Jason R. Rich - 16 July

This book is not authorized or sponsored by Bluehole, Inc. or any other person or entity owning or controlling rights in the PUBG (Player Unknowns Battlegrounds) name, trademark, or copyrights.

Copyright 2019 by Hollan Publishing, Inc.

The PUBG (PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds) game is copyright Bluehole, Inc. and the PUBG Corporation.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Racehorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018.

Racehorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes. Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or .

Racehorse Publishing is a pending trademark of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

Cover design by Brian Peterson

Cover photograph by Getty Images

Print ISBN: 978-1-63158-518-0

E-Book ISBN: 978-1-63158-520-3

Printed in the United States of America

Contrary to popular belief, your primary objective when experiencing an intense match in PlayerUnknowns Battleground (also known simply as PUBG ) is not to kill as many enemy soldiers as possible (although, achieving those kills is certainly beneficial).

Y OUR PRIMARY GOAL AS A GAMER SHOULD ALWAYS BE SURVIVAL! YOU WANT the soldier youre controlling to become the very last person alive on the island at the end of a match. Sounds easy, right? Well, its definitely not!

P UBG is a real-time, multiplayer, combat/adventure game that takes place on an island. Each gamer controls one soldier, who at the beginning of a match is armed only with their bare hands. There are several unique island maps where each match can take place.

While PUBG has been favorably compared to other mega-popular games, like Fortnite: Battle Royale and Apex Legends , this one has some significant differences. It definitely offers challenges and unique game-play experiences and features not offered by its competition.

Before each match, you have the opportunity to choose a game-play mode and map.

Game-play modes include Solo , Duo , and Squad . Theres also the opportunity to create a Custom match, and then invite other gamers to experience it. By choosing the Custom match option, youre also able to participate in matches created by other gamers.

After choosing a game-play mode, up to 100 soldiers are transported to the pre-deployment area.

Everyone then boards an aircraft thatll take them directly over the island. Youre not given a first-class airline ticket to travel on a luxury airline, however.

As soon as the island is reached, each soldier must leap from the aircraft and free fall toward land. A parachute is provided to ensure a safe landing.

While in the pre-deployment area, or while riding in the aircraft, check the island map to view the random route the plane will take as it travels across the island. Use this information to help you choose the best time to leap from the plane and select what you believe is the ideal landing location.

Depending on your goals for a particular match, you can allow your soldier to free-fall at a steady pace toward land, and then simply wait for their parachute to deploy automatically. This strategy allows you to use the directional controls to glide through the air and cover a lot of territory across the island before landing, but its not the fastest way to reach land. As a result, enemy soldiers could beat you to your desired landing spot and grab a weapon and ammo before you. If this happens, while youre still unarmed, you could be shot within moments after landing.

Getting killed during a match causes your soldiers immediate removal from that match. As youll discover, in addition to getting shot or blown up by an enemy, there are many other ways to perish on the island. Its your responsibility to avoid all of them.

Many gamers opt to use their directional controls during free fall to speed up their soldiers descent to reach land faster. This helps to ensure that upon landing itll be easier to find and grab weapons, ammo, and other useful items, so your soldier can defend themselves against enemies who land nearby.

Landing in a popular location on the map virtually guarantees that youll encounter enemies almost immediately upon landing. This, of course, makes it harder to stay alive and gives you the added objective to find and grab a weapon quickly. As youre close to land, youll see the parachutes of other nearby soldiers and be able to see where theyre landing. If someone else is landing first, its best to stay clear of that area until youve secured a weapon and ammo.