Mechanics Explained
Rust Wipes Explained: Forced Wipes, Map Wipes and Blueprint Wipes
What a Rust wipe actually resets, why the monthly forced wipe lands on the first Thursday, and how weekly or biweekly server wipes shape every game.
Owen Mercer
Owen Mercer is the pen name of the small independent editorial team behind Fraghive.
Comparisons
Minecraft Java vs Bedrock Edition: Every Key Difference
Platforms, crossplay, mods versus add-ons, redstone, combat, servers and the new year-based version numbers: how Minecraft Java and Bedrock really differ.
Mechanics Explained
The Warzone Gulag and Redeploy Systems Explained
How Warzone's Gulag duels, Buy Station buybacks and Resurgence respawns work, and why the rules for getting back into a match keep changing.
Mechanics Explained
Fortnite Building Explained: Walls, Ramps, Edits and Materials
A plain-English guide to Fortnite building: the four build pieces, wood vs stone vs metal, editing, structural collapse, and ramp rushes, 90s and box fights.
Mechanics Explained
What Is a Survival Crafting Game? The Genre Explained
Gather, craft, build, survive: how survival crafting games work, and how Minecraft, Rust, Valheim and ARK differ on PvP, progression and early access.
Game History
A History of Battle Royale Games: From Mods to Global Hits
How battle royale went from a Japanese novel and fan-made mods to PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends and Warzone: the key dates, people and turning points.
Survival Guides
ARK: Survival Ascended for Beginners: Your First Tames and Base
ARK: Survival Ascended for new survivors: picking a start, stats and engrams, early crafting, your first knockout tame and a thatch-to-wood starter base.
Battle Royale Guides
PUBG: Battlegrounds for Beginners: Landing, Looting and Surviving the Blue Zone
A beginner's guide to PUBG: Battlegrounds: the plane drop, realistic gunplay, attachments, armor levels, healing and boosts, vehicles, and the Blue and Red Zones.
Survival Guides
Valheim for Beginners: Your First Days in the Tenth World
Start Valheim right: the Meadows, food and stamina, your first workbench and base, the Rested bonus, beating Eikthyr and why biome order matters.
Battle Royale Guides
Call of Duty: Warzone for Beginners: How the Mode Works
How Warzone works for new players: the infil, Cash and contracts, Buy Stations, loadout drops, armor plates, the Gulag and how Resurgence differs.