With the Alexa skill “PUBG-Dropper”, players can ask Amazon’s device where to land in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds). However, that’s not very tactical.
At the beginning of a PUBG match, you sit with many other players in the airplane, moving high above the Erangel or Miramar map and contemplating when to jump with the parachute. If you want to skip this consideration, you can simply ask Amazon’s Alexa where to land.
Alexa’s PUBG-Dropper still has its pitfalls
Where you land in your PUBG match often depends on whether you want an immediate wild shootout or prefer to start in a quieter place, away from the chaos. However, if you want to be surprised, you simply leave your fate in the digital hands of Amazon’s Alexa.
On Reddit, user redongor explains that he has developed a skill for Alexa that takes the decision of where to land away from PUBG players and their squads. With the voice command: “Alexa, ask PUBG Dropper where I should land on the Island map”, the device will respond with a city name. If you don’t mention Island or Desert in your question, Alexa will ask you which map it refers to.
Redongor explains that it is better to say “Island” or “Desert” instead of Erangel or Miramar. Because the names of the maps are not typical English words, Alexa does not always recognize them.
However, the advice is not tactically sensible, as Alexa will randomly pick locations. Since the device does not know your flight path, these could even be places outside your parachute reach. It is more of a fun gimmick that could help indecisive players.
Unfortunately, the Alexa skill is currently only available for the “.com” and “.co.uk” versions of the Amazon stores. Whether there will ever be German language support for PUBG-Dropper is questionable.
Tactical help for the game can also be found in our PUBG beginner’s guide
