let me just go look at the LoL steam page and oh geeze it's a bit hard to find
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Nothing stops this train. PUBG surpasses [-46,278,233,054] concurrent users (!!!!)
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let me just go look at the LoL steam page and oh geeze it's a bit hard to find
Wasn't there some stats that were posted saying the average owner played 82+ hours and 20+ hours in the past 2 weeks? Sounds like it has it's hooks in a lot of people.
Sky's the limit if they ever figure out how to make tournaments appealing to watch and free from potential collusion.
I'm not the one arguing against PUBG getting Gotys, but to butt into the discussion about popularity = Gotys. Dota 2 was placed 12. on Neogaf Goty voting and didn't get even one Goty award from the gaming media. It was nominated for the best multiplayer Bafta atleast but didn't win. And I believe we can better compare the popularity of PUBG and Dota 2 than Rust. Both are also multiplayer only PC games(for now). So I really don't think the popularity should be a huge indicator in getting plenty of awards. Sometimes being hugely popular and even being the best PVP game ever made isn't enough for Goty. So I wouldn't hold my hopes up for PUBG either.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Wish i could run the damn game.
I've never watched esports because I find them way too busy to follow, but I watched each day of the Gamescom tournament. It was very entertaining. The presentation needs some work. It was easy to miss action, but it was fun as hell to watch.
It will be interesting to see what Spy is at when they make the 10M announcement.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
GAF's GOTY political manoeuvring/shitposting starts earlier and earlier plus has more battlelines this year.
There is no other option really.
There is no other option really.
It was fun since it was the first big tournament but that will drop off quick unless they find a new system specific to this game. At the very least they need to work the cameras so we see more of the action and not just follow one guy looting while there's a massive firefight in another location. The game will always be huge when it comes to individual streamers but long term tournament appeal needs a lot of work.
I wouldn't be surprised if we see a smaller scale map built for like 30-40 people just so they can get matches going quicker and not have hour long downtimes for 30 minute matches.
It's probably past that point in terms of consistency. Those are launch numbers and tend to drop fast shortly after well below 1 million. I don't remember what CoD tended to stabilize at for a couple of months but Halo 3 was stable at about 200k-400k for a while. I believe some CoD on PS4 (BO3?) also hit 1 million+ at launch. PUBG is more impressive since it's still growing IMO.
Isn't that because SteamSpy's info has a 3 day delay, and with a game like PUBG, which growth is insane, those 3 days really matter?
Abilidebob
Member
That and also, as I remember Galyokin saying, PUBG is a game that quite a number of its new buyers are also new STEAM users, so their profiles are a little harder to parse. So not only Steam users are buying PUBG, but PUBG is bringing new users to Steam itself.
The Hamburglar
Banned
once all the jank gets fixed it will be much better to play.
If this is really it, people need to grow the fuck up. Shit is petty. PUBG is a good story for gaming and the industry in GENERAL, and you have people that can't enjoy/celebrate it because of fucking console wars.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
I think it's less because it's an Xbox game
and more because it's a wildly successful PC game in a world where there's plenty of ignorant console gamers who assume that big-name console games are the default games. The important games. The ones that matter. The ones 'everyone' knows about, the only ones worth being hyped over. Everything else is an aside that should know its place, and that's how these people always justified their ignorance toward PC gaming as a whole.
and more because it's a wildly successful PC game in a world where there's plenty of ignorant console gamers who assume that big-name console games are the default games. The important games. The ones that matter. The ones 'everyone' knows about, the only ones worth being hyped over. Everything else is an aside that should know its place, and that's how these people always justified their ignorance toward PC gaming as a whole.
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I do feel differently as do millions of people. Maybe you just have bad taste?
BassForever
Member
Bad things make shit loads of money all the time, just because a lot of people enjoy them doesn't make something good.
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Banned
That's true but the opposite is also true. Many of the best games sell well.
More_Badass
Member
Sure. but we're not talking quantity alone
We're talking quantity + consensus from repeated comparisons of technical/mechanical elements to the standards and high bars in the medium. Quality may be a subjective measure, but it's also quantified through comparison. For example, cinematography in film. You can tell when something has generic boring cinematography and frustrating choppy editing, and when something has great carefully-crafted cinematography and smart editing, mainly because of the tenets and foundations of those arts and the heights set by the best in the medium.
So you can say "a lot of people liking something doesn't make it good" as a retort or you can look at the context and why people like something, and how those elements compare to other works in its genre and medium as a whole
I think this point is generally forgotten about or undersold.
When a game can move the needle on Steam user uptake, an ecosystem that already sees incredible rates of growth and is already considered the de facto PC marketplace, then you know it's really something.
PUBG is a game that's bringing people in. Bringing them into Steam, maybe even bringing them into PC Gaming. It's growing the market, and that's a rare and special thing.
Isn't that how it usually goes? They dismiss it, hence they don't play it. Doesn't stop them calling the game shit nonetheless.
Drillary Clinton
Banned
It is crazy that this game brings out such vocal negativity in people that haven't even played it. I guess cuz it's just the new big popular game.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
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Sentenza
Member
I guess. But still, the claim that the game is popular merely on some sort of meme power and not because people enjoy it is particularly hilarious.
Atom Heart Mother
Banned
PUBG is fun and I feel bad for those who write it off as a meme fotm game -- you're all missing out!
Dreams-Visions
Member
I don' think it's that.
I mean we're on PC. We got a bunch of shit to play and only so many hours in the day. It's cool to know another great game is out there, but my Steam + Battle.net + Origin + GoG Galaxy + Uplay + Arc + Epic game library backlog total is at like 300 games. I'm pretty sure that I am the standard rather than the exception.
Sentenza
Member
Not even sure of what you are trying to say.
Heckler456
Banned
Fascinating game. Came out of nowhere for me back when it got announced for the XBOX. Kinda hope it comes to PS4 at some point.
This and Darkwood will be the first two games I buy when I... eventually... get a gaming PC I can use. I didn't know much about the game at first, thought it was just another survival sim, but 30 minute matches and no bullshit "eat food every three milliseconds to not die sounds like it might be right up my alley. Not entirely sure since I'm never one for "social gaming" but apparently solo's quite good, and with so many players I'm bound to get a few good matches.
"Console and/or Zelda fanboys."
lol
Man, I can already tell this year's GOTY thread is going to be fun. As an Automata-stan I'll just be watching from the sidelines.
"Console and/or Zelda fanboys."
lol
Man, I can already tell this year's GOTY thread is going to be fun. As an Automata-stan I'll just be watching from the sidelines.
There's no way GAF GOTY will be anything but Zelda. Automata has my vote as well, though!
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PUBG made star working on a gaming PC. Been console gaming for 20 years lol.
I made a Steam account before but PUBG is the first game that actually makes me use that account.
Probably. It's a few tens of thousands of copies at a minimum.
Mr. Poolman
Member
I'm glad this game is doing well 
If anything, I hope it inspires new developers on creative ideas.
If anything, I hope it inspires new developers on creative ideas.
n0razi
Member
I always do well (top 5) when I have a shitty loadout. Whenever I have badass gear (maxed out SKS/Kar with 8x and all lvl 3 armor, or that one time I got the AWP from a crate), I end up dying pretty quickly. I guess its because I'm so tempted to use the badass gear and take more risks.
I felt like that until I actually tried PUBG and now literally everything has taken a backseat (Zelda BOTW and Overwatch included)
I felt like that until I actually tried PUBG and now literally everything has taken a backseat (Zelda BOTW and Overwatch included)
While PUBG is damn great, instead of a thread for every milestone, a thread that is constantly updated with said milestones would be better. Maybe that's why the title was changed(?).
Heck, every thread begins with the same "well deserved, congratulations, my GOTY"...and ends the same "meme game, I don't get it, it doesn't run on ny rig".
So is not like a new the thread brings new (or any) discussion.
Heck, every thread begins with the same "well deserved, congratulations, my GOTY"...and ends the same "meme game, I don't get it, it doesn't run on ny rig".
So is not like a new the thread brings new (or any) discussion.
More than that. The game seeks 50,000 to 100,000 copies a day.
This isn't any less ridiculous than the comments you are trying to make fun of.
Pretty much exactly.
100 players, either solo, duo or 3-4 person squads.
Drop out of a plane on an 8km by 8km map. Grab loot and then head towards an ever shrinking circle.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Without the annoying as shit survival elements like eating. You just get your weapons in the map, and kill each other. Last one standing wins.
Saucycarpdog
Member
The guy behind Steam spy had a possible explanation for the numbers being behind.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Steam_Spy/status/899521511471665153
It's even more streamlined than that. There's no other "survival" aspect than surviving enemy players. No infections, hunger, cold etc.
Edit: Oh this was already clarified.
Im fine being ridiculous. We are all sheeps here.