Five Tips From Pro PUBG Mobile Players To Up Your Game And Snag That Chicken Dinner

PUBG Mobile is still arguable India's most popular game at the moment. Given how easy it is to pick up and play, plus the fact that it's free, means practically everyone is playing.

So here's how you can elevate your game with tips from pro players on the scene.

1. Start with basics, know your hardware

One of the first things you have to do in order to start playing like a pro is to familiarize yourself with your hardware. In the case of PUBG Mobile, that means the smartphone you're playing on. It doesn't matter if you're playing on a budget smartphone or on a banger of a device, either way you can customize your graphics settings to offer you smooth gameplay.

Additionally, depending on the size of your display, you might want to move the elements on your HUD around in order to suit your preference. Find a button hard to reach in the heat of the moment? Perhaps move it closer and push something else further away. Also, make sure you're shutting down other apps to reduce the stress on your phone. And most importantly, put the device into a do-not-disturb mode to avoid pop-up notifications blocking the top of the screen.

2. Practice, practice, practice

Practice is what you'll need most to up your game, but you shouldn't be limiting yourself here. Try to take each game as seriously as if it were a championship final (without rage quitting if you lose of course). To that end, don't just play with your own team members. You might all be aware of your individual roles, so it's easy to settle into routines. Change things up by practicing by yourself in team modes, and learn how to properly use audio cues to communicate.

Additionally, try practicing in Arcade mode and War mode as well. The former, with it's restrictions like a smaller playing area or sniper-only battles, will help you better hone your skills over time. Similarly, War mode takes the focus off the running around and ambushes and instead repeatedly throws you into high-pressure gunfights with enemies all around.

3. Land smartly and stick together

One of the most crucial deciding factors in whether you come out of a match with a Chicken Dinner is where and how your team lands. As soon as you see the angle of approach at the start of a match, it's important you guys quickly discuss where you agree is the best place to land. Have a few steadfast options ready beforehand that you can pick from if the drop plane intersects them close enough.

To that end, it depends on what your team is better at. If you're all quick on the trigger, you can risk landing in a popular zone with a lot of guns to try and eliminate enemies early. If instead you prefer to stalk your prey and take them out tactically, maybe try a less-populated spot where you can gear up and then move into danger zones.

And most importantly, do not ever split up on the landing. Pick a place with a few structures close together so you can loot while being able to cover each other if things get ugly. That way, if you need a revive, there's a teammate close enough that he/she doesn't have to run through open fields under gunfire in order to get to you before you bleed out.

4. Always keep moving

If you watch pros play, they're never standing still for very long. Bandaging up always happens behind cover, looting doesn't take more than a second or two, and they always go prone while scoping out the surroundings. Standing still makes it easier for an enemy to get a shot off, and you don't want to take that sniper bullet to the head.

That goes for gunfights too. Don't just stand still and shoot, try strafing between or during shots. And if you're running for cover under fire, never move in a straight line. Always zigzag so it makes it harder to land a shot on you when you can't fire back.

5. Patience is a virtue

When you're setting up an ambush, patience is your friend. Squeeze the trigger too early and you don't just miss, you also let the enemy know where you are. Try to judge what someone in your sights is going to do based on what's around them. Are they running in a specific direction? They might be heading for cover. Is there a vehicle near their position? Wait until they're seated in the car to take a headshot, because there's a small delay between when they sit down and the fraction of a second it takes to start moving. Do they seem to be moving erratically in a general circle? They're either covering a nearby buddy bandaging up or they're looking for a different enemy you haven't spotted.

Even more so when you come across two other enemies or teams fighting it out. Just let them. Take up your positions and wait for one team, to finish the other, then take out the few survivors while they're busy reviving or looting. The best kinds of kills are the ones you don't even have to make yourself. And if you find yourself on the losing end of a fight with nowhere to hide, just leg it. If you survive, you can ambush the enemy later and get your revenge, but there's no hero's welcome to be had in running blindly into an outmatched situation to "avenge" your friends.

6. Travel light and evaluate your inventory

It may be tempting to hoard all those scopes for various guns you may get through the game, but that's only going to get you killed. Travel with only the guns you need (preferably one each of two different ammo requirements) and all the ammo you can carry for them. As far as upgrades go, don't pick up what you're not using immediately, or for the kinds of guns you don't pick up. That way, you're not wasting time emptying your backpack while trying to pick up a better upgrade, meaning you're not standing still over a loot sack waiting to get headshot.

Take this simple tips and employ them in every game, and should already be well on your way to playing like a pro. After that, fragging your enemies is all up to you and your trigger thumb. Happy hunting!