Welcome back to PUBG Labs intrepid survivors!

We hope everyone had fun flying the unfriendly skies above the Battlegrounds in our Motor Gliders. We've loved seeing your reactions to the winged wonders as you took to the air, and been more than impressed with many of your dog fighting abilities.

Thanks to the monumental amount of support we received for the Motor Glider we will be releasing it to Live Servers on January 15th. The majority of the mechanics for the aviary asset will remain largely the same as we described in our PUBG Labs: Motor Glider announcement with a few changes. Console players will be able to take flight with the launch of Season 6.

• Motor Glider will be available on Erangel and Miramar
  
• Motor Glider has two seats; one for pilot and one for passenger who can shoot and use any weapon from the backseat
  
• Motor Glider will be spawned around the map
  
• To takeoff, you must gain the necessary speed of 65 km/h then pitch up with the S key.
  
  • You'll start to take off automatically once you hit 70 km/h.
• Motor Glider's fuel consumption rate is tied to the engine speed - the more throttle you apply, the faster you will run out of gas.
  
• Motor Glider will be spawned with empty gas. Fuel up before starting the engine.
  
• There's no maximum altitude you can reach, the sky is the limit! But engine will start losing power the higher the altitude you are at.
  
• Controls:
  
  • Use W/S keys to control the pitch and A/D to control the roll of the aircraft
    
  • Adjust the throttle by holding Left Shift and Left Ctrl keys
    
  • Hold Spacebar when on the ground to engage handbrake

We will be adjusting the spawn rate to optimize where and how often the gliders spawn. During LABS, we used to have 10 motor gliders spawned in 10 spawn locations, so 100% spawn rate on each location. We'll be changing this to 10 gliders randomly spawned in 40 spawn locations, so a 25% spawn rate on each location. As this is a new content, we'd like to test the spawn balance, so the spawn rate is likely to change a few times.

The largest change to the way Motor Gliders operate is that we're challenging you to give it the gas. All Motor Gliders will start on empty to keep you on the edge of your seat until you're in the air. Can you get her fueled up before the enemy is on you?

There are many plans in the future for Motor Glider. Our first plan is to add key binding options for each controls. Please look forward to upcoming changes to be made on the flying vehicle.



Breaking It Down

Survivors that dropped into Motor Glider mode played on average 4 times and 55mins per day.

60% of the time the motor glider was destroyed via crashing, so you know - fly better.

The sharpshooters among you were able to bring down gliders 25% of the time with their gunshots. 13% of the time the Glider succumbed to the Redzone.

The fight for the glider led to a lot of players going down early in the match. An average of 30 people per match got their bells rung by enemy punches. 10 people per match were Motor Glider Roadkill.

By spawning the Motor Glider with no fuel players will be forced to loot first and take to the skies a little later.

We're finding the glider is a great early phase tool, but later in the game, the advantage is limited, so use the glider early and after Phase 2 you may want to keep it grounded.

As always, we'll be listening to player feedback to balance the features and availability of the Motor Glider.

Thanks,
The PUBG Team

Hello Players!

We truly appreciated your passion for the PUBG 3rd anniversary global skin contest! Truly. To celebrate the 3rd year of our community and shine a light on your spectacular creations, we want you to help with which skins should represent this momentous milestone. There were over 1,200 entries in our communities throughout the world during the entry period (Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020). PUBG regional offices and dev teams reviewed every entry and narrowed the designs down to these finalists.

A total of 15 finalists were selected, five for each item, from all across the globe. You can see the finalists on the official voting page of the PUBG 3rd anniversary Global Skin Contest, and choosing the winning designs to be made into PUBG skins is in your hands. Go to the voting page and choose your favorite designs! The most voted for each item (3 finalists in total) will be distributed as PUBG 3rd anniversary in-game skins for free!

• Voting page: Click here
  
• Voting Period: 01/10/2020 00:00 PST - 01/19/2020 23:59 PST
  
• 1 Vote can be cast per player, player item type

Want a chance to earn your own prize? Click the share button at the top of the voting page to send the link to your social channels with hashtag #PUBGSkinContest. We'll randomly pick 100 lucky voters to win a special gift! You must share using the rules below to be considered. Keep an eye on our social channels @PUBG for the announcement of those amazing prizes!

• Complete voting for 3 items
  
• Share the voting page by clicking the share button to your social channels with the hashtag "#PUBGSkinContest" after voting in the event period.
  
  
  • It needs to be open to the public without any restriction to view
    
  • Event period: 01/10/2020 00:00 PST - 01/19/2020 23:59 PST
• We will contact the winners of the special event through the social media account you shared with.
  
  • Winner draw and contact: Starting from Feb 1, 2020 at 12 am PST
    
  • If you don't respond to our message for 7 days, we will move forward to the next candidate.

Q. How do I know how many votes my design received?
A. The voting status for each candidate will be released at the time of the winner's announcement and will show what percentage of the total vote they received.

Q. How many winners will there be?
A. We're rewarding in three different ways. The top voted entry of each category, the 4 top candidates for each category who did not win, and 100 randomly drawn winners from among the voters who share on social media.

Q. How do I know if I won the random draw?
A. In early February, after the event, a random draw will be held. If you are a winner, we will then contact you through the social media accounts you shared. Please note, you may be excluded from the list if you do not respond within seven days.

Q. What are the rewards?
A. The Grand Prize winners will see their skin in-game, given to all players on the third anniversary of PUBG! Alongside the recognition for their great work, they'll receive some real-life PUBG merchandise including a one of a kind, special trophy.

Candidates selected for the public voting stage will also receive prizes, as will a few lucky, randomly selected voters, and other finalists will receive prizes as well. While these players won't receive a trophy, we'll still be sending out some awesome PUBG merchandise to show our thanks.

Q. When can I expect my reward to be delivered?
A. Once all winners have been confirmed, we will begin the shipping process. We will notify you once your prizes have been shipped. Please note that delivery times will vary greatly depending on your location and local shipping laws.

Terms & Conditions / Rules

• You can only vote for one finalist of each item.
  
• Once you have completed voting, you will not be able to change it.
  
• Invalid or unidentified nickname/social accounts will not be considered
  
• Any cheating or defrauding of the contest systems are strictly forbidden and will lead to the complete disqualification of your votes, disqualification from future contests, and legal action for damages incurred from you to the fullest extent permitted by law. Please play fairly.

Hello everyone,

SEASON 5 which began in October, will end soon!

Read on for more information on the SEASON 5 end date, Survival Pass, Title System, rewards and distribution schedule.

Season 5 End Date:
PC - 2020 January 14, 16:30PM PT / 2020 January 15, 1:30AM CET
Console - 2020 January 21, 1:00AM PT / 10:00 AM CET

Survivor Pass: Badlands
The premiums Survivor Pass: Badlands will be available until 2020 January 14, 16:00PM PT (Console 2020 January 20, 1:00 AM PT). Players will be unable to purchase level up items or achieve missions after the season ends. Unused level up items can be used in the future seasons.

Unclaimed skins, coupons or XP can be claimed by clicking "Claim All" button. Rewards can be only be claimed before live server maintenance on 2020 January 22 PT (Console January 30). You won't be able to receive them after the end of the claim period, so be sure to obtain all the rewards you've acquired within the season period.



Survival Title System
Title rewards can be claimed by going to "SEASON → OVERVIEW → TITLE REWARDS" in the lobby. Coupons earned during Season 5 will all be deleted on 2020 January 22 (Console January 30), so make sure to use them all.



Survival Title Season Rewards will be distributed to those who have achieved higher than a Novice title according to the achieved survival titles after live server maintenance on January 22 (Console January 30).

Rewards will be distributed sequentially and should all be distributed within one day. If you haven't received the reward after the announced date, please contact Customer Service.

Any players who are found to have obtained a Survival Title by violating operational policies may be subject to account restriction and/or removal of seasonal rewards.



Your Survivor Title will be soft reset once the new season begins, taking the players' previous season title into account when determining their initial placement in the new season.

Thanks,
The PUBG Team

Hello everyone,

Skill Based Rating test will end on PC January 2 12:00PM PST / 9:00PM CET, 2020 after its 6-week run. We thank everyone for their participation and feedback. We hope you enjoyed testing this system and we greatly appreciate all of your feedback thus far.



Be sure to participate in the feedback survey via the main menu on PC – January 2 ~ January 9. While the survey is active, you’ll also be able to review your final rating achieved during the testing period.

What’s the next step for Skill Based Rating?
We’ll be returning with another testing phase in the future after analyzing gameplay data and making additional changes based on player feedback, with the goal of providing the best player experience possible.

Thanks,
PUBG Labs team

Got some killer PUBG skin ideas in your head? With the PUBG Community Skin Contest, your ideas come to life and best of all, have a chance to be added to the game! Submit your best designs for the M416, a custom hoodie or parachute. Each item category will have one winner, with the three winning designs getting turned into official PUBG skins!

To enter, simply download the template, create your design and then share it on your favorite social media platform with the hashtag #PUBGSkinContest and tag our official account on that platform, which is usually @PUBG. Our team will choose our favorites and upload the finalists to PUBG.com. The winners will be chosen by community votes. So even if you don't want to design a skin, you can still vote for your favorites.

More information and official rules can be found below! Thank you for taking this journey with us and we can't wait to see the creativity you bring!

1. M416
   
   Templates: JPG / PNG
2. Hoodie
   
   Templates: JPG / PNG
3. Parachute
   
   Templates: JPG / PNG

Skin Designers
Download one of the skin templates above and design an M416, Hoodie, or Parachute!
Upload your artwork to your social accounts with #PUBGSkinContest and tag our official account on that platform.

• Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Weibo

Voters
Visit the http://PUBG.com voting page once finalists have been uploaded and cast your vote! You can vote for one design per category.

• 1st Round: PUBG chooses the finalists
  
  • Judging Criteria
    
    • Creativity
      
    • Accuracy based on design guidelines
      
    • Correlation with PUBG brand identity
• 2nd Round: Public Voting on PUBG.com
  
  • The most voted items in each category will win

• Submission Period: Dec 20, 2019 – Jan 5, 2020
  
• Finalist selection Period: Jan 6, 2020 – Jan 10, 2020
  
• Public Voting Period: Jan 10, 2020 – Jan 20, 2020
  
• Winner Announcement: Jan 21
  
• Skin Release: Mar 23, 2020 (PUBG 3rd anniversary!)

*Dates subject to change. Notifications will be given in the event of date changes.

• The top voted entry in each category will be created and distributed free to all players on PUBG’s 3rd Anniversary!
  
• Winners and finalists will all receive special gifts for their impressive work!

Submission Guidelines

• All artworks you submit must use the original templates provided above
  
• You must keep your original file in case we request it later
  
• Sign your artwork with your social account ID and one of your in-game identities in the live server (Steam in-game ID / PSN ID / XBOX Gamertag) on the template
  
  • Please put your IGN or ID with the platform. (e.g. PSN ID – xxxxxx)
    
  • Invalid or unidentified nickname/social accounts will not be considered
• Artwork must be submitted through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or weibo
  
• Submissions need to be open to the public without any restriction to view
  
• You must use the #PUBGSkinContest hashtag in your entry posts and tag the official PUBG account on that platform
  
• Submission after the entry period will not be considered

Design Guidelines

• Don’t use Ghillie suit textures or greenish camouflage color
  
• Don’t use symbols that hint at any religion, organization, or political orientation
  
• Don’t Draw over the line from templates
  
• Don’t violate the rights of any other person or company by using their trademarks, music, logos, names, or images without their express written consent
  
• Don’t use any content that is obscene, offensive; sexually explicit, derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; promotes alcohol abuse, illegal drugs, tobacco, actual firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing) or a particular political agenda; defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies or communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or violates any law.

Update Dec 23: Thanks to all the feedback and participation from the community, the Motor Glider LABS test will be extended. Fly above the skies of Erangel and Miramar on the Motor Glider until December 29 11pm PST / Dec 30 8am CET!

Players can find information on LABS Skill Based Rating via the "PLAY → LABS" menu in the lobby.

The Motor Glider is available in PUBG Labs on Dec 19 11pm PST - December 29 11pm PST.

You’ve been hittin’ the roads on the battlegrounds pretty hard, but where we’re going, we don’t need roads. Final boarding call for the Motor Glider mode only available for a limited time. Take to the air in the new Motor Glider and get the drop on enemy squads wherever they are. 

The Motor Glider can transport you and a squadmate in the air and get you to the far side of the circle in no time. To take off, you’ll need to get the speed up to 70km/h (so not quite the 88 miles per hour you’d need for time travel) and once you’re moving you can use sticky throttle to lock in your forward acceleration. Be careful around the rotor or you’ll learn who wins in a faceoff between your face and a mower.  

While in the air, using the high ground to their advantage, passengers can rain shots and molotovs. Only the engine can be destroyed with wings taking less damage compared to the body, but the tires can’t be damaged - so you’ll be able to keep it moving even after your engine is disabled by gliding and landing. 

PUBG Labs is a space where we introduce experimental in-game features to you, the community, and collect your feedback. The most important takeaway from PUBG Labs is your valuable opinions!

Please feel free to let our Community Managers know about what you think of your experience on whichever social platform you prefer, just tag us @PUBG. The Motor Glider is available in PUBG Labs on Dec 19 11pm PST - Dec 22 11pm PST.



"Fly like an Eagle."

• Motor Glider has two seats; one for pilot and one for passenger who can shoot and use any weapon from the backseat
  
• Motor Glider will be spawned around the map
  
• To takeoff, you must gain the necessary speed of 65 km/h then pitch up with the S key.
  
  • You’ll start to take off automatically once you hit 70 km/h.
• Motor Glider’s fuel consumption rate is tied to the engine speed – the more throttle you apply, the faster you will run out of gas.
  
• There’s no maximum altitude you can reach, the sky is the limit! But engine will start losing power the higher the altitude you are at.
  
• Controls:
  
  • Use W/S keys to control the pitch and A/D to control the roll of the aircraft
    
  • Adjust the throttle by holding Left Shift and Left Ctrl keys
    
  • Hold Spacebar when on the ground to engage handbrake

• Period: Dec 19 11pm PST – Dec 22 11pm PST / Dec 20 8am CET – Dec 23 8am CET
  
• Perspective: TPP/FPP
  
• Mode: Squad
  
• Map: Erangel, Miramar
  
• Maximum Player: 80
  
• How to join: Click the banner on the left bottom above the ‘START’ button

Welcome back survivors. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the updates and content we’ve brought to you in 2019 and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store for 2020. Patch 5.3 is here and we’re taking the opportunity to make a number of QOL updates and a special holiday themed lobby. Thank you for your commitment to our game and we’ll see you all next year!

For full patch notes, click here: https://www.pubg.com/2019/12/11/pc-update-5-3/

Survivor Pass: Badlands is in its final sprint, so finish off those missions, unlock those rewards and get ready to celebrate all of that sweet, sweet loot.
You can get all of the details of our current Survivor Pass here: http://pass.pubg.com