What was the saying? Oh yes. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. You Survivors revel in your victories over each other and still have the gall to drag us into it. Well, no more. You've been a pox on us for far too long and the bock stops here. This time, the chickens are the top of the pecking order.
Don't believe me? This is no eggaggeration. Just look at your precious game. We're already here, clucking up your social profiles. Once my fowl plan hatches and every last one of you has been beaten, well... let's just say it won't be chicken on the menu.
But, if you dare to challenge my Henerals and their armies, look for the arcade cabinet in your precious menus, but be warned- this battle isn't going to be over easy. You have until April 12th before your game is completely mine and if you think omletting you stop me, you're sorely mistaken.
For I am PlayerOmnom and these are my Battlegrounds now.
--PlayerOmnom
Update 11.1 - Now Live!
[previewyoutube="ucaOqlrPkSM;full"] Update 11.1 is here!
You've waited patiently to drop back into the highlands of Paramo and we're excited to bring you brand new experiences there as well! In its sophomore run, Paramo is now part of the normal map rotation, meaning that all regular queues are available. We've also taken this time to tweak some map settings and lean in slightly more to Paramo's randomized terrain.
While you're out on the highlands, we've got several newly balanced weapons for you to try out. The Mini-14, VSS, and SCAR-L have all seen damage increases this season, so test out the new hardware on our next drop.
There's also a fast new way to reach the safe zone on Erangel and Miramar. The Emergency Pickup attaches you and your squad to a high-altitude balloon, allowing a plane to scoop you up and carry you across the Battlegrounds. Parachute back down to the fight below when you've reached your destination and catch your enemies by surprise- just be careful while deploying. Giant flashy balloons don't exactly scream "Nothing to see here."
We've also revamped the PUBG ID system a bit, adding 10 new medals to Medal Mastery and giving you a couple slots to show them off on your ID. You can also now view your killfeed logs, try out new ways to add friends, and more. Check out the full patch notes here and we'll see you on the Battlegrounds!
PUBG 4th Anniversary Letter
PUBG Anniversaries mean a lot to us. They’re a time to look back and be thankful for the success none of us expected and to thank all of you for the gift of that success. The fact that we have some of the best and most enthusiastic fans in the industry isn’t lost on us, so we try to make sure anniversaries are filled with fun ways to celebrate the reason we’re all here in the first place- YOU!
In addition to the events and contests going on, we wanted to spend some time putting together a short video about PUBG’s journey so far. It’s just another way for us to remember where we came from while looking at how far we’ve come along the way.
We hope you enjoy “PUBG: The Journey So Far” and Happy 4th Anniversary!
- PUBG
Update 11.1 - Patch Notes
Update 11.1 is now available on PC Test Servers!
Drop back into the highlands of Paramo with updated terrain and new game modes available. While there, you can try out the latest weapon balance updates that include damage increases for the Mini-14, VSS, and SCAR-L.
You can also work on the 10 new Mastery Medals added to bling up your revamped PUBG ID. On larger maps, deploy the new Emergency Pickup to grab a quick transport over to the safe zone for you and your squad. 11.1 also features Killfeed updates, new ways to find and add friends, a new Match Log, and more.
[previewyoutube="ucaOqlrPkSM;full"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucaOqlrPkSM[/previewyoutube] Check out the patch notes below for full details on everything and look for all these changes on live servers starting next week!
Season 10 Ranked Rewards
Season 10 has now wrapped up and it's time to enjoy your rewards, after a hard-fought season of Ranked. Rewards will be automatically distributed to your inventory upon login at the beginning of Season 11.
Season 10 rewards are granted based on your final end-of-season rank.
Season 11 Ranked Begins
Starting from Season 11, Ranked Seasons will run for 2 months at a time. Season beginning and end dates no longer align with that of the Survivor Passes. Due to the change in season duration, adjustments have been made to the ranked reward table.
Players use rank emblem rewards a lot, especially at high ranks and we've found most players tend to use the emblem from the most recent season, rather than older seasons. So, to better emphasize and represent your recent ranked achievements, ranked emblems and similar symbolic rewards will now only be available to use for the season in which you received the rewards. Ranked skin rewards are still permanent items available for use across any season.
We have also made improvements to the quality of higher ranked emblems and added ranked nameplates for additional prestige.
[table] [tr] [td]Tier[/td] [td]Reward List[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Bronze[/td] [td]Bronze PUBG ID Emblem[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Silver[/td] [td]Silver PUBG ID Emblem[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gold[/td] [td]Gold PUBG ID Emblem Ranked Parachute Skin[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Platinum[/td] [td]Animated Platinum PUBG ID Emblem Ranked Parachute Skin[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Diamond[/td] [td]Animated Diamond PUBG ID Emblem Ranked Parachute Skin[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Master[/td] [td]Animated Master PUBG ID Emblem Animated Master Nameplate Ranked Parachute Skin[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Top 500[/td] [td]Bonus rewards for Top 500 players: Unlockable Animated Top 500 Emblem Unlockable Animated Top 500 Nameplate[/td] [/tr] [/table] Ranked rewards will be available in your inventory as soon as Season 11 hits live servers.
Season 11 Ranked Updates
Spawn rates for all weapons in Ranked Mode will be increased to a level similar as Esports Mode, on all maps. We have increased the amount of item spawns by 30% - 40% to reduce time spent looting. There are no additional changes to other items or vehicle spawn rates.
The Return of Paramo
Based on your feedback, we've brought back Paramo to Normal and Custom matches, as Haven and Karakin bid farewell.
Check out the changes to Paramo this update!
Normal Matches
Custom Matches
Map Service Plans
Last year, the team focused on releasing several smaller sized maps with unique features, from Karakin and its building destruction, to Paramo and its partially randomized terrain, to the urban streets of Haven along with its PvPvE element. We love making new and interesting maps for you all to play on but all these new maps does make matchmaking and map rotation a pretty difficult task. To try and keep a balance between map choice and matchmaking times, we'll be limiting the number of playable maps to five starting with Update 11.1.
We know that our players have very different tastes when it comes to map size, but the consensus has generally been in favor of the large 8x8 maps. Because of this, Erangel and Miramar will always be available with the remaining maps cycling in and out of the remaining three slots. Cycling out maps also gives us the opportunity to work on them a bit for when they make their return. For Update 11.1, Paramo will be replacing Karakin in the rotation.
Paramo has been a fan favorite since it first dropped and many of you have been asking for it back. We've added in more options for game modes and fine tuned a few other things, added an addition random map area each match and also made it available in custom games. Karakin will continue to be available in custom games.
We hope this new plan helps keep PUBG's map selection exciting while still getting you all into games in a timely fashion. Thanks and enjoy your return to Paramo!
Weapon Balance Updates
Based on the data we've collected in the past months, we've made adjustments to the Weapon Balance. We found that in Normal matches, the Beryl, M416, and SLR are all used in a similar amount. In Ranked matches, however, the Beryl is outperforming other weapons, followed closely by the SLR. To help keep matches exciting and make sure players have many viable battle choices, we've decided to nerf the Beryl and SLR. On the other hand, we've seen that certain guns are underperforming, and so we are giving the Mini-14, VSS, and SCAR-L small buffs.
Mini14
VSS
SCAR-L
SLR
Beryl
New Feature: Emergency Pickup
When the Emergency Pickup is deployed, a Fulton Balloon is released from its bag. When the Balloon is fully inflated and high up in the air, an airplane will arrive in 60 seconds. During this time, up to a maximum of 4 players can attach themselves to the Fulton Balloon rope. Once that plane arrives, it catches the Balloon, hoists up the players, and makes its way towards the center of the Safe Zone.
At any point during the flight, players can detach themselves and parachute down. When deploying the Emergency Pickup, make sure the area is clear of obstacles (terrain, vehicles, buildings) with a clear view of the sky, or it will fail. The Emergency Pickup cannot be used before the first circle appears and after the fourth circle, so use it wisely. It will also not work when you use it indoors, on ferries, or trains.
The Emergency Pickup is a lootable item only found on Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok and Vikendi that can be carried around in your inventory.
Emergency Pickup can be used effectively in the following situations:
Be aware of the following once you're picked up by the plane:
Mastery Medal Updates
Ten new types of Mastery Medals have been added.
Mastery Medals can be acquired in both Normal Matches and Ranked, but not Arcade, Labs and Custom Matches. Each medal specifics which game modes they can be acquired in.
PUBG ID Updates
Mutual Friends
The previous PUBG friend system only allowed you to follow another player. In the new Mutual Friends feature, players will be able to become friends with one another. Alongside this change are more improvements detailed below.
UI/UX Improvements
Killfeed Updates
New Feature: Match Log
As text kill feeds are no longer supported, we have added a new screen to view the log of matches using the existing text kill feed feature.
Esports Tab PGI.S Champions Page Update
Winners of PGI.S 2021 can now be found in the Esports tab with Update 11.1.
Check it all out and more in the Esports Tab!
Notification Changes
Store Improvements
Introducing the newly designed G-Coin page.
QoL Improvements
TDM Map Ratio Changes
Performance Improvements
Items & Skins
Replay System
The replay system has been updated. Replay files from previous updates are now unable to be used.
Bug Fixes
General
UI/UX
Items
Esports
All your Battlegrounds are belong to us
What was the saying? Oh yes. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner. You Survivors revel in your victories over each other and still have the gall to drag us into it. Well, no more. You've been a pox on us for far too long and the bock stops here. This time, the chickens are the top of the pecking order.
Don't believe me? This is no eggaggeration. Just look at your precious game. We're already here, clucking up your social profiles. Once my fowl plan hatches and every last one of you has been beaten, well... let's just say it won't be chicken on the menu.
But, if you dare to challenge my Henerals and their armies, look for the arcade cabinet in your precious menus, but be warned- this battle isn't going to be over easy. You have until April 12th before your game is completely mine and if you think omletting you stop me, you're sorely mistaken.
For I am PlayerOmnom and these are my Battlegrounds now.
--PlayerOmnom
PUBG 4th Anniversary Event
Hello PUBG fans!
As many of you know, March 23rd is PUBG’s 4th Anniversary! 4 is an important number for us, as it represents one of the staples of PUBG; the squad. In squad games, you need to rely on your whole team to win that chicken dinner and we can’t think of any better squadmates than our community, partners, and esports teams. It’s thanks to the dedication of all of you that we’ve made it this far and we’re excited to show you what comes next.
For now, let’s take a look at the festivities planned for the 4th Anniversary!
GIVEAWAYS
We have a couple awesome 4th Anniversary items you can earn during the event! Pick up a special M416, Hoodie, and Dance Emote just by completing simple missions. Here are the dates and items available.
PUBG fans around the globe will also have a chance to win in-game anniversary items. Keep your eyes on your regional PUBG channels for more info on how you can earn these exclusive items!
CELEBRATION VIDEOS
PUBG Community
First off, we’ve prepared a little video looking back at the first 4 years of our great community. We know it hasn’t always been smooth, but your dedication and willingness to always help us improve has kept PUBG thriving all this time.
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PUBG Esports
We've got a little PGI.S collaboration planned to help celebrate PUBG Esports as well, with thanks to a special musical guest! Look for the collaboration video to drop on the anniversary.
PUBG’s Journey… so far!
In this new short history film, we look back on the last 4 years of PUBG’s incredible journey. A must-watch for any PUBG fan! Look for it to drop on March 27th.
THANK YOU
We hope these events help you celebrate the game you’ve helped create and grow. We can never thank you enough for the passion you poured into a little indie game and the dedication you continue to show it these 4 amazing years later. We’re truly humbled to have such great fans. But even 4 years in, we're still going strong!
Thank you for celebrating with us and we’ll see you on the Battlegrounds!
--The PUBG Team
End of Season 10 Ranked and Rewards
Season 10 is quickly coming to a close, so it's time once again to talk about the great rewards you'll be getting for your hard work these past few months. Not quite where you want to be? There's still time! Drop in and see how far you can climb before the season officially ends on March 31st.
Requirements for Earning Rewards
You earn PUBG's various Ranked rewards based on your final rank when the season ends. To be eligible, you’ll need to have at least completed your placement matches during the season, with additional awards being granted at Gold V and Diamond V tiers.
Season 10 Ranked Mode Rewards
Reaching Gold V tier or higher makes you eligible for the first exclusive reward, the Season 10 Ranked Mirado skin! Those who manage to fight their way up to Diamond V tier or higher will also be rewarded with the Season 10 Ranked Parachute skin. Finally, players who go above and beyond and reach the top 500 in their region will also receive a special Top 500 emblem to show off their achievement.
You can check out your final Season 10 rank by visiting the STATS screen in your CAREER tab once the next season has begun. Visiting the LEADERBOARD section of this screen also shows if you were among the top 500.
Upcoming Ranked Schedules: Season 11
One more note on schedules, starting with Season 11, there will be a change to the overall Ranked Season timetable. We'll have more information on that in the upcoming 11.1 Patch Notes.
How will my Rewards be Delivered?
All rewards are granted automatically at the beginning of each new season. You may collect them from the pop-up screen you’ll see upon your first log-in of the new season.
- The PUBG Dev Team
PUBG LABS: Challenger Battle Royale
Hello Survivors!
In this turn of Labs, on-screen UI is minimal to enhance immersion in this unique Challenger Battle Royale mode, upping the stealth experience with an eerie dusk setting.
Ready to run to the safe zone?
Sanhok at sunset, you are wandering through the jungle forest alone. As time goes by, the anxiety of being attacked at any time increases. Right now, you don’t have a clue of where and how many enemies are out there.
The UI you used to rely on in typical play situations, such as the compass, mini-map, ammo, kill feed, and alive player counter, is not displayed. The lack of familiar information makes you even more focused on your vision and hearing.
At that very moment, a flare is fired, indicating the circle’s center and brightened the world around you. From the east, you feel the presence of someone, another survivor that you didn’t want to encounter. It seems that the other survivor has not yet recognized your existence. Would it be worth killing the opponent while exposing your location at this time? It’s up to you to decide.
Once the flare is fired three times, it is a sign that the Blue Zone is closing in, which means you can’t just sit there. You can’t afford to waste any more time. You have to decide and move quickly to the center of the circle.
Can you become the ultimate survivor in Sanhok after sunset?
Weapon Damage
In this Challenger Battle Royale mode, the damage of firearms, melee weapons, and throwables are doubled in order to shorten time-to-kill.
Blue Zone
The Blue Zone does the normal amount of damage to players and moves at the same speed and timing as normal Battle Royale matches.
The Blue Zone does the normal amount of damage to players and moves at the same speed and timing as normal Battle Royale matches.
A single red Flare signals the Warning phase
The Safe Zone is identified
Occurs at the center of the new circle
The Flare does not light up the area
Occurs when the new Blue Zone is determined
Visible until the Blue Zone starts to move
Three consecutive red Flares signal the Closing Phase
Three Flare sounds
Flare lights up the surrounding area
Occurs in the center of the safe zone
Occurs when the Blue Zone starts to move
Visible flare until the Blue Zone stops
Flare in the same position as the single warning phase flare
UI Changes
No Player HUD (boost bar, Blue Zone backpack bar, no mini-map, no compass, no ammo counter)
The player’s health bar will be shown
No player count
No kill feed
No kill counter
“M” (Default) brings up map, but the map does not display player markers, the Blue Zone display, or any other markings
No changes to the inventory menu
No ping messages
Service Schedule
PC
After completion of maintenance on March 10th/9th.
PST: March 9 – March 15, 11 AM
KST: March 10 – March 15, 4 PM
CET: March 10 – March 15, 8 AM
Console
PST: March 9, 9 PM PST – March 15, 11 AM
KST: March 10, 2 PM KST – March 15, 4 PM
CET: March 10, 6 AM CET – March 15, 8 AM
Settings
FPP, TPP
Solo Mode
Sanhok
Players have the normal amount of health
Dusk weather/lighting
Bullet Tracers are enabled
Up to 100 players in each match
Notes When Playing in LABS
LABS gameplay does not provide XP for gameplay rewards
LABS gameplay does not be applied to your Career stats
LABS gameplay does not count for your Survivor Pass missions
LABS gameplay provides BP, but no additional rewards
The ultimate intense Challenger Battle Royale, dare to be the last one standing!
From Sanhok with love,
PUBG Team
4th Anniversary - Graffiti Contest Results
Hello PUBG Fans!
PUBG's 4th Anniversary is nearly upon us! A while back, we asked our fans to submit their designs for our 4th Anniversary Graffiti Contest and announced that 4 lucky and talented winners will have their designs added to Erangel, Miramar, and Vikendi to add some celebratory flair to the Battlegrounds. We've been pouring over all of your entries and are just blown away by all the superb designs you've sent in. So blown away in fact, that we've decided to add a 5th winner to the bunch!
That's right, these 5 talented folks are each taking home the First Place Prize of 40,000 G-Coin and a collection of special PUBG merchandise that should be arriving sometime this month! Of course, of equal importance are the bragging rights that come with having their amazing artwork in the game for all our fans to see. Congratulations to our winners!
Frog-Bree***
Shin_As***
mumua0***
VN_***
d92***
Narrowing all your amazing submissions down to 40 finalists, let alone just 5 winners, was extremely difficult. The remaining 35 qualifiers aren't going home empty handed, though. They will each receive 10,000 G-Coin as a token of gratitude for their great designs!
Prizes for the winners and finalists should be hitting their accounts today and you can see all the winning designs live on the Battlegrounds from March 10th after the update through April 28th on PC and from March 18th after the update through May 6th on Console platforms. Drop in, grab a photo with your squad, and share them on Social Media with the #PUBG4thAnniversary hashtag! A special thanks to everyone who participated in the PUBG 4th Anniversary Graffiti Contest. For a full list of everyone We're grateful to have such a dedicated (and talented!) fanbase.
Thank you all for 4 amazing years of PUBG!
5 First Prize Winners
Frog-Bree***
Shin_As***
mumua0***
VN_***
d92***
35 Finalists
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Sugooo***
DouYu-MW-7039***
XXX_TENTA-C***
DY_BU***
4xv**
SC3***
KXXGBL***
ILM**
DriedCuttleF***
MJ_**
KINGR***
Tez691***
pista_***
BaN***
ZupF***
KniZi***
13_AnhNong***
4HM_Gid***
Steel***
FoxyNob***
GRAF_Kallink***
Macst***
B54E_Mari***
blueboxg***
GRAF_Flatul***
Apro***
JinxGlat***
Tigrinyi***
TheRayZer***
FBGGWILLD***
Xixonu***
DJJ***
Bunzo***
penacola***
PGI.S Event Match: Survival Tournament
Hello, PUBG Esports fans!
We're halfway through PGI.S, which means it's time to switch things up for our halftime showdown, the Survival Tournament! A true free-for-all test of each team's combat skills, the Survival Showdown awards points for kills as well as placement, allowing teams more ways to play to their strengths and take home cold hard cash!
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Survival Tournament
First, teams will be divided into 8 groups based on their current PGI.S standings. These 8 groups of 4 teams each will then battle it out in a tournament format from March 5th - 7th.
Each match will consist of 3 rounds using the familiar SUPER point system, so both placement and kills matter in your overall ranking.
Top teams will receive 10, 6, 5, or 4 placement points Players will earn an additional point for each kill earned during the match The team with the highest point total at the end of 3 rounds will win the match.
Match Flow
Match Settings
The tournament takes place in TPP on Erangel and has special bluezone timers for shorter and more fast-paced matches.
The first bluezone will have a diameter of 2.5km and will be shown as players begin to fly over the Erangel providing a heads-up to plan their drop.
The overall zone size will shrink to the final circle in fewer phases, resulting in about a 13m match time.
The speed in which the circle shrinks will be enough for players to perform maneuvers. However, it will shrink rather dramatically fast in early 1~2 phases.
There will be no redzones or care packages and bluezone damage will be increased, forcing team to stay on the move and fight in safe areas.
Prize Pool Survival Tournament will grant teams not only chances to show off their true combat skills but also provide chances to earn extra cashes with the total prize pool of $60,000.
*Prizing earned from the Survival Tournament doesn't contribute towards the overall PGI.S tournament rankings.
Pick’em Challenge You can vote on the winner of the Survival Tournament as well!
Voting for this event doesn't require a voting coupon and you can win up to 50,000 EP for choosing correctly, so there's no reason not to try!
Voting closes on Mar 6th 19:00 KST, so make sure you get your votes in early!
PGI.S has plenty of action left to give, so be sure to tune in each day to experience all the fun, win all the prizes, and cheer on the winners!
