Item distribution is partially randomized, and learning the spots on the maps that are likely to spawn military-grade weapons and attachments is a good, early strategy to work out on your own, with a team of up to four, or using the many fan-made resources that already exist thanks to PUBG’s hearty run in Early Access.

“The tension mounts during the descent as you get a good look at the swarm of players in your vicinity, but things really pick up the moment you hit the ground, as everybody (no matter where you land) scrambles for weapons and gear, and the killing kicks off right from the get-go. Depending on the angle of the flight path, jumping right into the center - especially in large cities and other loot-heavy spots - could place you right in the middle of the action with some of the most trigger-happy opponents. Jumping late might distance you from other players, giving you some early breathing room and a chance to forage for loot in peace before entering the fray. Jumping early along the plane’s randomized flight path lets you hit the ground first, giving you a jump on the competition, but risks placing you farther from the parts of the arena where the fighting will likely funnel as the boundaries contract. Part of the genius of each match’s arc is how heavily it weighs every move you make, and it begins with the critical decision of where to land. The result is a tight, focused, no-frills experience that’s as exciting as it is unpredictable, and where no two games are ever alike.PUBG wastes no time putting you right in the middle of the action as you and up to 99 other players airdrop onto one of its two 8x8 km maps from the back of a large aircraft. This simple, bare-bones take on the Battle Royale-style deathmatch foregoes the fluff and high time investment of most hardcore survival sims in favor of fast, accessible action. 100 players drop onto a sprawling map and fight to the death using whatever weapons they can find within a shrinking force-field. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds didn’t invent the last-person-standing formula that’s made it one of the most massively successful PC games in history, but – over the course of a nine-month-long early access period – it certainly turned it into something special.

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