Feels like they fixed the shotguns in the latest patch. Before I could not get one kill even at point blank. Since latest patch I am one shot killing people even at a fairly far distance.
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I was ransacking a house earlier. Heard a door open and saw someone walk straight by me and head for the stairs, when they were half way up I opened fire, hit, saw blood and everything. Next thing I know they're at the bottom of the stairs and I'm dead from a shotgun blast.
Absolute bollocks!
I think they advise people to turn off DVR so there's no evidence of such shenanigans.
Absolute bollocks!
I think they advise people to turn off DVR so there's no evidence of such shenanigans.
They can stick as many warnings on it as possible, it's still a swindle to willingly release something that is this broken. Only reason I even have it is because it came free with the X. If I had somehow been fooled into actually paying for shambolic product, I would be livid.
Had some crazy lag and rubber banding in a few games last night. It seemed to resolve after that though.
Also, I had a nice moment while driving along..
Also, I had a nice moment while driving along..
You can go pretty far before opening the chute as well, just hold forward and make sure your drop speed is 126. At that speed you can go pretty far. If you notice that you won't make it, open the chute and rock forward and back. You'll go really really far doing that! Make sure to rock back and forth in a smooth motion, not super quick or super slow just a nice average back and forth motion. You can glide massive distances like that.
Edit: this is just using the left stick. Right stick is camera only I believe.
Perhaps you could expand further on this? Regardless of how many warnings you put on a product, there are numerous standards which must be met before it will be allowed onto the market. This is true in virtually anything you buy even if you may not be aware of it. How can a game this fundamentally broken and unfinished even pass certification with Microsoft? It's sets an awful example.
They can call it a preview, a beta, an alpha, an experiment, or whatever other term they can concoct. Once it is being put on the Microsoft store for sale to consumers, it has to meet a certain minimum standard and this game clearly does not. Not only is the user experience within the game untenable, the game itself is not even stable and crashes all the time.
thats a load of horse shit....the game DVR uses my onboard storage...the game is on the external.....it would have absolutely no effect on my framerate/rubberbanding what so ever.
I too believe its to remove as much horseshittier that the game presents at this moment.
First of all, the game is not in that bad of a state on the X, not even close. It's more than playable, and far more so than, let's say, Homefront when it released at full price (and for months & months & months thereafter). Or how about the Project Cars 2 launch that was full of game-breaking errors, crashing, unplayable mp, etc. You are being hyperbolic to suggest otherwise. It's playable, and each weekly patch is making significant progress toward cleaning it up. I played 10 hours over the weekend and crashed twice. Both were from accessing the menu with a bunch of stuff going on on screen. Guess what, I got back into my game immediately after. Is that great? No, but that's no reason to decry a game, policies, and a preview program that's not offered by the competition.
I bolded what's wrong with your argument. It does meet the standard of MS under the preview program. You agree to that standard when you make a purchase. If you do not like the standard, that's something you take up with MS, but, again, you have plenty of information at your disposal to make that decision. Sony has a higher standard in this regard, and it's why they don't have a preview program.
We can discuss whether or not we would've been happier with a more stable game. We all wanted that, because the game rocks. There's plenty of room for discussion about the downsides and what we'd like to see, but the over the top, crying foul and acting like they've taken your first born for $30 is what's ridiculous.
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Seems like your entire argument revolves around your illusory definition of "playable" and we certainly don't see eye to eye on that front. This game is "playable" in the sense that you can run around empty areas and scavenge with only rubber banding to interfere with your experience. However, once you try to engage in a firefight, or drive a vehicle, or anything else, it becomes a mess. Frame rate routinely dipping into the teens or single digits. Latency so egregious that firefights are essentially lottery events. Routine crashes which essentially wipe away 10-20 minutes of time you put into a match only to load the game back up to find yourself dead for nothing.
If this is what you consider "hyperbole," then your standards are far lower than mine. I reiterate my initial belief that simply putting disclaimers in front of something shouldn't absolve you of any standards when selling a product to a customer.
It's a shame you feel that way. I'd rather raise the bar for consumer expectations in gaming rather than lower them. Which seems like something that has been happening in the last decade or more.
Dude, it's a preview program. Focus on PCars, or Homefront, or games that should meet your standards, i.e. full release. You're fighting a losing battle, and I'd much rather get access to a game months in advance and deal with some issues. It's a Preview Program for a reason....otherwise there'd be no program and you could rant and rave all day. I really do not understand your argument.
I've even been reached out to by the devs through this forum to ask for more indepth feedback about issues. I'm completely happy with my purchase and look forward to many months with this game.
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It is not broken for me or my friends at all.
It is in the Preview Program though. Maybe you do not understand how games there work. Just read the statement. It is not hidden and you should know before getting into it that the game is not finished and might not ever be.
I hate that you have problems with it. =\
It was supposed to end Jan 1st but I bought a one x from Best buy on the second I believe and they still emailed me a code
Thats kind of the point of the game preview program. Youre playing something very early and very much "in development". Im not sure what you dont understand about that.
My issue is that the preview program should not charge for games until theyre fully released. I dont think its ok to also sell games this early if its gonna be buggy for a long time. If they want a preview program fine, but dont charge me until the game is done. Thats why i only played this game and nothing else on there. Cause i refuse to pay for something thats buggy and isnt completed.
I was going to buy the game when it came out, instead i get to play it as they refine it. I already have 2 days logged in and pretty much got my 30 bucks worth everything else is a bonus.
Exactly! And it's pretty awesome that we are getting significant weekly patches.
I get that it's not a perfect game with all of the bugs and framerate problems, but honestly playing this game is the most fun I've had all year. Sure, it can be super frustrating when you die, but getting that chicken dinner makes it all worth it.
Did the new update address anything important? I just updated and I'm playing a little later tonight.
The nature of software - especially unfinished software in preview - is that your experience can vary substantially from those of others due to a variety of circumstances. Whether because of which Xbox device you're using, or whether you're on Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi, or where you are in the world, or which servers you're connecting to, or how strong and fast of a connection you have, or otherwise.
It's legitimately possible for you to be 100% correct about your impressions while other people are 100% correct about never having significant problems with bullets failing to register when you shoot someone.
If it's so bad for you that you consider it broken, even considering its Preview state, that really sucks, and I hope you've asked Customer Service for a refund. Or I hope it improves for you soon.
But I personally have played for 15-20 hours now including getting one 1st place finish after 9 kills in a single round, and while I certainly have issues now and then with unnaturally low frame rates or rubber banding, I can confidently say I've never once experienced an issue where I clearly shot someone and that shot didn't register.
Yes, it was a good one. https://forums.playbattlegrounds.com/topic/164767-xbox-game-preview-patch-notes-5/
Gameplay
- Pistols have been removed from Y button's weapon rotation and grouped with the melee weapon.
- Players can now equip pistols by pressing 'up' on the D pad.
- Continued improvements related to player "rubber banding".
- Enhanced server performance while parachuting.
- Added a new controller preset to options menu.
- Type B (new preset) now supports:
- Holding LT to aim down sight.
- Holding LB to use 3rd person perspective aim sight.
- Type B (new preset) now supports:
- Controller guide has been updated to include the new controller preset.
- Fixed an issue where players repositioned out of the battleground after certain actions and remained invulnerable until the end of the match.
- Additional memory and non-memory related crash fixes.
- Fixed the inability to join duo/squad through invites outside of game.
- Dropping objects causes the player to switch weapons.
- User is unable to switch grenade types when tapping right on the D-Pad.
A preview program you pay for. It's one thing if you're invited to a closed beta for free to help the development process. It's completely different to release something onto the market and charge 30 dollars for it when it barely fits the definition of playable.
My friends and I play this every night and have a blast. We are addicted. It has its issues for sure, but I am very happy that Microsoft gives us the option to play this now while its still being worked. Much better then the alternative then waiting for months until its polished. Even if I had paid $60 for it, I have already gotten my moneys worth. Its just so much fun.
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You're just being completely hyperbolic now. The game is completely playable.
It's a Game Preview, you knew that going in, and these accusations of it being broken and awful simply don't hold any weight when the game hasn't reached 1.0 yet.
That's how it works on PC, and you can choose if you want to participate. If you don't like the terms of the Preview Program and still are interested, check the forums or any gaming website for detailed impressions. This forum had impressions, negative ones, almost 12 hours before the launch. I still don't see the issue. There's no funny business about this, besides you wanting a game to be perfect, no matter how they label it to make you aware of the risks.
nah the promotion finished on 31 Dec.
yeh if you look to the horizon or above and hold forwards you'll go further. Looking down and holding forwards will make you go down faster.
I need tips to finally get my first chicken dinner. I've played 150 combined games and came in 4th solo a couple times along with 11 other top ten games. Duo and squad highest I've gotten is 2nd, but we're in the top 10 like 31% of the time which is not bad for us as average older gamers. I just can't push through even though I feel myself getting better even with the horrible aim I'm almost up to 1.0 K/D which again is good for me lol.
lol I've been playing on the X since release. It was much more of a mess at release and still even then it wasn't broken or unplayable. The last few patches have made it a much better experience also. The game is coming along nicely after only a month. Again.... lol
I'd say it is essential. It is for any mp fps. I just use the Atmos app with my headset and it works great. Before that I was using the surround sound on my Astro mixamp, which is plenty good also.
I play using my headset even though I have a decent surround setup. I have Atmos has it been confirmed that pubg is using atmos?
Id be using a mixamp, appreciate it, i ask as it means i need to order a chat adapter.
The atmos app is a software solution. It's a better experience with games/headsets that directly support it, but still works great with software/hardware that doesn't directly support it also. Works great for me in PUBG and every other game I have using a Senheisser Game One headset and a Astro Mixamp Pro.
As for home theater setups I have no clue. I stick to headphones because I don't have the space needed. But I'm pretty sure your receiver has to directly support it.
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I think it's a big deal in PUBG so you know where shots are coming from. Even if they aren't directed at you it helps knowing places you want to avoid or where people might be coming into the zone behind you as it shrinks etc.
If you're using the atmos app make sure to turn off the surround sound function on the mixamp every time you turn it on.
Literally never heard of the atmos app, plan was just plug an optical into the xbone and use my mixamp (only used on ps4 up to now).
You're making arguments I never made. I did not ask for perfection. I asked for a game that crashes multiple times in one sitting to not be knowingly certified as something you can purchase on the Microsoft store. The frame rate makes many parts of the game an absolute nightmare. These are not extraordinary expectations and if Microsoft chooses to essentially allow a developer to get away with it because they put PREVIEW on top of the game, it's wrong.
Some of you will disagree and say you're having fun anyway, that's fine but it's no more valid an opinion than mine. Screaming "hyperbole, hyperbole, hyperbole" at me doesn't really contribute anything anyway. For me, the game is unplayable because of the multiple reasons I've outlined within this thread. I don't really think it's hyperbole to want reasonable latency, reasonable frame rates, and a much lower rate of crashing.
Sure the response will be "if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it" but where is the line made then? I'd personally buy whatever completely unfinished version of GTA is in production right now if given a choice since I'm that much of a fan, should it be allowed though?
I might buy whatever prototypes there are for the next-gen Xbox or Playstation right now even though they they will be completely unstable pieces of hardware, but should it be allowed?
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I don't think the atmos app affects or helps any games that don't support Atmos. I was asking if PUBG was a Dolby atmos supported title. There's only like 6 games that are confirmed to support Atmos on the Xbox S/X...
I put everything back to default after the latest patch that added aim acceleration setting. I put my dead zone at 0 and my scoping at 4 for everything and my aim acceleration at 0...
Crashing multiple times in one sitting is one example of your hyperbole, shall we continue? You're not finding agreement here. I get what you are trying to say, I just think you're completely wrong. You should start a "preview games are bad for gaming thread" and we'll continue on here.
It's not hyperbole, it's anecdotal. Which you yourself used as evidence against my experiences. Unless we know the crash rate for the entire population, I can only go by my own experiences and those I play with. I've heard "my game just crashed" over the mic in this online game/beta/alpha than anything else I've personally played over a long time.
There's a huge group here playing on the X that are also saying you are being hyperbolic. Sorry, and you began all this by describing the game as a "Swindle." You have a problem with MS's policies and you're discussing it in a thread for a game that everyone here is constructively enjoying. Not sure what response you expected, but now it's clear where people stand. You'll have better luck creating a "Preview" thread and discussing your distaste for this practice there.
All this has been beaten to death. This is pre release software. They tell you before you buy, we're getting weekly updates and things are improving. Why are you all up in arms? Because they charge? No one is forcing anyone to pay for this. The big difference in past beta programs you mention is that with purchasing this pre release software we also get the full product when released. This often comes as a benefit as most of the time the full product comes at a higher price.
I went through the same thing with elite dangerous. It was an unfinished product when I joined their preview, things turned out great. I have no reason to believe this will be any different.
We also just went through this with PC PUBG too. I've played it on PC since it released in March 2017 and it was janky with terrible performance and unexplainable framedrops for most of that year. The 1.0 release is a huge leap in performance though. I still play the PC version with Steam buddies every week. Play it at pretty much locked 60fps now. It's great. I picked up the Xbox One version and it's... PUBG at ~30fps. It's not 'broken' or 'borderline unplayable'. It's completely fine. Obviously better at 60fps. Obviously has some drops during loading at the start etc. But I've played it for another 30 hours on Xbox now and am having an absolute blast still. Game is unreal.
It does with a software solution provided you're using headphones with the Atmos app. Not as good as a hardware solution obviously, but it still does a really great job. And obviously software that does support it will have a higher quality/support more features.
No PUBG does not support it in code.
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So when you say software solution with the app I have load the app up or something before I play the game?