Agreed, to each his own. But, here is an example of how cool this game is IMO of course....
I have 210 Game in my Steam account. I've been a member of Steam since 2004. (Yes, I'm old) And PUBG is number 3 in my account of hours played.
The game has a lot of strategy. It's challenging but yet rewarding. It does take time to get good. I am in my 50's don't think I'll ever be good at the game, but even being a decent player, the game never gets old. Again, IMO.
I wouldn't say it has a lot of strategy. You just have to learn the choke points on the map - such as the suspension bridge. If for some reason you have to cross it and you're short on time, you're pretty much f'ed. Even if you want to take the low road and try to swim under it, you still get a team that camps the other end, waiting to pick swimmers off by clipping the water so they can shoot under water without any kind of hindrance.
Same with the Military Base, there are a few points folks can hide out there once they get a decent AR and at least a 4x scope. You can pick people off left and right.
If you start on the Military Base and the circle falls on the north side, just hop in a boat (usually find a half dozen on the south side of the Military Base island) and drive around the island. Sure, it may take a few minutes, but it's the safest mode of transportation for leaving the island. Same if you have to cross a river, don't go over the long bridges unless the match has literally just started. Swing wide of the bridge and you might find a boat or simply just swim - rarely will you come into any problems.
Vehicles, pay attention to where you find them when the games first start. You'll eventually learn how to spot vehicles out of place - people like to use them as bait. Also, same with any kind of pile of weapons/ammo/armor on the ground in an odd spot. You learn where things spawn, if something is out of place then it's a good chance you're getting baited.
When you get down tot he last 20-30 people or the last few circles, it doesn't really become anymore strategic. It boils down to a lot of luck on which direction the circle shifts and the coverage you happen to be by. Energy drinks and painkillers will only help you so much once that blue goes over you, so you're constantly forced to move and hope you don't have a cheater in your game because this is where they really shine at the end.
While every game will essentially play out differently, I don't see much strategy playing a part in the game. I see it more as luck based on the spawns you get and the direction the circle moves. If you don't have to move much and can dig in....well, that's boring just waiting for 20-30 minutes as the circle shrinks down to your location and you just have to fend off a few people until the end. If you have to constantly chase the circle, you're moving more and out in the open more and are more likely to die because of it. That's essentially the game in a nutshell.
just check the recent reviews on STEAM, those who review it have played it too ... and they pretty much summarize what i think of it
