ArtHands

Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch

• Aug 27, 2017

• #1

https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/27/16210866/pubg-most-concurrents-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-steam

After coming close twice on Saturday, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds topped Dota 2 for most concurrent users on Steam early this morning, a milestone speaking to the game’s uncommon appeal.

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Briefly surpassed Dota2 before its server went down

 

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gamz

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #2

Jesus. This game breaks records like daily now.

 

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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.

• Aug 27, 2017

• #3

It's ahead again. Steam Charts is just lagging behind. Current snapshot of the top 10:

 

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ZanDatsu

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #4

Pretty handily at the top right now, though it does seem to drop during the evening EU time which makes me think a lot of the players are in Asia.

 

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SpiceMelange

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #5

Man that critical mass effect.

 

Vigilant Walrus

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #6

DOTA 2 also getting review hammered due to angry Half-Life fans thinking that DOTA killed half-life...

 

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DarkKyo

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #7

So weird, I don't get the appeal outside of it being an interesting concept. I've only played a couple matches of it myself and have watched my friends play, but nothing about it really blew me away. What's the reason it's so popular?

 

dickroach

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #8

my eyes gravitated towards H1Z1 in the top 5, and i'm thinking "oh that's good". and then I see it's literally 1/10 of PUBG

DarkKyo said:

So weird, I don't get the appeal outside of it being an interesting concept. I've only played a couple matches of it myself and have watched my friends play, but nothing about it really blew me away. What's the reason it's so popular?

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youtube + twitch

 

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Twookie

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #9

dickroach said:

my eyes gravitated towards H1Z1 in the top 5, and i'm thinking "oh that's good". and then I see it's literally 1/10 of PUBG

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yup, pubg swallowed h1z1's whole audience pretty much

 

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bananafactory

Banned

• Aug 27, 2017

• #10

DarkKyo said:

So weird, I don't get the appeal outside of it being an interesting concept. I've only played a couple matches of it myself and have watched my friends play, but nothing about it really blew me away. What's the reason it's so popular?

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Like most great games it's easy to pick up but hard to master.

 

shira

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #11

gamz said:

Jesus. This game breaks records like daily now.

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Insane how it's so big in China.

Their marketing there must be insanely good

 

Bonfires Down

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #12

I have no words.

 

kraspkibble

Permabanned.

• Aug 27, 2017

• #13

this blows my mind and not in a positive way at all. no way do i think it is a better game than DOTA2 or even CS/GTA V

 

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Turin Turambar

Member

• Aug 27, 2017

• #14

DarkKyo said:

So weird, I don't get the appeal outside of it being an interesting concept. I've only played a couple matches of it myself and have watched my friends play, but nothing about it really blew me away. What's the reason it's so popular?

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Like other games with some DayZ DNA, it's an action game without constant action, it's more about the tension. The thrill of hunting and being hunted.