Why PUBG so successful?

[ripper101]

Okay, why is PUBG so successful? I've played 25 hours of the game myself and in my opinion, the game is not very good. I just don't understand how so many people are sinking so many hours into such a dull, repetitive, broken experience.

 

[rn8686]

Repetitive? How? Its extremely luck based, even the best teams in the world dont even have a 50% win rate in public servers (Cant remember exact figure, about ~45% IIRC). It is still a bit broken, its in early access for a reason, wait until the end of the year for it to be finished. 

[Megah3rtz]

It's not as repetitive as you might think , that's why people love it. You'll need more than 20~ hours to get an idea.  

[Damascus]

Lol get wrecked N00B! You need to unlock your hax0rz 

 

Seriously though you need a lot of practice to be competitive 

[MegaDave91]

To each their own. You can fill in the blank with any game, really. I quite like the game and mostly solo in particular.

[ripper101]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

Seriously though you need a lot of practice to be competitive 

 

The combat is as simple as it gets?

[Damascus]

Just now, ripper101 said:

The combat is as simple as it gets?

Not really, high skill ceiling 

[rn8686]

1 minute ago, ripper101 said:

The combat is as simple as it gets?

There is actually skill to it, patience is very important, as is awareness as you can die without actually seeing them. 

[LUUD18]

It's so popular because it's a unique game. The only games that come close to this game are H1Z1 and the Arma 3 mod and they are both made by the same guy that made PUBG. 

[MegaDave91]

10 minutes ago, Damascus said:

Not really, high skill ceiling 

There's a high degree of luck, too, or at least in solo play. I placed #7 in my second game. I wasn't traversing the map for loot; I simply found a small hut that the play area conveniently continued to shrink around, and sat in it for a good 15-20 minutes.

 

Quad play is distracting especially when you have chatty teammates who insist on announcing every bit of loot they find.

[LUUD18]

1 minute ago, MegaDave91 said:

There's a high degree of luck, too. I placed #7 in my second game. I wasn't traversing the map for loot; I simply found a small hut that the play area conveniently continued to shrink around, and sat in it for a good 15-20 minutes.

There is also a lot of knowledge required. You need to know where to find the best loot, which weapons are good, etc.

[DnFx91]

its not really that popular guys, and its really not that complicated. It's just this year's DayZ, or Rust, or H1Z1. You kids keep buying these shit games so they keep making them

 

 

[DnFx91]

8 minutes ago, LUUD18 said:

It's so popular because it's a unique game. The only games that come close to this game are H1Z1 and the Arma 3 mod and they are both made by the same guy that made PUBG. 

yh kinda my point, its all the same crap now, the "battle royale" formula for video games has been done to death. you kinda contradicted yourself too, this game is faaaar from unique

[MegaDave91]

7 minutes ago, LUUD18 said:

There is also a lot of knowledge required. You need to know where to find the best loot, which weapons are good, etc.

Sure, but luck can negate all of that, too. You only need to be lucky enough to drop in a secluded area within the circle, find an AR w/ RDS and camp in a house.

[ripper101]

2 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

its not really that popular guys

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I'd like to disagree as it's currently second on steam charts http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

[DnFx91]

Just now, ripper101 said:

I'd like to disagree as it's currently second on steam charts http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

man have you watched that chart for more than 2 hours ? it changes every week man. Either way popular extends to more than just "trending", just because a bunch of people are playing it now doesnt make it popular

[ripper101]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

man have you watched that chart for more than 2 hours ? it changes every week man. Either way popular extends to more than just "trending", just because a bunch of people are playing it now doesnt make it popular

https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/playerunknowns-battleground-4-million-copies

[DnFx91]

Just now, ripper101 said:

https://www.pcgamesn.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds/playerunknowns-battleground-4-million-copies

yeah you are missing the point here, i can see that you like this game, that has been established already, calm down. 

 

It's another fad, it's really nothing special.

[LUUD18]

5 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

yh kinda my point, its all the same crap now, the "battle royale" formula for video games has been done to death. you kinda contradicted yourself too, this game is faaaar from unique

There is only 3 games at this moment which have the Battle royale gameplay. Those are Arma 3, H1Z1 and PUBG. PUBG is the upgraded version of Arma 3 and H1Z1. 

[ripper101]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

i can see that you like this game

 

33 minutes ago, ripper101 said:

Okay, why is PUBG so successful? I've played 25 hours of the game myself and in my opinion, the game is not very good. I just don't understand how so many people are sinking so many hours into such a dull, repetitive, broken experience.

 

 

 

[DnFx91]

Just now, LUUD18 said:

There is only 3 games at this moment which have the Battle royale gameplay. Those are Arma 3, H1Z1 and PUBG. PUBG is the upgraded version of Arma 3 and H1Z1. 

yes, at the moment, you are a kid right ? so you have missed the last 10 years of games that are exactly like this..............

[LUUD18]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

yeah you are missing the point here, i can see that you like this game, that has been established already, calm down. 

 

It's another fad, it's really nothing special.

He is giving you this link because you say it's not that popular yet it has 4 million copies sold.

[LUUD18]

Just now, DnFx91 said:

yes, at the moment, you are a kid right ? so you have missed the last 10 years of games that are exactly like this..............

I'm probably older then you bud. Tell me which games have the same gameplay as PUBG then?

[DnFx91]

Just now, LUUD18 said:

He is giving you this link because you say it's not that popular yet it has 4 million copies sold.

yeah and im saying that's nothing  

 

your perspectives are totally skewed guys, you think 4 million copies is something to respect ?  so naive

[ripper101]

9 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

iYou kids keep buying these shit games so they keep making them

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Just now, DnFx91 said:

you are a kid right ?

Let's make age an apparent in an argument