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	<br>~~With~~ the ~~arrival of Fornite season 4~~, ~~developers at Epic Games showed exactly how~~ to ~~use viral marketing~~ to its ~~full advantage~~. ~~While PUBG isn't quite taking that tact just yet they did introduce weekly events in recent weeks~~ to ~~keep up with Fortnite alongside a major update. Now, players are sharing images~~ of ~~shiny crates discovered on~~ the ~~new Sanhok map~~ (~~the third~~ and ~~smallest of~~ PUBG~~'s environments). FastClicker1 seems~~ to ~~be the first~~ to ~~party, sharing the image of the golden chest lurking in plain si~~<br><br> <br>It~~'s great~~ to see that ~~Greene has realistic views towards his next game. Trying~~ to ~~replicate the success of PUBG would be a near-impossible task,~~ and ~~every move he makes~~ in the ~~future will be under a microscope. There will always be angry fans and critics going forward, so his attitude of " I'm probably going to get sht on, but~~ that'~~s okay " is~~ the ~~right one to h~~<br><br> <br>~~For those who have been out of the loop with the latest on PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds~~ , ~~the Event Pass was originally meant~~ to be a ~~way for~~ players to ~~track progress made in-game – in a similar vein to Fortnite 's Battle Pass – and earn exclusive loot outside of the standard crate system~~. ~~While it's unfortunate that~~ the ~~feature is not working the way Bluehole Studio intended~~, ~~at least~~ the ~~developer is offering additional XP~~ for ~~players' troubles. Those interested can find~~ the ~~company'~~s ~~details for PUBG 's bonus XP event be~~<br><br> <br>~~This ongoing conversation arose as a result~~ of ~~Reddit discussion after~~ players ~~dug around~~ in the ~~Unreal asset store and found several items they claimed~~ to ~~be identical to current PUBG assets. You can check out~~ the ~~conversation here~~ , ~~if you~~'~~re interested in the developing discuss~~<br><br> <br>~~I am dreading my next game~~, ~~because it’s PlayerUnknown’s Next Game . And there’s going to be eyes on~~ it~~. No matter what I do, there’s going to be~~ a ~~lot~~ of ~~critics going~~, ~~'Well, it’s no~~ PUBG.' ~~And I’ve accepted that – I am not going~~ to ~~make a game that’s going to get like, three million concurrent users, and tens of millions of players every month~~. ~~But I’m~~ not ~~aiming to make~~ that~~. I want~~ to ~~make a game I want to play, and if other people want to play it~~, ~~that’s fantastic –~~ but ~~ultimately~~, ~~if they don’t, I’ll still have a game that I can play. So that’s my outlook: I’m probably going to get sht on, but that’s o~~<br><br> <br>~~Several weeks ago~~, ~~Bluehole Studio officially put out a fresh Event Pass feature to~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~, but due~~ to ~~a lot~~ of ~~bugs, extended maintenance periods, and general instability~~, ~~not every~~ PUBG ~~fan has been able to fully use~~ the ~~limited-time feature. With this being~~ the ~~case~~, the ~~video game developer has decided to announce~~ a ~~bonus XP event as an apology of sorts~~ to ~~those who haven't been able~~ to ~~get their fill of the Event Pass due~~ to ~~errors on behalf of the stu~~<br><br> <br>~~PlayerUnknown~~'~~s Battlegrounds _ creator Brendan Greene aka PlayerUnknown never expected the Battle Royale shooter~~ to ~~become such a huge hit for his team at~~ Bluehole~~, but with success comes pressure~~. ~~PlayerUnknown recently spoke out bout~~ the ~~side~~-~~effects of creating such a popular~~ game~~. Greene stated that he knows his follow-up project isn't going to become as much of~~ a ~~cultural milestone,~~ and that it~~'s " _probably going~~ to ~~get s*** o~~<br><br> <br>~~According to a recent post on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' official Steam page, Bluehole Studio made sure to acknowledge its failings during~~ the ~~Event Pass' availability by referring to all~~ of the problems it encountered, and promised that "these issues will all be taken into consideration during future content planning." The developer went on to thank players for their patience while working out the issues with the ~~new system~~, ~~and went on to announce the bonus XP event~~, ~~saying~~, ~~"But thanking you for your feedback and promising~~ to ~~improve~~ in the ~~future doesn’t help you finish your current pass, so we’ve~~ decided to ~~run an event to help players scrape out a few more levels before the Event Pass ends~~ on 7/<br><br> <br>~~The term "asset flip" refers~~ to ~~when a developer buys generic items available in an engine~~'s ~~storefront, like Unreal or Unity, and plops them into~~ the ~~game. These can include things from character models to buildings to environmental effects~~. The ~~problem arises when developers use these assets to cheaply~~ and ~~quickly produce new maps or environments~~ for their g<br><br> <br>In a ~~community announcement on Steam ,~~ PUBG ~~revealed what makes Sanhok different to its larger rivals~~ and ~~what gamers can expect when they explore~~ the ~~dense jungles~~ and ~~forgotten temples~~ of ~~Southeast Asia~~. ~~A big draw is~~ the ~~fact that loot will spawn more frequently than~~ on the ~~Erangel~~ and ~~Mirimar~~ maps and ~~there is~~ a ~~brand new weapon fighting the SCAR-L rifle for fan-favorite status~~. ~~New to Sanhok is the QBZ95~~, ~~an assault rifle with 5~~.~~56mm rounds that can hold up to 40 rounds. That isn't all that's new with the latest update tho~~<br><br> <br>~~While [https://Pubgstation.com~~ PUBG ~~Patch Notes] propelled Greene~~ to ~~superstardom within~~ the ~~gaming community, it wasn't his first project~~. ~~He previously made a name for himself by helping birth~~ the ~~Battle Royale genre by creating mods for both ARMA 2~~ and ~~DayZ . Then~~, ~~he went on to consult on Daybreak Games' H1Z1 (which recently made~~ its ~~way to PlayStation 4 and managed to get over 4.5 million downloads in just three days) before teaming up~~ with ~~Bluehole in order to create PlayerUnknown's Battlegroun~~<br>		<br>The event pass was put in place after developers decided against DLC content, saying they didn't want to divide gamers into the "haves" and the "have-nots." Ultimately, PUBG is still asking players to part with their hard-earned cash and has done nothing to address its sluggish and punishing progression system. Adding to this the unfair odds of the loot boxes (which they're also charging for to unlock) and PUBG will need to do more than introduce a new map to win over its crit<br><br> <br>"But our name was used to officially promote their game without our knowledge. There was no discussion. It was just a bit surprising and disappointing to see our business partner using our name officially to promote the game mode that is pretty similar to us and there was misunderstanding in the community that we're officially involved in the proje<br><br> <br>With Sanhok's smaller scale, matches are expected to be quicker and a dynamic weather system promises to cause trouble as PUBG whittles its 100 players down to one lucky winner. Sanhok has already been live on the test servers through four testing periods, but the time has come for its general release as developers promise yet more changes to what the test gamers have already s<br><br> <br>Although PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is still trailing Fortnite in terms of players, Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene is still pushing forward with Sanhok and hopes to keep cashing in on the seemingly never-ending battle royale hype. Players are now subject to gambling-style loot boxes, real-money purchases for things like parachutes or on the Xbox One version, certain cosmetics, real-money purchases for season pass, all on top of the retail price for the game which still doesn't run too smoothly. That su<br><br> <br>PUBG is a flurry of activity at the moment with the various updates and weapon balances , however, is it a case of too little too late? Fortnite has been a literal powerhouse of late, meaning that even some of the most hardened PUBG players have jumped ship for the more colorful delights of Fornite . And there's only more competition on the way with E3 2018 around the corner sure to debut multiple new battle royale experiences. Whether or not PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can be the goose that laid the golden crate remains to be seen, but one's thing for sure, there's gold in them thar hi<br><br> <br>After months of waiting, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is finally releasing the full version of its Sanhok map on June 22. Coming exclusively to the PC version of the game, PUBG 's third map will be 1/4 the size of the other two, which makes it conveniently close to the dimensions of Fortnite . As well as a new locale to explore, players are also being lumbered with more controversial ways for PUBG Corp. to make money thanks to a Fortnite -inspired event p<br><br> <br>Of course, it isn't hard to see why PUBG Corp. and Bluehole are concerned about Fortnite . In the time since its battle-royal mode launched, the game has seen a surge in popularity among both content creators and casual games. The game has seen such success that not only has it beaten the record for most concurrent players previously held by PUBG but it is also now reported to make more money than it <br><br> <br>In the same discussion of the similarities between the two titles, Chang Han Kim, had also implied possible legal action against Epic Games, especially following reference to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds in the marketing for Fortnite's battle-royal mode. Now it seems that the company decided to follow through on these warni<br><br> <br>As PUBG and Fortnite continue to duke it out at the top, let's not forget that other battle royale titles are out there vying for the attention of players too. The likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V are introducing battle royale modes, so there is some stiff competition for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . For the time being though, let's let Greene and the company bask in their success of 227 million players each month and a supersized sales figure on PC and X<br><br> <br>It is still a two-horse race between PUBG and Fortnite , but with the latter's recent release on Switch and also heading for Android, the colorful Fortnite is edging ahead of PUBG 's more realistic backdrop. Thankfully, PUBG has a trick up its sleeve with the new Sanhok map. Getting a game-wide release on June 22, Sanhok - a mix of the Thai word "fun" and "chicken" - will join fan-favoite maps Erangel and Miramar but add a taste of Southeast Asia. Elsewhere, [https://Pubgstation.com/ PUBG guide] confirmed it will be getting a snow-capped winter map later this year as w<br><br> <br>As Fornite has grabbed headlines over the past few weeks with comet strikes and a dancing Thanos , it has sometimes been easy to forget that PUBG exists if you were to just follow the buzz. Keen to grab the limelight once more and taking yet another page from its rival, the grittier shooter is playing Fornite at its own game as PC users test out a new map with a hidden sec<br>

ConsueloLanger8 at 22:20, 29 April 2026

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	<br>~~Anyway~~, I'~~m getting riled~~ up ~~here lol~~. ~~Back to the story. The Madison folks were doing great work~~, ~~so they began to take~~ on ~~more~~ and ~~more worldbuilding work~~. ~~Miramar came about as result of collaboration between~~ the ~~new~~, ~~PUBG Madison team and~~ the ~~Korean team at HQ~~ in Se<br><br> <br>~~This is hardly the first time tensions have been raised between the two companies over Fortnite~~'s ~~battle-royal mode~~. ~~When~~ the ~~new mode became available last year, vice-president~~ of PUBG ~~Corp~~. ~~parent company Bluehole Chang Han Kim expressed concern over the new game mode copying PUBG~~ , ~~saying~~ "~~After listening~~ to ~~the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves~~, ~~we are concerned~~ that ~~Fortnite may be replicating~~ the ~~experience for which PUBG is kno~~<br><br> <br>~~As PUBG and Fortnite continue to duke it~~ out at the ~~top~~, ~~let~~'s not ~~forget that other battle royale titles are out there vying for~~ the ~~attention of players too. The likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V are introducing battle royale modes~~, ~~so there~~ is ~~some stiff competition~~ for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . ~~For~~ the ~~time being though, let~~'s ~~let Greene and the company bask in their success of 227 million players each month and a supersized sales figure on PC and X~~<br><br> <br>~~"Why should one~~ of ~~my artists spend two weeks on a generic sculpt if~~ they ~~could instead spend that two weeks adding real value for players elsewhere? How many times should a telephone booth~~ be ~~modeled? How many times do we gotta sculpt a cash regist~~<br><br> <br>~~Because we’re steadily investing more and more in building our internal art teams (along with lots~~ of ~~other teams)~~, ~~Miramar used fewer external assets than Erangel~~, and ~~Sanhok used fewer still~~. ~~Our fourth map~~, ~~the one coming out this winter~~, ~~uses fewer still~~, ~~but~~ if ~~we’re smart it’ll almost certainly~~ still ~~involve some mix of assets from different sources~~. ~~This is a good th~~<br><br> <br>~~From the beginning~~, ~~our first map (Erangel) was~~ a ~~combination~~ of ~~in-house work at our HQ in Korea~~, ~~some direct purchasing of assets~~, and ~~outsourced art work from a team based in~~ the ~~American midwest~~. ~~Basically~~, ~~a few Americans built~~ the ~~Military Base on Erangel. That went so well that Korea~~ decided to ~~build~~ a ~~proper PUBG Corp. studio in Madison, Wisconsin for~~ an ~~in-house art~~ t<br><br> <br>As PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds celebrates a ~~milestone 50 million copies sold~~, the ~~battle royale blockbuster is attempting to invite even more players to the party by hosting its first ever sale~~. ~~PUGB Corp. announced~~ that ~~a jaw~~-~~dropping 400 million gamers are signed~~ up ~~across Windows PC, Xbox, Android, and iOS, with PUBG helping 87 million fans play the sprawling death match every <br><br> <br>Premium Event Pass buyers don~~'t ~~have it~~ much ~~easier~~, ~~but their experience cap is much higher~~ and ~~their rewards much more exciting. Players will still have~~ to ~~complete between eight or nine out of ten challenges to reach level~~<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~is taking a~~ page ~~from~~ its ~~competitors~~' ~~playbooks this time around~~. ~~PUBG Corp. announced~~ on ~~Tuesday~~ the ~~upcoming implementation of a Battle Pass~~ system on PC, ~~a day after implementing a similar-yet-different system on mobile. Rebranded as Event Passes~~, ~~PUBG 's system will offer new opportunities at~~ in~~-game content apart from~~ the current ~~Loot Crate system.~~ Event ~~Passes will launch hand-in-hand with the Sanhok map~~ on ~~June~~<br><br> <br>The ~~Battle Pass system is~~ an ~~extremely popular feature used in games including both Fortnite~~ and ~~Paladins~~ . ~~Each Pass is time-limited, requiring players~~ to ~~complete assorted in-game challenges~~ to ~~level up their Pass~~ and ~~unlock~~ new ~~content. Some content is available to all players, but a majority of the content is locked behind a premium version of the P~~<br><br> <br>~~While it might seem odd to celebrate such~~ a ~~monumental sales figure by reducing the price~~ on Steam, it makes ~~sense~~ when ~~looking at those 400 million downloads~~. ~~Although 50 million copies have been bought~~ for ~~Windows PC and Xbox~~, that ~~means~~ the ~~other 350 million were downloaded for free on either Android or~~ <br><br> <br>~~The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court. The Bluehole subsidiary~~ [https://Pubgstation.com/ PUBG ~~DLC~~] ~~filed a lawsuit in January claiming that Epic's free-~~to~~-play battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While~~ the ~~_Fortnite developer is based in America~~, their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct<br><br> <br>Both Bluehole and Epic Games had worked together in the past, but that relationship was damaged once the latter launched Fortnite '~~s battle royale mode back in September of last year~~. ~~Shortly after the mode launched, Bluehole Vice President Chang Han Kim released~~ a ~~statement saying that~~ the ~~company was " concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience~~ for ~~which PUBG is known~~ .~~" In the months since release~~, ~~Epic~~ Games' ~~third-person shooter has surpassed PUBG in both player count~~ and ~~revenue, which has presumedly hurt relationships between the two companies further~~. ~~Additionally, Epic Games has teamed~~ up with ~~Neowiz Games, not~~ Bluehole, to ~~bring Fortnite to the Korea market in the second quarter of 2~~<br>		<br>With the arrival of Fornite season 4, developers at Epic Games showed exactly how to use viral marketing to its full advantage. While PUBG isn't quite taking that tact just yet they did introduce weekly events in recent weeks to keep up with Fortnite alongside a major update. Now, players are sharing images of shiny crates discovered on the new Sanhok map (the third and smallest of PUBG's environments). FastClicker1 seems to be the first to party, sharing the image of the golden chest lurking in plain si<br><br> <br>It's great to see that Greene has realistic views towards his next game. Trying to replicate the success of PUBG would be a near-impossible task, and every move he makes in the future will be under a microscope. There will always be angry fans and critics going forward, so his attitude of " I'm probably going to get sht on, but that's okay " is the right one to h<br><br> <br>For those who have been out of the loop with the latest on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , the Event Pass was originally meant to be a way for players to track progress made in-game – in a similar vein to Fortnite 's Battle Pass – and earn exclusive loot outside of the standard crate system. While it's unfortunate that the feature is not working the way Bluehole Studio intended, at least the developer is offering additional XP for players' troubles. Those interested can find the company's details for PUBG 's bonus XP event be<br><br> <br>This ongoing conversation arose as a result of Reddit discussion after players dug around in the Unreal asset store and found several items they claimed to be identical to current PUBG assets. You can check out the conversation here , if you're interested in the developing discuss<br><br> <br>I am dreading my next game, because it’s PlayerUnknown’s Next Game . And there’s going to be eyes on it. No matter what I do, there’s going to be a lot of critics going, 'Well, it’s no PUBG.' And I’ve accepted that – I am not going to make a game that’s going to get like, three million concurrent users, and tens of millions of players every month. But I’m not aiming to make that. I want to make a game I want to play, and if other people want to play it, that’s fantastic – but ultimately, if they don’t, I’ll still have a game that I can play. So that’s my outlook: I’m probably going to get sht on, but that’s o<br><br> <br>Several weeks ago, Bluehole Studio officially put out a fresh Event Pass feature to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , but due to a lot of bugs, extended maintenance periods, and general instability, not every PUBG fan has been able to fully use the limited-time feature. With this being the case, the video game developer has decided to announce a bonus XP event as an apology of sorts to those who haven't been able to get their fill of the Event Pass due to errors on behalf of the stu<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds _ creator Brendan Greene aka PlayerUnknown never expected the Battle Royale shooter to become such a huge hit for his team at Bluehole, but with success comes pressure. PlayerUnknown recently spoke out bout the side-effects of creating such a popular game. Greene stated that he knows his follow-up project isn't going to become as much of a cultural milestone, and that it's " _probably going to get s*** o<br><br> <br>According to a recent post on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' official Steam page, Bluehole Studio made sure to acknowledge its failings during the Event Pass' availability by referring to all of the problems it encountered, and promised that "these issues will all be taken into consideration during future content planning." The developer went on to thank players for their patience while working out the issues with the new system, and went on to announce the bonus XP event, saying, "But thanking you for your feedback and promising to improve in the future doesn’t help you finish your current pass, so we’ve decided to run an event to help players scrape out a few more levels before the Event Pass ends on 7/<br><br> <br>The term "asset flip" refers to when a developer buys generic items available in an engine's storefront, like Unreal or Unity, and plops them into the game. These can include things from character models to buildings to environmental effects. The problem arises when developers use these assets to cheaply and quickly produce new maps or environments for their g<br><br> <br>In a community announcement on Steam , PUBG revealed what makes Sanhok different to its larger rivals and what gamers can expect when they explore the dense jungles and forgotten temples of Southeast Asia. A big draw is the fact that loot will spawn more frequently than on the Erangel and Mirimar maps and there is a brand new weapon fighting the SCAR-L rifle for fan-favorite status. New to Sanhok is the QBZ95, an assault rifle with 5.56mm rounds that can hold up to 40 rounds. That isn't all that's new with the latest update tho<br><br> <br>While [https://Pubgstation.com PUBG Patch Notes] propelled Greene to superstardom within the gaming community, it wasn't his first project. He previously made a name for himself by helping birth the Battle Royale genre by creating mods for both ARMA 2 and DayZ . Then, he went on to consult on Daybreak Games' H1Z1 (which recently made its way to PlayStation 4 and managed to get over 4.5 million downloads in just three days) before teaming up with Bluehole in order to create PlayerUnknown's Battlegroun<br>

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Anyway, I'm getting riled up here lol. Back to the story. The Madison folks were doing great work, so they began to take on more and more worldbuilding work. Miramar came about as result of collaboration between the new, PUBG Madison team and the Korean team at HQ in Se This is hardly the first time tensions have been raised between the two companies over Fortnite's battle-royal mode. When the new mode became available last year, vice-president of PUBG Corp. parent company Bluehole Chang Han Kim expressed concern over the new game mode copying PUBG , saying "After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is kno As PUBG and Fortnite continue to duke it out at the top, let's not forget that other battle royale titles are out there vying for the attention of players too. The likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V are introducing battle royale modes, so there is some stiff competition for **PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ** . For the time being though, let's let Greene and the company bask in their success of 227 million players each month and a supersized sales figure on PC and X "Why should one of my artists spend two weeks on a generic sculpt if they could instead spend that two weeks adding real value for players elsewhere? How many times should a telephone booth be modeled? How many times do we gotta sculpt a cash regist Because we’re steadily investing more and more in building our internal art teams (along with lots of other teams), Miramar used fewer external assets than Erangel, and Sanhok used fewer still. Our fourth map, the one coming out this winter, uses fewer still, but if we’re smart it’ll almost certainly still involve some mix of assets from different sources. This is a good th From the beginning, our first map (Erangel) was a combination of in-house work at our HQ in Korea, some direct purchasing of assets, and outsourced art work from a team based in the American midwest. Basically, a few Americans built the Military Base on Erangel. That went so well that Korea decided to build a proper PUBG Corp. studio in Madison, Wisconsin for an in-house art t As **PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ** celebrates a milestone 50 million copies sold, the battle royale blockbuster is attempting to invite even more players to the party by hosting its first ever sale. PUGB Corp. announced that a jaw-dropping 400 million gamers are signed up across Windows PC, Xbox, Android, and iOS, with PUBG helping 87 million fans play the sprawling death match every Premium Event Pass buyers don't have it much easier, but their experience cap is much higher and their rewards much more exciting. Players will still have to complete between eight or nine out of ten challenges to reach level PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking a page from its competitors' playbooks this time around. PUBG Corp. announced on Tuesday the upcoming implementation of a Battle Pass system on PC, a day after implementing a similar-yet-different system on mobile. Rebranded as Event Passes, PUBG 's system will offer new opportunities at in-game content apart from the current Loot Crate system. Event Passes will launch hand-in-hand with the Sanhok map on June The Battle Pass system is an extremely popular feature used in games including both Fortnite and Paladins . Each Pass is time-limited, requiring players to complete assorted in-game challenges to level up their Pass and unlock new content. Some content is available to all players, but a majority of the content is locked behind a premium version of the P While it might seem odd to celebrate such a monumental sales figure by reducing the price on Steam, it makes sense when looking at those 400 million downloads. Although 50 million copies have been bought for Windows PC and Xbox, that means the other 350 million were downloaded for free on either Android or The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court. The Bluehole subsidiary [https://Pubgstation.com/ PUBG DLC] filed a lawsuit in January claiming that Epic's free-to-play battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While the _Fortnite developer is based in America, their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct Both Bluehole and Epic Games had worked together in the past, but that relationship was damaged once the latter launched Fortnite 's battle royale mode back in September of last year. Shortly after the mode launched, Bluehole Vice President Chang Han Kim released a statement saying that the company was " concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known ." In the months since release, Epic Games' third-person shooter has surpassed PUBG in both player count and revenue, which has presumedly hurt relationships between the two companies further. Additionally, Epic Games has teamed up with Neowiz Games, not Bluehole, to bring Fortnite to the Korea market in the second quarter of 2