chinese players past maybe 9 p.m. Pacific time on the NA server. Most of them are nice, and some can speak a bit of English, but it does make coordination hard. However I had some fun coordination with a guy who barely said anything at all. We landed at the prison, got mostly screwed by the RNG barns as usual, and I picked off someone's partner. We then just left the prison while the 4 or so duos in there killed each other, and camped opposite sides of the entrance way up on the mountainsides. The final duo who survived was screwed because the circle was just outside the prison, and when they eventually tried to leave we sniped them from both sides.

 

[jim2point0]

Red zone on the final two

Hah. I like it. Though if the final 2 had 1 person in a building, then he'd have even more of an advantage.

Speaking of the red zones, I've always avoided them like the plague. But I think I was watching Shroud yesterday and he seemed to hang around in one no problem. Never took any damage. So... red zones are really more like polite suggestions?

 

[BigDes]

Hah. I like it. Though if the final 2 had 1 person in a building, then he'd have even more of an advantage.

Speaking of the red zones, I've always avoided them like the plague. But I think I was watching Shroud yesterday and he seemed to hang around in one no problem. Never took any damage. So... red zones are really more like polite suggestions?

Basically, they take ages to start up and then the pattern of explosions means it is rare that you will actually get hit by it.

Honestly it should be taken out of the game, it ends up doing the exact opposite of what it is intended to do.

 

[Cc23830]

Hah. I like it. Though if the final 2 had 1 person in a building, then he'd have even more of an advantage.

Speaking of the red zones, I've always avoided them like the plague. But I think I was watching Shroud yesterday and he seemed to hang around in one no problem. Never took any damage. So... red zones are really more like polite suggestions?

i just stroll through them now. havent been hit in 200 hours of gaming i doubt i will now.