Blizzard's Hearthstone sounds like it should be the least controversial title on the company's roster but this year, thanks to some politics, it is knee-deep in an ongoing controversy that has seen bans galore handed
Yet, as player numbers dropped and competition became more prominent, Bluehole finally caved to audience demands and removed the ability to search for games by region. While it was a well-received—albeit incredibly late—gesture, it did relatively little to stem the torrent of cheaters plaguing Western servers. Players can easily use a VPN service to artificially switch regions, and there are similar workarounds for the ping lock restriction. Things may be a little better than they once were, but aim-botting, unkillable cheaters sporting triple-digit ping figures are still fairly common in most ar
_PUBG _ Season 7 has just landed and there's a myriad of new things for players to sink their teeth into. The chief among them, are the new locations to explore as well as a tweaked weapon lineup to try
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds or more popularly know as PUBG boasts a huge arsenal of weapons to choose from. Ranging from meager pistols to powerhouse rifles, there is a weapon for every scenario and playstyle. With a big roster of weapons comes the question as to which weapon players should priorit
AKM: The AKM is one of the stronger assault rifles to use in PUBG . With one or two headshots, opponents (with lower-tier armor) will go down like a sack of potatoes. It also has a rather healthy range when shot in "small bursts." With a good scope, this rifle should be looked at as a solid alternative for sniping. Going hog-wild while spraying enemies with rapid-fire are best used secondar
Like it or not, the battle royale craze doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. Commanding an incredibly large and rabidly dedicated base of fans all across the globe, gaming studios have been cranking out a near-endless stream of titles revolving around the concept, and established Metaverse gaming cornerstones like Call of Duty and Battlefield have kept up by adopting battle royale game modes into their multiplayer sui
Apart from the very early stages of the game, either of the P18C/P92 is not worth picking up. Everything from the very inconsistent recoil to low damage output makes both of these a bad weapon. They are hardly utilized and rightfully so. Almost every weapon in the game can perform better than these handguns, and there isn’t much going in favor of either of P18C and P92. However, they can be an effective aid in the initial stages of a game when most players are without proper weap
A Chinese redditor recently posted an attempt at explaining the culture surrounding gaming in their home country, and they seem to suggest that, for many of their peers, the ends justify the means when it comes to online gaming. While most Western gamers are apt to feel that a victory is meaningless if they cheated their way to the top, a significant number of gamers in China don’t share those same qua
The issue stems from the fact that Bluehole has by-and-large done nothing to quell complaints of Chinese-based hackers invading North American and European servers. While the lag introduced by linking players across such a great distance would be enough to make the average match borderline intolerable, this major influx of dishonest players has tarnished the game’s playability in the eyes of most f
When PUBG was breaking records left and right and boasting player counts that gave Valve’s Dota 2 a run for its money, Bluehole seemed content to rest on their laurels and sporadically introduce updates while refusing to respond to player criticisms. The battle royale boom of early-to-mid 2018 saw them making money hand-over-fist, and a major reason for that was due to their popularity in the Chinese gaming space. As a result, the developer wasn’t all that keen on doing anything to harm an extremely profitable economy despite the fact that it came at the behest of Western play
Most publishers, however, won’t be willing to act on these suggestions. As previously mentioned, the Chinese market is often very lucrative, and region-locking won’t do away with the fundamental issue of cheating. A quarantine of all Chinese players will do nothing but frustrate both standard players and hackers alike in that area, and, should the region’s interest in the game fade because of an artificial blockade, Electronic Arts could stand to lose quite a bit of inco
It all started when Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai had his competition winnings stripped and was slapped with a one year ban from competitive play after making a political statement about Hong Kong. The two casters who were interviewing him also faced harsh punishments, despite not making political statements themsel
Peeking is an advanced technique not used by many players but should be. It is an ability to angle your upper body while hiding the rest of it. Mastering this will make sure that a ranged battle goes well. Players will no longer have to stand in front of a window or cover, but can rather hide behind the cover and peek to shoot or scare the en
