POLA KOMUNIKASI ANGGOTA KELOMPOK GAMERS DALAM PERMAINAN GAME ONLINE "PUBG MOBILE TARAKAN" VIA WHATSAPP

The PUBG Mobile Tarakan Whatsapp group is a group of 132 players who provide facilities in the form of information about the PUBG Mobile game in the form of item updates, skins, weapons and events as well as about other recent updates. . The background of the establishment of the WhatsApp PUBG Mobile Tarakan Group itself is due to the development of e-sports which is starting to be in great demand by the public, so that is what makes the government establish IESPA (Indonesia E-sport Association) to help gamers provide information about games played through the Group. Large groups in each respective region, such as TGC (Tarakan Gamer community), where the group provides information services about anything that is directly related to the PUBG Mobile Game starting from information about the selection of regional representatives who will be contested to select players who will become representatives indnesia or info about the game through the WhatsApp PUBG Mobile Tarakan Group. Researchers use data analysis in the field with the Miles and Huberman model which consists of 3, namely reduction data, display data and, conclusion drawing / verification. Researchers used a descriptive approach with qualitative research types, the research focus or scope of this research were members of the WhatsApp PUBG Mobile Tarakan group because each member of the group member has the same rights and roles in defending the group. The data collection technique was carried out by researchers by means of interviews and documentation. The method used is field data analysis with the Miles and Huberman model. Based on research results. Researchers found 3 findings. The first finding. The type of communication pattern that occurs in the PUBG Mobile Tarakan whatsapp group is cross communication or diagonal (across communication), second, the form of group communication in the PUBG Mobile Tarakan whatsapp group is a secondary form of communication seen from members of the PUBG Mobile Tarakan whatsapp group which is more dominant using chat. to communicate because they are already accommodated in a group and, the three PUBG Mobile Tarakan whatsapp groups are more likely to enter into the interactional communication model seen from all members discussing the PUBG Mobile match event and the invitation to scrim practic