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PUBG is going through some changes. The
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community is divided; some want to quit
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, some are deleting the game, and
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others are searching for another Battle
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Royale to play. But wait, if you're
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already used to PUBG, which game can
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replace it without making you learn
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everything from scratch? Warzone has a
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Battle Royale mode, but it feels very
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different. Apex is much faster-paced
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than PUBG. As for Fortnite, one look
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and you know it's not the same vibe.
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But there is one name that made me stop
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. Rules of Survival Legacy. Do you guys
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remember Rules of Survival? The game
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where back in the day, just hearing the
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plane fly by, opening the map to choose
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a landing spot, and jumping out to grab
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your first gun meant a classic Battle
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Royale was about to begin. And if
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you've played PUBG or Rules of Survival
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, you surely understand that feeling.
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But Rules of Survival has been gone for
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a long time. The version of Rules of
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Survival operated by NetEase officially
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shut down on June 27, 2022. Servers
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were turned off, and player data and
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characters were deleted, as announced
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by the Rules of Survival team
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themselves. Yet now, ROS Legacy has
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appeared, a new project bringing the
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Rules of Survival name back with that
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familiar Battle Royale formula:
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parachuting, looting, grabbing guns,
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running from the zone, and fighting
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until only one person or squad survives
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. What caught my attention most isn't
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just the ROS name, but how its gameplay
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makes PUBG fans easily recall those
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old-school Battle Royale matches. The
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game is currently available on both PC
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and mobile. The download link is pinned
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in the comments section of this video.
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So, what does ROS Legacy actually have?
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Is it similar enough to PUBG to be a
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viable alternative? And most
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importantly, if you ever really delete
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PUBG, is this the place for us to land?
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First, I need to clarify something so
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you don't get the wrong idea. ROS
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Legacy is not the old Rules of Survival
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from NetEase. The old Rules of Survival
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ended its lifecycle back in 2022. ROS
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Legacy is a new project currently
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developed by Mirray Labs and is now in
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Open Beta. The official website also
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states clearly that this Open Beta is
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the final phase before the official
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release. Simply put, Net isn't reviving
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the old Rules of Survival servers, but
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another team is trying to bring back
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that Battle Royale formula the
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community knows so well. And looking at
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what AOS Legacy is introducing,
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you’ll immediately see the DNA of
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this game genre. A match revolves
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around dropping onto the battlefield,
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scavenging for gear, engaging other
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players, moving with the safe zone, and
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being the last person or team standing.
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The website currently features three
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main options: solo, duo, and squad.
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Meaning you can fight alone, invite a
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friend, or form a team to play in a
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group. Sound familiar? Very familiar,
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actually. Why do I say AOS Legacy is
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like PUBG? The first point is the
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traditional Battle Royale formula. You
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jump onto a large map. Then you start
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finding weapons, attachments, and gear.
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There are guns to shoot, survival items
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, vehicles, and combat zones for
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various engagement distances. Most
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importantly, the shrinking zone forces
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players to move, creating increasingly
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intense encounters. AOS Legacy also
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officially describes a shrinking storm
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zone system, meaning the battlefield
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constantly tightens, forcing players to
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calculate their path, hold positions,
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or initiate combat. This is exactly why
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I think if you're coming from PUBG, you
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likely won't have to relearn everything
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from scratch. You don't need a tutorial
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to understand how a Battle Royale works
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, and you don't need to get used to
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overly complex character systems. No
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need to learn dozens of skills like in
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Apex, nor do you have to get used to
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the building mechanics of Fortnite. AOS
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Legacy is following a simpler direction
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: drop in, loot, find a position, shoot
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, run from the zone, and survive. And
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sometimes, that very simplicity is what
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a segment of PUBG players is looking
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for. A Battle Royale without guns
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wouldn't be any fun, right guys? And
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AOS Legacy is also focusing quite
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heavily on its weapon system. The
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official website showcases an arsenal
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with many types of guns, attachments,
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rarity levels, and different loadout
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builds for each role in a squad. What I
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like about this design is that the game
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doesn't turn combat into an overly
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flashy system. You still get the
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feeling of looting on the battlefield
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and gradually perfecting your loadout.
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Pick up a better gun, swap; find the
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right attachments, equip them; get good
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gear, keep it. And when you meet an
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opponent, everything you've just looted
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is put to the test in a firefight. This
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is exactly the gameplay loop that gives
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games like PUBG their unique appeal.
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You don't know when the match will end,
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you don't know where the next opponent
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is, and as the match nears its end,
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every bullet counts. If you prefer
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playing alone, AOS Legacy has solo, or
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duo if you want to play with a comrade.
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And if a group of four wants to jump
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into the battlefield together, Squad is
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the most familiar choice. Especially
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for those who have played PUBG, this is
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an extremely accessible way to organize
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a match. One person can handle scouting
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, one covers, one holds a position, and
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the last one can...You guys keep
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shooting, I'll loot. Just kidding, but
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it's these cooperative situations that
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make Squad mode so fun. When someone is
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downed, teammates can provide support.
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When the whole team is pressured by the
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zone, everyone must decide on a
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direction to move. And when there are
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only a few squads left, a single wrong
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decision can send the whole team back
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to the lobby in seconds. That is a
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feeling that long-time Battle Royale
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players are definitely very familiar
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with. Rules of Survival used to be a
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part of many gamers 'memories. But
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NetEase shut down the game in 2022, and
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the story seemed to have ended. Now,
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AOS Legacy is emerging as another
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attempt to bring that Battle Royale
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formula back. Not NetEase, not the old
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servers, but a new project by Mirray
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Labs that is currently in Open Beta.
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Will it become a Battle Royale capable
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of competing with PUBG? The answer
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still lies ahead, but at least while
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PUBG is giving the community headaches
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with all sorts of drama, you have one
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more place to drop in. And who knows,
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just as we once said PUBG was like
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Rules of Survival, maybe in a few years
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, AOS Legacy will have to prove it can
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make players say, hey, this game is
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just like PUBG. What about you guys? If
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PUBG were deleted tomorrow, would you
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dare to jump into Legacy for a match?
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If so, I'll see you on the battlefield.
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And remember, the zone can shrink and
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ammo can run out, but having your
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teammate loot everything and run off
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first is what really burns. SP B
