| PNC 2022: Update on the Participating Teams Posted: 02 Jun 2022 12:05 AM PDT  Hello, PUBG Esports Fans. As the return of the PUBG Nations Cup fast approaches, we wanted to inform you of an issue we've run into with one of the teams. As excited as we are to get back into the thrills of an in-person tournament and after exhausting every way to have everyone on-site, Team China will, unfortunately, participate in PNC 2022 remotely. Over the last couple of years, PUBG Esports have had to adjust quite a bit in the wake of the pandemic. From full-on remote tournaments to hybrid ones, we've had to compromise in certain aspects to keep the show running. In Shanghai, where most of the PCL PUBG Esports teams are located, teams are facing ongoing pandemic challenges and even had to convert PCL Spring to an online tournament during the middle of the season. While we all hope to get back to some semblance of normal soon, the reality is that we must respect each nation's local policies. How did we decide on this exception? Our goal for PNC 2022 was an on-site event for both players and fans to enjoy. We reviewed every possible method we could think of to achieve this for the grand return of the Nation's Cup. In the end, the pandemic-related travel restrictions forced us to have to consider online participation over in-person. With this inevitability, we've put together the following prerequisites for Team China: - All members of Team China participating in PNC 2022 must be present in one place.
- An assigned staff and referee must also be present in order to ensure a fair competitive environment.
- The provided PCs and equipment will be identical to that of the Bangkok arena.
- Team China's online participation should not interfere with or affect the Bangkok arena.
The PUBG Esports team has been diligent in finding a location that can accommodate all of the above requirements and has decided that Team China will participate online from Guangzhou city. This is a location close to Bangkok to reduce latency while still having the resources to make the competitive environment as close to the Bangkok arena as possible. Over 40 test matches were played during an 8-day test period and the average ping in Guangzhou city during that time was 40-60ms as compared to the 20-40ms that players in Bangkok received. With Bangkok's ping maintaining a similar level of ping to our usual esports server, we are confident we've done all we can to ensure that latency won't get in the way of the competition. The PUBG Esports team has shared this information with Team China and the other 15 national teams in advance, to ensure everyone is in agreement and has all the details. We will continue to monitor the situation and will continue to do our best to ensure that all 16 national teams can perform in an equal and fair environment. It's our hope to not have to make these exceptions for much longer, but thank you and the teams for your understanding as we continue to adjust in the wake of the pandemic. PUBG Esports Team. |
| Start Voting for Fan Art Contest: LAND! Posted: 31 May 2022 12:02 AM PDT ※ The Terms and Conditions regarding personal information and your submissions' rights have been modified for the Fan Art Contest: LAND. Please carefully read the revised Terms and Conditions here (https://global.battlegrounds.pubg.com/2022/04/22/2022-fan-art-contest-land/) and take action if needed.Hello players! We foremost wish to thank every participant for their time and effort to share their passion and creativity to our first Fan Art Contest of the year. We've carefully combed through every single one of your shoe design entries to finally announce the grand Five finalists today! Now, during this phase of the contest, you'll be holding the power to vote for the shoe design you'd like to see spring to life in-game! We can't wait to see your character running through our maps with the shoes you've chosen! Five Finalists  How to Vote Contest Schedule ※ The following dates are subject to change. We will inform you in the event of schedule changes. - Public Voting Period (CONTEST Menu open period)
- PDT: May 31, 12 AM – June 8, 12 AM
- CEST: May 31, 9 AM – June 8, 9 AM
- KST: May 31, 4 PM – June 8, 4 PM
- Winner Announcement
- PDT: June 10, 12 AM
- CEST: June 10, 9 AM
- KST: June 10, 4 PM
Contest Prize - The Five Finalists
- Final Winner
- 5,000 USD
- The winner is responsible for the payment of taxes and charges applicable when receiving the prize.
Important Notes - Please read the revised Terms and Conditions here[global.battlegrounds.pubg.com].
- The Contest Prizes will be granted after the Winner Announcement (when Fan Art Contest: LAND completely wraps up).
- You will not be able to change your vote once you confirm your vote.
- Any unfair methods such as cheating or defrauding of the contest system are strictly forbidden and will lead to immediate disqualification of your entry and/or votes, disqualification from future contests and events, and legal actions will be taken to the fullest extent permitted by law for the incurred damages. Please participate fairly!
Thank you. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Team |
| Patch Notes - Update 18.1 Posted: 31 May 2022 12:01 AM PDT  18.1 Highlights To be updated with the Live Server update. Live Maintenance Schedule - PC
- PDT: June 7, 5:30 PM – June 8, 1:30 AM
- CEST: June 8, 2:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- KST: June 8, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Console
- PDT: June 15, 9 PM – June 16, 4 AM
- CEST: June 16, 6 AM – 1 PM
- KST: June 16, 1 PM – 8 PM
※ Please keep in mind the features and updates shown below may be modified or even possibly removed due to reasons such as bugs, in-game issues, and/or community feedback. We will update our players if such changes occur. Map Service - Test Server: Normal Match
- Erangel / Miramar / Paramo
- AS region: Squad – TPP
- NA region: Squad – FPP
- Live Server: Normal Match
- Erangel / Miramar / Taego / Sanhok / <s>Vikendi</s> → Paramo
- We're swapping out Vikendi's cold weather for Paramo's ancient and molten lava. Get ready to get burnt!
- Live Server: Ranked
- Erangel / Miramar / Taego
- Map ratio has changed to the following to have Taego appear more frequently:
- Erangel 40% / Miramar 40% / Taego 20% → Erangel 40% / Miramar 30% / Taego 30%.
Ranked – Season 18 Gear up and start afresh in Ranked – Season 18!  Console Ranked - Squad – FPP is no longer available in NA and EU regions as the monitored number of sessions during the previous Season was not enough to sustain the queue.
Season 17 Rewards Don't forget to pick up the rewards you'll be receiving based on your final Tier from the previous season. (season 18 parachute image) Tier Season 17 Reward List Bronze Bronze PUBG ID Emblem Silver Silver PUBG ID Emblem Gold Gold PUBG ID EmblemRanked Parachute Skin Platinum Animated Platinum PUBG ID EmblemRanked Parachute Skin Diamond Animated Diamond PUBG ID EmblemRanked Parachute Skin Master Animated Master PUBG ID EmblemAnimated Master NameplateRanked Parachute Skin Top 500 Bonus rewards for Top 500 players:Animated Top 500 PUBG ID EmblemAnimated Top 500 Nameplate  - TheParachute Skin is a permanent reward.
- The rest of the obtainable rewards are available for use during a single Ranked Season.
- Rewards can be found in your Inventory once Season 18 starts.
- Once Season 18 is over and the server undergoes maintenance, every reward but the Parachute Skin will be withdrawn from the Inventory.
Item Spawn Balance We have received reports that heal items were difficult to find in Erangel and Miramar Normal Matches since the item spawn balance in Update 16.2. After reviewing internal data, we noticed the spawn rate of heal items decreased slightly in Erangel's Normal Matches – this was mainly due to the increase in weapon and attachment spawn rates (with no adjustment to the overall spawn amount). Meanwhile, in Miramar Normal Matches, the number of heal items did not decrease as we also boosted the overall amount of spawned items – however, a comparatively aggressive change to gameplay dynamics was detected due to the stronger possibility of finding more weapon and attachment spawns. Therefore, the natural demand for heal items has greatly increased. To respond to these changes, we have decided to make the following changes. ※ The item spawn rate balance shown below will only apply to Normal Matches. - Erangel
- Increased the total amount of items by approximately 10%.
- Spawn rates for Vest (Lv.1) and Backpack (Lv.1) have reduced by approximately 15%, but Vest (Lv.2) and Backpack (Lv.2) have increased by approximately 60%.
- Spawn rates for both Helmet (Lv.1) and Helmet (Lv.2) have increased by approximately 10%.
- Spawn rates for Adrenaline Syringes, Energy Drinks, and Painkillers have increased by approximately 50%.
- Spawn rate for Bandages have reduced by approximately 23%, but First Aid Kits and Med Kits have increased by approximately 150%.
- Spawn rates for Stun Grenades, Molotov Cocktails, Smoke Grenades, and Grenades have increased by approximately 25%.
- Spawn rates for Foregrips and Stocks have increased by approximately 20%.
- Spawn rates for Mountain Bikes have increased by approximately 50%.
- Miramar
- Increased the total amount of items by approximately 6%.
- Spawn rates for Vest (Lv.1) and Helmet (Lv.1) have reduced by approximately 30%, but Vest (Lv.2) and Vest (Lv.3) have increased by approximately 25% along with Helmet (Lv.2) increased by approximately 100%.
- Spawn rate for Backpack (Lv.1) has reduced by approximately 6%, but Backpack (Lv.2) has increased by approximately 25%.
- Spawn rates for Adrenaline Syringes and Energy Drinks have increased by approximately 76%, along with Painkillers increased by approximately 97%.
- Spawn rates First Aid Kits have increased by approximately 127% and Med Kits have increased by approximately 45%.
- Spawn rates for Stun Grenades, Molotov Cocktails, Smoke Grenades, and Grenades have increased by approximately 20%.
- Spawn rates for Handguns have reduced by approximately 32%.
- Spawn rate for Stocks have increased by approximately 20%.
- Spawn rates for Mountain Bikes have increased by approximately 55%.
World Paramo sub-update - Steep cliffs and landscapes have been added to certain mountains near Capaco to prevent players climbing to the top.
- Additional rocks and cover have been added to specific areas such as the Lab and Atahul.
  - Vehicle spots have been added near Makalpa.
- Additional rock pillars and cover have been added to historic sites near Makalpa.
- A new spiral-shaped well object has been added and scattered around Paramo.
 - The B.Duck update has been removed from Sanhok.
Training Mode - Opponents' in-game nickname will now show at the beginning of a 1v1 Arena round.
- Leaver penalty
- Regardless of the round results, you can claim victory if the opponent leaves during a session.
- Training Helper
- A sound effect has been added when an item is selected.
AI Training Match - To balance out difficulty levels, the required distance for the vehicle driving mission has been adjusted from 2000m → 100m.
Arcade Mode The original Sanhok is back in the scene after its departure from TDM in Update 17.1, along with updated map selection ratios. Added Sanhok Maps Map Selection Ratio - Erangel 16%, Miramar 8%, Vikendi 16%, Sanhok 20%, Taego 40%
- Maps
- Miramar: Campomilitar
- Vikendi: Peshkova / Podvosto
- Erangel: Stalber / Sosnovka
- Sanhok: Paradise Resort / Docks
- Taego: Palace / Field / Mountain / Shipyard / Market
Custom Match The following two maps have been added to TDM Presets. Survival Mastery The following XP balance updates have been made for a more challenging progression content: - (Before) Able to earn XP by looting the identical item repeatedly → (After) Able to earn XP only when looting a certain item for the first time.
- (Before) Able to earn XP even when looting outfits → (After) XP will not be earned when looting outfits except for equipmentsuch as vests, backpacks, parachutes, and helmets.
- However, among outfits, you can still earn XP with hat items.
Store - For better quality, we've updated the in-game model of M24. Therefore, certain patterns and their color of M24 and its skins have been modified as well.
- Modified skins:
- JennaJulien's M24
- SPYGEA's M24
- Arctic Digital – M24
- Constrictor – M24
- Refined Xolotl – M24
- Lucky Knight – M24
- Bunnycomb – M24
- Man-Eater – M24
- PCS3 Tagged Out – M24
- Rosebound – M24
- MOZZ's M24
- Psycho Killer – M24
- Violet Nightbrush – M24
- [BATTLESTAT] Extinction – M24
- The notification icon alerting new items brought to the Store has been updated.
- To prevent you from purchasing the identical individual item(s) you already possess when purchasing a Set item (for the first time), our system will now recognize and gray out your purchased items and apply the discount to the rest of the purchasable items only.
- When you already possess every individual item of a Set item, you will be able to purchase the Set for 0 G-COIN to receive its bonus items as well.
- This system will also apply to items in Your Shop.
- You will not be able to repurchase consumable items included in Set items such as Contraband Coupons, Voting Coupons, Level Up Coupons, G-COIN, etc.
- If you exchange for BP or disassemble purchased items, you can repurchase them at the Store (if they're still available).
- This does not apply to items and/or items that can not be disassembled nor exchanged for BP such as Emotes, Sprays, Nameplates, and Appearance items.
UI/UX - The mission list for Special Drops and events has been added to the in-game System Menu screen. You can now check out your mission progress any time!
- This does not apply to AI Training Matches.
 QoL The following improvements have been made to your Rich Presence (in-game status) on Steam, Discord, and Xbox profiles: - Maps: Haven and its map image will now be shown when played (like other maps).
- Custom Match: Will now be labeled consistently as "Playing Custom Match" regardless of the mode.
- Training Mode: "Playing Basic Training" will now be shown when playing Basic Training mode, and Erangel Solo mode will be shown when playing AI Training Match.
- Playing time: When playing a mode consisted of rounds, the status will now show your current accumulative play time of the mode regardless of your current round.
- Playing time will not be displayed on Xbox.
- Number of teammates: When playing Solo mode, the number of teammates will not be displayed.
- The number of teammates will also not show for nonpublic modes such as Custom Matches, Event modes, etc. on Discord.
- Known issue: The known issue of your Rich Presence out of sync with your current situation when you're at the lobby is in line to be fixed in a future update.
Performance - The data that processes map compositions has been optimized to reduce map loading time when you enter a session from the lobby.
Bug Fixes Gameplay - Fixed the perspective issue being set behind your weapon when you switch to ADS.
- Fixed the issue of the driver receiving damage when someone shoots at a BRDM-2 with a DBS from the passenger or back seat.
- Fixed the issue of every player's outfits getting removed when entering the 1v1 Arena.
- Fixed the issue of Haven's scout helicopters recognizing and following Tactical vehicles.
- Fixed the issue of 15x Scopes' aim sensitivity feeling relatively slower than other Scopes.
- Fixed the issue of spectators being able to enter the 1v1 Arena's fighting grounds through certain steps.
- (PC) Fixed the flickering glass frame when aiming front with ADS from a boat's third seat.
- (PC) Fixed the issue of the character receiving damage when it bumps into a falling two-wheeled vehicle.
- (PC) Fixed the issue of the frame rate option for a Replay's export settings appearing as "Missing String".
- (Console) Fixed the issue of a running vehicle's engine noise not being heard.
- (Console) Fixed the issue of the Highlight Recommended items options getting reset after restarting the client on PlayStation®.
- (Console) Fixed the issue of weapon not firing when setting R1 as firing button in custom controller settings.
World - Fixed collision, texture, performance, and more general issues in Paramo.
- Fixed the issue of majority of bots unable to cross the bridge in Taego.
UX/UI - (PC) Fixed the issue of the On-Screen Key Guide disappearing when toggling the timeline during free cam/follow cam mode during Replay (Observer Mode).
- (Console) Fixed the issue of being unable to move to another tab from Your Store.
Items & Skins ※ Clipping issue: Graphics that are shown outside the visible part of an image/object. - Fixed the issue of the awkward eye texture when a female character uses a dance emote with the Shiba Crew – Helmet (Level 3) equipped.
- Fixed the issue of the character's neck turning transparent when the character has Floptop Hoodie and Bad to the Bone Top equipped.
- Fixed the issue of the PGC 2021 Giltslate Contagion Gloves appearing as Quasar King's Gloves when a female character equips them.
- Fixed the clipping issue when a female character equips School Skirt with 10000DAYS' Top.
- (PC) Fixed the incorrect statement in Arabic printed on the Survivor-in-Training Hoodie.
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