PUBG: Battlegrounds

PUBG: Battlegrounds is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical shooter in third-person perspective, where only the last surviving participant wins. In this survival game, you will fight on the vast island of Erangel, filled with a post-Soviet spirit. You will start your battle with nothing. To survive, you need to find weapons, supplies, and gear, and the faster you can do this, the greater your chances of emerging victorious in this survival struggle.

The multiplayer online shooter PubG has gained immense popularity due to the concept of gladiators in an arena: each match takes place on a huge map where 100 players battle. The size of the world constantly shrinks, forcing players to confront each other and act more actively and aggressively. Each match lasts no more than 30 minutes, which maintains the intensity of gameplay and gives players new experiences.

1) everyone wants to kill you: there are no friends or rules here, death can come at any moment. It could be a sniper from 500 meters away, a random shot, or a player sneaking up on you with a knife.

2) just like in real combat: watch your surroundings, avoid open spaces, noise gives you away, so be quiet, take the most valuable items, and never stay in one place.

3) you need to adapt on the fly, changing weapon modifications or the weapon itself, choosing different gear, using energy drinks or painkillers for better effect, and so on.

The number of maps in PubG will grow, but at the beginning of 2018, there are two. The main map is on a vast island in Eastern Europe with villages and fields, while the second is a hilly desert with a couple of cities and military bases in Asia.

You can enter any house on the map, open all rooms, and search them, but otherwise, the maps are very open and do not contain places where you can easily hide in grass or bushes. PubG has a forgiving approach to player damage; for example, you can jump from the height of a three-story building and receive only minor damage.

The game world constantly shrinks, which is communicated and players are advised to move to a safe zone, marked on the map, but no one can stay in one place for long — you will have to run for half a round or more. For long-distance movement, it's better to find transportation, although it is very vulnerable.

Certain locations on the maps have hideouts, chests, and caches, as well as military arsenals, but the chance of finding good loot in them is low. Only areas marked in yellow or red on the map have good loot, which is often refreshed. However, in these zones, the chance of dying is high, so not all players head there. Periodically, the game drops useful loot, which leads to real hunts, and often around the cargo, 8-10 players die.

For balance in PubG, there isn't a lot of weapons, although new ones are gradually tested and added. But there are options to choose from: several variations of knives, pistols, submachine guns, assault and battle rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and sniper rifles. Each weapon has from 1 to 4 modification modules, such as silencers, scopes, grips, stocks, ammo packs, and more.

Equipment includes various clothing, as well as backpacks, helmets, and bulletproof vests. You can carry bandages, syringes, first aid kits, painkillers, and energy drinks in your loadout, and they have a usage time, while first aid kits do not restore all health at once. Since every killed player also collected weapons, equipment, and gear, it is allowed to approach the body and thoroughly search it to take what you need.

In PubG, bullet hit calculations are made; a shot to the head can almost always kill, while a hit to the arm or leg only injures the character. You can switch firing modes — single shots or bursts.

Special attention has been paid to the character's characteristics. He can carry a limited weight, after which the ability to run is lost. You have to choose what is better — increased firepower or survivability. Having a bulletproof vest and helmet will help a lot, but they affect movement. A character with their weapon holstered runs noticeably faster than with a weapon in hand.

The player finds themselves gliding on a parachute over the map, with drop points determined randomly. There are a few seconds to decide on a landing spot, after which you need to immediately choose a weapon and arrange everything in hotkeys. The player is not given anything special, so they need to search for hiding spots on the map and survive.

You can orient yourself by the parachutes of other players and run to kill them, or you can take a defensive position. Further tactics depend on the circumstances, but statistics show that half of the players die in the first ten minutes, even when there are no cool guns or gear. What do you need to avoid dying? First of all, get familiar with the controls — there are several features that may surprise you unpleasantly at the most critical moment.

Secondly, you need to think smart, listen, stay calm, and shoot very accurately — all that shooter enthusiasts are used to, but at a new level with no room for error. All the items you use have their chance of dropping in a hiding spot, as well as characteristics: spread, range, accuracy, etc. Many memorize them to gain an advantage.