Adding automatic region sorting to Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds was supposed to solve the problem of jerks disrupting games by connecting to distant servers where they’d lag around with high pings. In reality, last week’s update caused more problems. Players could find themselves sorted–and locked–onto servers that clearly weren’t in their local region, and in laggy games with folks thrown in from all around the world. Not the best. Developers PUBG Corp today admitted that yeah, they muffed it up, and say they’re trying to fix it. A partial supposed fix has already gone live, and the full fix is due to be in place next week. Deary me.
We’re aware that many of you are having a bad experience with the recent changes to matchmaking that went live in Update #22. The intention of these improvements is to re-enable map selection and provide a better game experience and faster queue times.
The improved system is intended to automatically send players to the region that provides the lowest ping, but unfortunately an error related to ping calculation occurred and the player’s location wasn’t being identified correctly, resulting in them being placed into matches in a region that didn’t provide the optimal gameplay experience. Due to the large number of players affected by this issue, the gameplay experience for many players has been impacted negatively and we sincerely apologize for this.
Within the last 24 hours we deployed an initial fix to prevent players from connecting to the wrong local region. The team is actively working to resolve the remaining issues in a fix we expect to deploy next week, which also includes a change to prioritize matching players with teammates who speak the same language, to improve the player experience.
Once deployed, the system will now properly prioritize putting players into matches on servers in their local region. In the event of excessive queue times due to a small matchmaking pool, the next closest region will be chosen to ensure players aren’t stuck matchmaking indefinitely.
We understand that issues like this are extremely disruptive to how you enjoy the game and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused our loyal players. Our team will continue to closely monitor this issue, both through data and player feedback.
We’ll keep you updated on our progress and make another announcement once the additional fix is deployed next week.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds first trialled flare guns in March, within a titular event mode set on Miramar. They've reappeared in other limited-time forays since, and now PUBG Corp is considering installing them full-time. Live now, Flare Gun Stage 2 acts as a public beta.
"This week’s event mode is going to be another test of the Flare Gun system," explains the developer in this Steam Community post. "We’ve looked at your feedback from the last round, but want to gather a little more data before we pull the trigger on any changes or deploy the item to live. Unlike the long event before, this test will run from Wednesday until Saturday."
Live now through October 13 at 7pm PDT / October 14 at 3am BST, PUBG Corp talks feedback, application and the future of flare guns in the main campaign:
As for the event mode itself, it mimics normal squad games with the rare chance that flare guns spawn alongside normal loot. The thinking here is to "basically beta test the Flare Gun as normal PUBG loot with the intention to add it as a rare drop to normal games once the test concludes."
Set exclusively in Erangel, Flare Gun Stage 2 pits four-person squads against one another. Weather conditions are locked on Sunny, Red Zones and general care packages are enabled, as are friendly fire and killer spectation.
If flares are fired inside the safe zone, planes drop special care packages. If flares are fired outside the safe zone, they drop special vehicles. A map icon identifies special package locations. Good luck.
This week’s event mode is going to be another test of the Flare Gun system. We’ve looked at your feedback from the last round, but want to gather a little more data before we pull the trigger on any changes or deploy the item to live. Unlike the long event before, this test will run from Wednesday until Saturday. Once again, your feedback is greatly appreciated, so please let us know your thoughts in our forum thread!
As before:
This event mode will mimic normal squad games, except that there will be a rare chance for the Flare Gun to spawn alongside normal loot. The goal here is to basically beta test the Flare Gun as normal PUBG loot with the intention to add it as a rare drop to normal games once the test concludes.
You can also check out our video below to learn more about this test.
Today we’re excited to to officially announce that professional leagues are coming to PUBG! The National PUBG League (NPL) in North America and the PUBG Europe League (PEL) in Europe are pro-level competitions for the 2019 season, and are the first major steps in our announced 5-year esports plan. These leagues will be part of a global league structure that begins in January, where teams will compete locally in a three-phase system to win prize money and qualify for global tournaments and championships. Teams in North America will compete for a regional annual prize pool of $1 million while European teams will have an annual prize pool of €1 million.
Matches played in these leagues will place 16 squads on Erangel and Miramar in first-person perspective only. OGN and StarLadder will be our partners for the NPL and PEL respectively and all participating teams will have travel and housing subsidized.
We’re excited to officially kick off the inaugural season this January and will be sharing more information about these leagues at a later date. PEL registrations are open now (NPL registrations coming soon), so if you think your squad has what it takes, head over to http://pubgesports.eu to register!
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A recent update to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ditched the server selection the battle royale game used to employ in favour of region locking - something players had vociferously called for for months.
However, PUBG Corp., the developer of the game, has since been hit by a backlash to the update, with the game's western players calling for Chinese players only to be region-locked.
PC update 22, which came out earlier this week, made it so your server or region was decided automatically depending on the player's local region.
Playerunknown s Battlegrounds has long struggled with cheaters, popping up from nowhere to headshot you from across the map and possibly through some walls. For 16 months, the developers have been posting weekly accounts listing how many players they’ve permanently banned for cheating a number that now adds up to over 13 million. That’s about as many people as live in the whole nation of Greece, for reference.
We hope you’ve been enjoying all the great new Twitch streamer skins from the participants of the first season of Broadcaster Royale. The first group’s sale has come to a close, but our partnership with Twitch continues today with the next set of items from some of your favorite Twitch streamers! Your purchases directly benefit the streamer so expand that wardrobe and show your support in-game and out! These items can be purchased through the game client, Steam, the Twitch PUBG store, or directly from each streamer via their channel’s extension.
These will only remain on the store until October 25th at 7pm Pacific, after which they’ll be swapped out for the next limited time group. Each individual item is priced at $4.99.
Road rage is the theme of this week’s event mode where fuel and fire are king. In Crash Carnage, no firearms spawn so you’ll need to focus on melee weapons, throwables, and of course your driving skills to carry your duo to that final circle. Circles move considerably faster in this event, so loot quick, grab a vehicle, and crash your way to road warrior glory.
EVENT SCHEDULE
STARTS: Oct 4, 7pm PDT / Oct 5, 4am CEST / Oct 5, 11am KST ENDS: Oct 7, 7pm PDT / Oct 8, 4am CEST / Oct 8, 11am KST
AVAILABLE QUEUES
2-man duo team on Erangel (All Regions) NA/EU/AS: TPP & FPP KR/JP/SEA/OC/SA: TPP
RULES
Teams of duos will fight in Erangel. Up to 100 players can join.
Land vehicles, with the exception of motorcycles, will spawn throughout the map.
Firearms will not spawn; instead, melee weapons, throwables, consumables, and other gear will spawn.
Blue Zone will move faster than usual, especially the first Blue Zone.
The first Safe Zone, and the center point of the final Safe Zone, will be indicated with a flag icon on the minimap.
OTHER EVENT RULES
2-person duos only. Auto-matching is switchable to On/Off
