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PLAYERUNKNOWNS BATTLEGROUNDS Early Access Thread: This Is Battle Royale
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Wait do people just afk to get money? Really?
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
I fucking knew it. It made no sense why my kar shots just shuffled off to the left or right. Smh.
ffejeromdiks
Banned
There's like 4-5 AFK's every game. You'll see "_____ killed by the playzone" x5 a few minutes after the first circle shrink.
:/
That's dumb.
Also is it possible to knock someone's health down from nearly full to nearly dead in a single punch? Just happened to me.
Nabs
Member
If you d/c or crash, your body drops out at the end of the flight path and just waits to die. It happens to my friends often.
jumping punch in the head deals a lot of damage, might be that, or just lag (shrug).
Yep usually the AFKers are just people who disconnected.
I flew to the end once in a squad game and got 9 kills by just killing afkers right off the bat.
People probably play on them when they're not on high load. People keep going on with this circlejerk that the EU servers are way worse than NA, but honestly both it shit pretty consistently.
I got a video coming later, but some friends and I had a really epic match last night. The circle was ending near the school, and we ended up darting into a two story house that we knew people were in the second floor of. We waited on the first floor (it was 3 of us), one door was blown off previously by a redzone, grenade or something. We heard the guys stomping around above us, then we heard them open a door, and heard them walking around outside. They opened the front door and we let them have it, they died, we took out their whole squad. We had to run to one of those fuckboi cabins, and a guy came up behind us, we shot him. I saw a guy in the guardhouse by the school, he went under cover. I lobbed a grenade in there, that drew him to poke his head up near the back. I leaned out from behind the fuckboi cabin and got one shot in his head, but not enough to kill him (M16), then he headshotted me with a crossbow and knocked me out. My buddy picked me up, I healed, then a grenade hit us. I healed again, then the circle was moving again.
Suddenly we see 4-5 guys just pouring out of the wall by the school. We took them all out, and won.
Suddenly we see 4-5 guys just pouring out of the wall by the school. We took them all out, and won.
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
Jesus, just got into the last two had a stand off and when he had to move he was lagging 5 feet in every direction. WTF is that shit. 2 people in the game and he is teleporting everywhere and impossible to hit? Was he using the lag cheat or something. Man I wish I had a video of this shit.
I have a ping of 42 to california and 39 to NY when I test btw.
I have a ping of 42 to california and 39 to NY when I test btw.
Unofficial Zombies mode gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twNJwNfFOIY
Hopefully the devs add an official mode one day after the game is fixed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twNJwNfFOIY
Hopefully the devs add an official mode one day after the game is fixed.
Jibbajabbawockky
Member
Are there any tips for aiming, specifically at semi long range? I feel like I can get the drop on somebody and go prone and get them semi lined up but I feel like I'm rarely doing any damage to them. Specifically with a DMR or something like a M16 or M4. Is bullet drop much of a thing here or what?
I did that one of the very first times I played- had just zipped around in a buggy and ran over a guy in a field with maybe 10 or so people left and went to just bail out like I would in Battlefield only to die from the fall damage. Learned my lesson.
I did that one of the very first times I played- had just zipped around in a buggy and ran over a guy in a field with maybe 10 or so people left and went to just bail out like I would in Battlefield only to die from the fall damage. Learned my lesson.
So is this like... across the board? Every shot, in every match with every gun? Cause if so... fuck we've been playing a broken game?
Woo-Fu
Banned
Broken is a bit extreme. On top of that, if you were having fun then you had fun, regardless of what you know/how you feel today.
Probably getting bored of normal play, going for challenge wins. Probably already a zero loot win video on youtube.
Croatoan
They/Them A-10 Warthog
Its a good thing the devs took that congratulatory week off because they have a lot of explaining to do.
Oh yeah I'm not angry, it just seems crazy that no-one found evidence of this. I definitely had fun regardless lol.
QuantumSquid
Member
I just got the game and played a few rounds, it seems like decent fun. Then again, I'm not the type of person to play a game like this in a super competitive way, so the problems people have been bringing online are things I probably don't even notice.
Woo-Fu
Banned
From the player's perspective any number of things could be causing that, not really something you can diagnose solely from the client view without knowing exactly what is going on behind the scenes. Most players would chalk that up to how they model recoil.
lol so entitled
ffejeromdiks
Banned
It was a national holiday in South Korea but stay salty.
got it today and played a bunch with my friends
gotta say, the game is fun because of the social element... definitely not the game itself. which is a fucking shame. I can't wait until the iron out the jankyness... fingers crossed. It never went away from DayZ despite their profit. But if they can fix stuff, improve the 'game feel' of moving around, picking stuff up, equipment, even using fucking doors.. ugh. and the UI.. etc.
anyway I'm gonna try to play more soon, the moments it provides have been fun. I love permadeath/death that matters in a multiplayer game.
gotta say, the game is fun because of the social element... definitely not the game itself. which is a fucking shame. I can't wait until the iron out the jankyness... fingers crossed. It never went away from DayZ despite their profit. But if they can fix stuff, improve the 'game feel' of moving around, picking stuff up, equipment, even using fucking doors.. ugh. and the UI.. etc.
anyway I'm gonna try to play more soon, the moments it provides have been fun. I love permadeath/death that matters in a multiplayer game.
no local hosting/custom maps = less player testing
I hate that I won with just 2 kills, but I only saw 3 guys all game. Had a Kar98 and S12. didn't find a scope for the KAR until late, then started moving on the outside of the perimeter with each step. Got lucky to not be spotted running in and hiding behind a skinny tree to end it.
First shot I thought I had locked on and it misses above him. Second I shot and got the kill, but the audio of the replay you can hear a bullet go right by my head.
First shot I thought I had locked on and it misses above him. Second I shot and got the kill, but the audio of the replay you can hear a bullet go right by my head.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Do we have any new info regarding first person servers?
Oh my lord yes! Me and an Overwatch friend cause he made a ChickenDinner reference and I made us abort to go play Battlegrounds. It was off to a good start right off the bat, he knew how to use the compass numbers, directions, using "clear", good game mechanics chemistry right off the bat. This one was after a couple games before. We started in the shooting range, and took a car down to an airdrop. Loot and scooted that bad boy real good! But then uhh... I realized I forgot to grab the 15x scope for the M24... So we had to head back in the Dacia with almost no fuel. But then the Red showed up and we had to book it! Ended up flipping the car and going to the trench tunnel to get away from the explosions. Then the Red followed us into the trench and trapped us in the tunnel connecting them! The rest consisted of using a different Dacia to find a building to hold that happened to be two zones outside of the final one. I got some pot shots off, we took out a small shack of people, then won the game by using bushes. It's all pretty vanilla stuff but here is the video. God what a rush. We didn't do nearly as good the rest of the night, but that's just because of overconfidence.
So playing this a lot, there are a handful of things I hope to see come to the game. Many of these are based from my experience with Arma, and would be great features to incorporate here.
1. TrackIR/head tracking. Since the game has proper head look, this is a no brainer. Surely this is already in the pipeline. It's so damn convenient to just move your head instead of having to hold alt.
2. First Person only mode. In Arma, I never really cared for third person because it was always used to look around walls or obstacles you couldn't normally see. Saying "just play in first person if you don't like third" is not an answer, as everyone else will be doing that and have an advantage over you, so you have to do it too. The tension of having to poke your head out to look at something would really change a lot of how the game is played, in a good way. Also, on a side note, they need to fix the reticle in third person, it is off
3. A stance system like Arma 3's. All the barred windows would be much less frustrating if you could do something between stand and crouch. The stance system in Arma 3 gave you many positions in between stand, crouch, and prone. You could even do the Sniper sit.
4. Weapon resting. I told you this list would mention Arma a lot. Weapon resting was introduced in Arma 3, and allowed you to hit Ctrl+C (by default) rest the barrel of your gun on a surface for stability. There were even bipods that you could use for more stability. This would be really useful for all the shooting out windows.
5. Address people that tank circle significantly after it stops just to shoot people inside. I realize it is a legitimate strategy, but it is really counter-intuitive to the point of the circle. The point is to gather everyone in one area, so you have an idea where the remaining players are. Getting shot in the back by someone outside the circle is just bullshit because it is intended for no one to be out there. The answer might be to increase the health loss if you shoot from outside the circle after it stops.
1. TrackIR/head tracking. Since the game has proper head look, this is a no brainer. Surely this is already in the pipeline. It's so damn convenient to just move your head instead of having to hold alt.
2. First Person only mode. In Arma, I never really cared for third person because it was always used to look around walls or obstacles you couldn't normally see. Saying "just play in first person if you don't like third" is not an answer, as everyone else will be doing that and have an advantage over you, so you have to do it too. The tension of having to poke your head out to look at something would really change a lot of how the game is played, in a good way. Also, on a side note, they need to fix the reticle in third person, it is off
3. A stance system like Arma 3's. All the barred windows would be much less frustrating if you could do something between stand and crouch. The stance system in Arma 3 gave you many positions in between stand, crouch, and prone. You could even do the Sniper sit.
4. Weapon resting. I told you this list would mention Arma a lot. Weapon resting was introduced in Arma 3, and allowed you to hit Ctrl+C (by default) rest the barrel of your gun on a surface for stability. There were even bipods that you could use for more stability. This would be really useful for all the shooting out windows.
5. Address people that tank circle significantly after it stops just to shoot people inside. I realize it is a legitimate strategy, but it is really counter-intuitive to the point of the circle. The point is to gather everyone in one area, so you have an idea where the remaining players are. Getting shot in the back by someone outside the circle is just bullshit because it is intended for no one to be out there. The answer might be to increase the health loss if you shoot from outside the circle after it stops.
Clickity image for tweet.
Woot woot
That looks far more stable on rough terrain that the 3 seater version. What I was originally hoping for!
Just jumping in here to mention that I've really been enjoying Giant Bomb's coverage of this game so far despite not having played it myself (which I might do once it gets to consoles). It's a joy to watch and quite amazing to see how tense this game can get simply because of the need to find your equipment and because of the lack of respawns. An open door has never been as intimidating, just as Jeff mentioned.
I think a higher budget version of this game with improved mechanics and controls - and perhaps a more unique art style / look - could potentially be one of the best game ever made. It also makes me fantasize about how cool it would be if we could play a similar Hunger Games / Battle Royale style match on a map as interesting and varied as, for example, the one in Breath of the Wild or GTAV. Just imagine if those two games allowed for a similar free-for-all multiplayer survival mode that allowed you to use their maps' large variety of features etc. as hiding places, places to look for loot, to set ambushes etc. Heck, BOTW's world and physics systems in particular could really serve as a nice template for a multiplayer mode, while GTAV's level of environmetal detail and car handling system might also lead to very fun scenario's being played out.
On a final note, I'd also be interested to see someone develop a game in this genre that copies the arenas and televised viewership setting from The Hunger Games more directly by having the environments change between matches (because they are simulated by a computer) and have things like monsters being dropped in randomly, weather effects like lighting strikes to happen, poison gas to be distributed, packages to be dropped (as in Battlegrounds, but more prominently) due to (actual) viewer ratings etc. That would imo make for a potentially even more varied and dynamic version of Battlegrounds.
Edit: didn't the movie Predators with Adrian Brody not also have a similar "drop on an island to survive" premise? A survival game like Battlegrounds but with Predators hunting the players might be awesome as well, especially if it creates the dynamic of balancing co-operation to fight off the Predators with player vs player, every man for himself survival near the end game.
I think a higher budget version of this game with improved mechanics and controls - and perhaps a more unique art style / look - could potentially be one of the best game ever made. It also makes me fantasize about how cool it would be if we could play a similar Hunger Games / Battle Royale style match on a map as interesting and varied as, for example, the one in Breath of the Wild or GTAV. Just imagine if those two games allowed for a similar free-for-all multiplayer survival mode that allowed you to use their maps' large variety of features etc. as hiding places, places to look for loot, to set ambushes etc. Heck, BOTW's world and physics systems in particular could really serve as a nice template for a multiplayer mode, while GTAV's level of environmetal detail and car handling system might also lead to very fun scenario's being played out.
On a final note, I'd also be interested to see someone develop a game in this genre that copies the arenas and televised viewership setting from The Hunger Games more directly by having the environments change between matches (because they are simulated by a computer) and have things like monsters being dropped in randomly, weather effects like lighting strikes to happen, poison gas to be distributed, packages to be dropped (as in Battlegrounds, but more prominently) due to (actual) viewer ratings etc. That would imo make for a potentially even more varied and dynamic version of Battlegrounds.
Edit: didn't the movie Predators with Adrian Brody not also have a similar "drop on an island to survive" premise? A survival game like Battlegrounds but with Predators hunting the players might be awesome as well, especially if it creates the dynamic of balancing co-operation to fight off the Predators with player vs player, every man for himself survival near the end game.
jediyoshi
Member
Clickity image for tweet.
Woot woot
PU made another tweet with it, it has air control
https://twitter.com/BattleRoyaleMod/status/866950705818423297
No mega lag when running through a fence, hope that's how it looks like on live servers and not just their testing environment
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
tamaster92
Member
I was speaking to a friend earlier about how they should tie the game into twitch for community tournaments etc. Having chat be able to vote on various events like supply drops, bombing areas etc would be a super cool way of making tournaments more dynamic and encouraging viewer participation
boneyjangles
Member
Very interested in CPU optimisations. I'm not upgrading my computer or building a desktop machine ever again, so I've a vested interest in it running better on what I got. Also some of my friends are struggling to even run the game, and mostly because of the high CPU requirements.
mullet2000
Member
Man.
My whole squad of three got to the end of a match where just ONE other player was left, and the dude smoked us all.
My whole squad of three got to the end of a match where just ONE other player was left, and the dude smoked us all.
vewn
Member
Damn.
That bike looks super fun!
Hope they improve the spectator camera in the next one. Sometimes geometry gets swapped out when the other player looks away and when looking back you may see players for a short period of time although they are in buildings/behind objects. Also the other obvious spectator bugs.
How big of an advantage is it when most people know where they are?