PUBG IVE skin looks most IVE-like when six people stand side by side wearing white shirts and red ties. If you look at each person's face up close, your impression will be slightly different. There are characters like LIZ that stand out from afar thanks to their bright hair and braided shape, and there are also characters whose bangs or profile must be visible to give a familiar look. So, if I were to choose a favorite member, I would give more weight to how that member looks on the battlefield rather than the group image. In particular, ‘85 confirmed’ in PUBG means that you can choose the Set Imprint of the member you want, so what you receive is as important as the appearance.
Why the resemblance changes with the viewing angle
Update 44.1 brings AN YUJIN, GAEUL, REI, JANG WONYOUNG, LIZ, and LEESEO into PUBG with individual faces, outfits, and accessories. PC received the update after maintenance on November 4; consoles follow after maintenance on November 12. Together, the six outfits look like a group dressed for the same stage. Shirts, striped ties, and pleated skirts provide a common theme, while jackets, vests, and hair accessories distinguish the members.
LIZ’s light hair falls over her white shirt and stands out among the darker-haired characters. The same tie looks different on the character with a black jacket and headband and the one wearing a blue outer layer with two braids. A close frontal view of the long-haired character with red ribbons draws attention to the eyes and mouth beneath the bangs. Recognizing a hairstyle at a glance and finding the face itself convincing are separate judgments.
A good scene for comparison is the six characters standing on the same street in a bright outdoor setting. Under the same lighting, it's easy to see whose hair color stands out and what clothes stand out even from a distance. However, when you look up from below, the jaw line is emphasized and the degree to which the bangs cover the forehead also changes. This is why the impression is different from when you stand in line in the pink lobby. Because of this difference, rather than ranking each member's resemblance, I think it would be a more honest comparison to look at the face up close if you're curious about the expression, and look at the whole body if you're curious about the usual play screen
Your usual camera perspective also affects the choice. In third-person movement, you spend much of your time looking at your character’s back. Combat equipment obscures hair and parts of the outfit that are visible in the lobby; waiting with your squad or dancing lets you see both the face and clothes. If you plan to mix items, check compatibility first. The six members’ face appearances cannot be combined with 16 clothing items, including Military Hotpants and the Major Trouble top. Check any favorite piece against the restrictions before crafting.
Try an outfit on the starting island, then visit Rondo’s stages
If you're still not sure who to choose, here's something to do before opening Loot Cache. Rondo·Erangel·Miramar·Taego·Deston·Vikendi On the starting island, you are given Cupid's crossbow and 10 arrows. If you hit the chicken man with a heart with a crossbow and deal a certain amount of damage, a Cupid egg will drop. Use the eggs you pick up in your inventory to get a random IVE costume set or a Cupid Chicken Man set. Once you get your costume, you can wear it until the end of the game, even after you get off the plane. Even if you can't designate a favorite member, it's a good opportunity to see how the costume colors and silhouettes stand out on the battlefield.
The costumes obtained at this time will be recovered at the end of the match. Back in the lobby, the collection has a different purpose than the collection you can find in the closet. This difference is especially important if you are targeting the ‘Collector’ event. Collector is an event where you collect points by equipping each member with outfits and exchange them for IVE stage custom lobby skins. You cannot complete the equipping mission by wearing a costume made from an egg.
If you are more curious about the choreography than the clothes, go to the emote stage installed on some starting islands. When someone launches the IVE emote on stage, you can interact to join in the dance or cheer from below. On PC, a music video follows the song, and on console, the album image is displayed. When you get on the plane, the starting island stage disappears. If you're planning on matching outfits with your friends, it's better to meet at the starting point rather than waiting a long time after entering the match.
If you want to take your time and watch the stage, Rondo's IVE spot is perfect. There are three spaces inspired by the ‘LOVE DIVE’ music video near NEOX Factory, Yu Lin, and Hung Shan, and the stages here can be used even after getting off the plane. In regular matches, you can tour the mansion, spin the roulette wheel, and listen to random IVE songs. Dancing on the starting island, visiting the Rondo mansion, and playing music while playing roulette are also part of the collaboration missions. There are a total of 2 Loot Cache Tickets available in this mission bundle. The mission ends on November 25th for PC and December 3rd for consoles, both at 11 AM KST (UTC+9).
What does the 85-draw selection ticket actually give you?
When you open the supply store to collect IVE skins, you need to look at three things separately. These are items that appear randomly from the Loot Cache you open now, cumulative rewards based on the number of times you have opened them so far, and IVE tokens that accumulate each time you open them. The three are played together in one draw, but the timing at which you can select the desired member is different.
Opening one Loot Cache costs one ticket or 250 G-Coin and grants 15 IVE Tokens. In the PC probability table, JANG WONYOUNG’s Set Imprint has a 0.2% chance per opening. Each of the other five members also has a 0.2% chance, for a combined 1.2% chance of any member’s imprint. That makes chasing one particular member very different from being happy with any of them. Ten openings cost 2,500 G-Coin and grant 150 tokens, so the standard ten-opening option has no bulk discount.
The milestones at 85 and 230 openings grant an IVE Member Set Selection Ticket. You choose the member, but receive the set as an imprint. Even if the 85th cache contains something else, the milestone reward can still let you choose LIZ. You then need to check the Credits required to craft that imprint in the Workshop. The milestone does not by itself provide a finished outfit you can immediately equip.
Special Crafting using tokens is easier if you calculate it separately. You need 2,000 tokens for one member set of your choice, and 500 tokens for one emote set for each song such as ‘ELEVEN’ or ‘LOVE DIVE’. If you count only the basic tokens you receive when drawing, there are 1,275 in 85 draws. You get one choice, but you need 725 more tokens to bring in a second member. On the other hand, if your goal is to enjoy the choreography of your favorite song with your usual character, emote is much closer. Whether you like it more, the face or the dance, here changes the number of tokens needed by a factor of four.
Calculate the remaining openings before spending BP or buying Step Up Packs
If you have BP saved, you can buy a Loot Cache Ticket for 10,000 BP at the store. There are a maximum of 50 cards per account, so it costs 500,000 BP to buy them all. If you start with a cumulative count of 0, open all 50 tickets, and use 1 ticket received as a reward for the 15th time, it will be 51 times. The 30th reward is 10,000 credits. You cannot reach the first option by purchasing BP alone without an event ticket or other currency. On the other hand, if you have already collected several tickets, you can add the tickets you have to the current cumulative number and use BP only for the amount you need.
Look at the Step Up Pack contents before the discount percentage. Step 1 costs 200 G-Coin and includes four tickets plus 16 tokens, making it straightforward even for someone planning only a few openings. All four steps total 6,625 G-Coin, 52 tickets, and 208 extra tokens. Opening those 52 caches adds 780 base tokens, for 988 in total. Compare that with the 2,000 tokens needed for one member set. This calculation excludes milestone tickets and any tokens from dismantling imprints.
If you have all 52 Step Up tickets and want the first selection ticket at 85 openings, you do not need to purchase all 33 remaining openings separately. The milestone at 15 grants one ticket and the milestone at 55 grants two more. Using them leaves 30 tickets to obtain elsewhere. Two event tickets reduce that to 28; buying those with BP costs 280,000 BP. Check how much of the account’s 50-ticket purchase limit remains. If your desired imprint drops earlier, reassess your goal then.
Loot Cache tickets expire five days before tokens
The last time you can use Loot Cache Ticket on PC is 9 AM on December 2, and the last time you can do Special Crafting with IVE tokens is 9 AM on December 7. Consoles are December 10th 9AM and December 15th 9AM respectively. All are KST (UTC+9). The five days of leisure are the time to choose what to make with the tokens collected. If you hold on to the ticket until then, you will miss your chance to open the Loot Cache. Tickets and tokens that have expired will expire, so if you plan to log in on the evening of the last day, it is safer to use them the evening before.
In an IVE collaboration, the first thing to choose is not the member's name, but the scene you want to see again in the game. If LIZ's bright hair and school uniform caught your eye, the member set will suit your purpose. If you prefer the moment when the squad dances together to ‘LOVE DIVE’, one emote of the song you want may be enough. If you still don't know which one, try standing on the starting island stage first. There is no reason to open 85 Loot Cache first for questions that can be answered in one game.
