Hello Survivors!

Last September, we introduced Arena Mode, our take on the classic arena shooter game mode where teams face off across several rounds, purchasing their gear with earned currency and fight to survive as long as possible.

We received a ton of great feedback on this mode and are now happy to roll out the upgraded version for everyone to try out. One of the major issues we saw was that it became quite difficult to mount any sort of comeback once your team had lost a round and all their items. In fact, your chances of winning the overall game sharply dropped with even one loss. We've taken some steps to make losing a match a little less punishing while also rewarding teams who are able to make it through without losing at all. We hope this helps strike a fair balance and makes the Arena a more exciting place.

Let’s take a look at what Arena Mode the 2nd Iteration has in store.



Since the last test, we have been receiving requests for a TPP version of Arena Mode. For this test, we'll be trying out TPP to see what different gameplay patterns it brings out and the different experience it can provide.

• Perspective - TPP
  • Only available in TPP.
• Changes in default pistol
  • Changed default pistol to P18C.
  • For the first Arena Mode, we received feedback that players with the default P1911 pistol did not stand a chance against players with purchased weapons. As such, we’ve replaced it with the P18C, which comes with an auto fire mode.

• Loadout store improvements
  • Adjusted the amount of ammo given when purchasing a weapon.
  • Increased helmet price, which is now higher than the vest.
  • Starting from Round Four, weapons purchased from the loadout store will include attachments.
  • Players on a winning streak will earn bonus rewards accordingly and the teams who don’t lose any chances before the final round will be rewarded with an upgraded loadout store which has the following items:
    • Care Package items.
    • Special consumables like Adrenaline Syringe and the First Aid Kits.
  • Pistols and shotguns can now be found under the same category.
• Loadout point balance adjustment
  • Reduced points earned for a kill from 150 to 100.
  • Reduced end of round points earned (both win/lose).
  • Since squads with fewer players are at a disadvantage, they will earn more kill points depending on their squad size.
  • Considering player feedback on how hard it is to win the next round after losing your items upon defeat, you’ll now get a small bonus to help you rebuy the gear you need.

• UX improvements
  • To help reduce confusion during combat, we’re disabling kill feed messages from the other arenas, so now only events within your current arena will be shown.
  • There were quite a few players leaving the game after losing their first chance, thinking the game was over. We’ve added a message to let players know they’re still in it!
  • When starting a new round, map features such as zoom option and markers will revert to default.
• Addition of the reporting system
  • Players in spectate mode can now report other players for cheating or behavior that goes against our Rules of Conduct.

PC
January 13 - January 18 4pm KST 2021
January 12 - January 17 11pm PST
January 13 - January 18 8am CET

Console
January 21 - January 25 4pm KST 2021
January 20 - January 24 11pm PST
January 21 - January 25 8am CET

For more details on the rules of Arena Mode, you can check out our Previous Announcement.

We hope these changes will make for a more fun and rewarding Arena Mode experience, but are excited to hear what you think as well! Drop into the new Arena Mode and give it a try. Afterwards, let us know what you think so we can continue to improve it!

Best of luck and we’ll see you in the Arena!

PUBG Team.

Are you ready for the new PGI.S? The PUBG Global Invitational.S sets teams from around the world against each other in a weeks long tournament.

Teams will battle for placements in weekly tournaments and rack up prize money as the overall tournament goes on. You can follow along all the action with our new livestream displays in-game as you play! Displays will be setup in various spots around Erangel and Miramar, showing live PGI action in your own games. There's a new Pick'em Challenge available as well, giving you a chance to earn sweet PGI.S gear for predicting the winners.

This will be a tournament unlike any other, so tune in, pick'em, and win! Visit http://PUBGEsports.com for more information.

• 10 digital screens have been constructed across Erangel and Miramar to display LIVE esports events.
  • PGI.S will be the first event live streamed directly onto these displays while in-game and in the lobby (main menu).
  • When the stream is offline, the screens will display PGI.S trailers.
  • You can choose to turn off the livestreams in Settings > Gameplay > Functions.

• The lobby has been updated and is now PGI.S themed for normal matches, along with some kickass BGM. PGI.S themed lobby has been updated for the normal match with kickass BGM.
• A livestream display as been added and is displayed in the lobby. It functions the same as those now found across multiple Battlegrounds.

• PGI.S logo graffiti has been painted around buildings on Erangel and Miramar.
• The starting plane is now flying PGI.S promo banners on Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Vikendi and Karakin
• New PGI.S loading screen splash art has been added

There's a new roadrunner in town. Introducing the Coupe RB, a vintage sportscar with a blazing top speed of 150 km/h, making it second (on land) in speed only to the Motorbike. The Coupe RB won't carry your whole squad, but it will get you to where you need to go fast. Try out the Coupe RB on Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok!

• Max capacity: 2 (Driver, Passenger)
• Max speed: 150km/h
• Spawns only on Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok

Keeping in-game interactions healthy is important to us. We know passions can run high on the Battlegrounds, but toxic behavior is never justified. To help keep things more civil while you kill each other, we're introducing a new Reputation System to PUBG. This system will assign you a Reputation Level from 0-5 depending on how you treat your fellow players. Your Reputation Level will be displayed in the Team Finder, giving players searching for a group an idea of what kind of teammate you'll be. Your Reputation Level will naturally increase as you play games, as long as you are not exhibiting toxic or otherwise disruptive behavior. We hope this helps everyone have a better time on the Battlegrounds!

• Reputation level will be displayed in the Team Finder and team member list next to player's names.
• Reputation levels are indicative of perceived player behavior. Are you friendly, or are you toxic? Let's hope the former.
• Reputation levels range from 0 to 5, for a total of 6 levels.

Reputation level is affected by the following factors:

• Player's reputation level will naturally increase through normal gameplay in Normal and Ranked Mode Battle Royale matches.
• Leaving matches repeatedly and failing to return may lead to your reputation level decreasing.
• Player’s reputation level can be decreased when reported for negative behavior (obstructing gameplay, verbal abuse, team killing, etc.) or when banned due to violation of terms of service.
• Being reported for suspected use of cheats itself does not affect reputation level.

We're updating Ranked Mode leaver penalties to allow players some leeway to leave without punishment in certain situations. You can check out all the details around the system and how it works below.

Leaver penalties should be waived for players who are still ALIVE and leave within 5 minutes after the plane takes off if the player :

• (1) Queued for Squads, requesting matchmaking find them additional teammates AND
• (2) the plane then takes off with an incomplete team (team of less than 4 players in Ranked Squad Mode), AND
• (3) a member of the player's premade team hasn't left the match before the plane leaves.

If a player qualifies to have their leaver penalty waived by leaving the match, then the match is considered to be competitively invalid for that player. This means:

• No stats are recorded on their Career page
• No change is made to their RP
• No matchmaking penalties are issued
• Players will be granted any Pass XP and BP they would have earned as normal

Stunt Emotes



And you thought flips were cool. Now you can trigger random stunts while mid-air on the Dirt Bike to really style on your enemies. There are a total of 6 new stunts available and best of all, they're easy to perform. Simply hold down LMB while in the air on a Dirt Bike and watch how cool you are.

• New Stunt emotes exclusive for the Dirt Bike have been added.
• 6 new default stunt emotes can be used.
• The Stunt Emotes are triggerable only mid-air wile on a Dirt Bike - and when the player is not about to hit something.
  • Hold LMB to trigger a random stunt emote
  • Release LMB to stop emote
• Please note that the Horn functionality has been replaced with the Stunt Emotes for the Dirt Bike.

• Adjusted the reload animations of M416, Scar-L, QBZ, G36C to better match the reload speeds.
• The reload animations adjustments are a follow-up to the Balance tweaks to the 556 guns in the 9.2 November update
  
• Haven gameplay mode update
  
  • Haven's selectable gameplay mode has been updated from Duo / 1-man-duo to Squad / 1-man-squad.

Alarm System

• Click on the top right notification center icon to see stacked notifications.
• When acquiring an item or a currency from out-game event etc. will toggle an notification

• A message will be shown in the notification center to let you know if an item or currency is soon to expire.

Store QoL Improvements

• Opening crates upon purchase
  • Players now can open purchased crates (Set, crate, random rate items) right way in the "Purchase complete" pop-up screen.
• 'Move to store' button has been added when browsing an empty item category in the Customize Tab.

Lobby Chat system QoL Improvement

• Some cases of reports has been received that when using certain language input in our lobby chat system, client would minimize preventing the use of chat system.
  • We have added a new message to guide players to change their display settings to Windowed or Borderless mode in order to use IME.

Discord x PUBG Party Invite Feature



We know that many of our players use Discord as their main source of communication and so we've implemented Discord's party feature, making your experience smoother overall.  Team up with other players in your favorite Discord server much quicker and more convenient way!

Read more details from Discord on integrated game invites and rich presence here.

FAQ

Q. I'm running Discord in a browser and party invite feature doesn't work!
A. The party invite feature is only available for use in Discord App.

Q. I sent a 'Ask to Join' request to my friend currently in-game but I cannot join the party!
A. Try refreshing your lobby once your friend exits to the game lobby.

Q. I cannot re-join the party I've just left!
A. Try refreshing your lobby after accepting the invite.

Q. A player I've just banned from the party is requesting to join the party via Discord party invite.
A. Banning a player from a party only prevents them from sending you in-game invites via the PUBG system, we recommend blocking any users on Discord you find disruptive.

• Improved CPU performance by reducing physics calculation costs of invisible physics actors (vehicles, characters)
• Improved cases of hitching and FPS drops occurring when loading maps (and when entering and maneuvering the world)
• Reduced hitches occurring when updating a character.

• Graffiti themed skin: 8 set items, 29 individual items (Sales period: 2021-1-13 Live server maintenance ~ 2022-1-12 Live server maintenance)

• Lunar New Year - King and Royal Bodyguard: 6 Set items, 13 individual items (Sales period: 2021-2-3 Live server maintenance ~ 2021-3-17 Live server maintenance)

Gameplay

• Fixed the issue where some pass missions could not be completed on Haven.
• Fixed the issue where player could respawn in TDM with a Ghillie Suit equipped.
• Fixed an issue which caused foliage to clip through vehicles on certain maps while in FPP mode.
• Fixed the case where character's body equipping a ghillie suit could be invisible to others.
• Fixed the issue where player could change perspective to TPP when spectating other players in FPP game mode.
• Fixed the awkward POV when viewing a Death Cam of a character equipped with a Ghille suit.
• Fixed the issue where two characters could take fall damage when colliding with each other while being prone on a ferry in motion.
• Fixed the issue where pillar guard’s position could be rendered in different locations.
• Fixed the issue where a player could have in-game voice disabled when an observer selects the player in a custom match.

Sound

• Fixed the UMP-45 audio sounding strange when heard from a distance.
• Fixed the duplicate click sound played when pressing on the preview button in the customize screen.

World

• Fixed the issue where players could clip through a certain building in Abbey on Vikendi.

UI/UX

• Fixed the issue where incorrect RP changes were displayed in the match history section during placement matches.
• Fixed the issue where starting plane's seat UI were sometimes displayed as empty.
• Fixed the issue where some pages of the store page not be loaded when entering store page after restarting the lobby.
• Fixed the issue where profiles of players located in 'Unassigned' 'Observer' section of custom match session cannot be loaded.
• Fixed the issue where the center screen pointer was not displayed in replays.
• Fixed the player and teammates statistics not applied in the system menu during ranked gameplay.
• Fixed the issue where mission list could be still toggled by using 'P' button while in gameplay

Skins & Items

• Fixed the issue where the visor of Mad's Motorcycle - Helmet (Level 1) was not displayed when equipped by a male character.
• Fixed the issue where the nose of the Killer Clown Mask could clip through face coverings.
• Fixed the issue where certain full-face mask items could be equipped along with glasses items.
• Fixed the clipping issue occurring when equipping gas mask items with full-face helmet skins at the same time.

Hello Survivors,

Our first LABS experiment of the year is coming soon! To kick things off, we’re dropping a new attachment into the game and bringing back a special weather setting to show it off in! Introducing the Thermal Scope!

Unlike existing telescopic sights, the Thermal Scope detects infrared rays emitted by objects and makes them stand out against their backgrounds. Thanks to this new equipment, players are now able to better detect enemies obscured by darkness, smoke, or trees and bushes, which can be difficult with the existing scopes.

Since the Thermal Scope is best utilized in areas of low light, we’re bringing back Moonlight Mode on Vikendi for this test! Full details on the mode can be found below.

• The new Thermal Scope will be world-spawned loot.

• The Thermal Scope uses heat signatures to help you find obscured enemies more easily.
• This includes enemies hiding in smoke, darkness, brush, etc.

Service schedule

• January 7, 14:00 KST - January 11, 16:00 KST / January 7, 05:00 UTC - January 11, 07:00 UTC
• LABS: Thermal Scope Mode will be available for both PC/Console during the service schedule stated above.

Settings

• Vikendi - Moonlight
• BR Rules of the existing world will be applied.
• FPP or TPP, Squad mode
• 1-man Squad mode is also available.
• Maximum number of players: 100
• If a session lacks players after a certain amount of time, it will start to fill remaining slots with bots.

Notes when playing in LABS

• LABS games do not provide BP or XP for gameplay rewards.
• LABS gameplay will not be applied to Career.
• LABS gameplay will not count for your Survivor Pass missions.

As always PUBG LABS lets you try out experimental game modes or features in various states of development, none of which are guaranteed to make their way into the full game.

Drop into PUBG LABS and try out the new Thermal Scope on Moonlit Vikendi today!

See you on the Battlegrounds!

2020 is drawing to a close, but there's still time for one more big content drop with Season 10’s first patch, Update 10.1.


Dive into a new kind of Battleground with Haven, a small urban industrial island with something far deadlier on its streets than Survivors like you. With the Pillar Scout Helicopter and Tactical Truck seeking you out on the streets and Guards and Commanders protecting valuable equipment in the buildings, you'll have to use the Emergency Parachute to navigate from rooftops to alleys, and weave through tunnels and buildings to stay a step ahead. Making it through the night on the streets of Haven means following one simple manta; Hide, Seek, Survive.

The start of this update means that Ranked Season 10 has begun as well! This season brings some updates to how RP is calculated along with sweet new exclusive rewards for your performance. You can check out the new rewards in the patch notes.

Survivor Pass: Breakthrough pulls awesome new looks right from PUBG lore, offering you duds from the Sanhok Four and Pillar's elite mercenary squad. There's plenty of great Haven-themed skins to unlock along with G-Coin and other bonuses, so pick up the Pass and start earning your rewards!

There's plenty more in Update 10.1, including Preset Costume Slots, a new Medal Mastery system, visual updates to Sanhok, custom Team Deathmatch loadouts, and more. You can check out the Update 10.1 Patch Notes for full details. For now, Grab that Emergency Chute and initiate that deadly game of Hide and Seek to Survive the night in Haven.

Hello, PUBG esports fans!

The PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S, our upcoming 8 week global tournament with a minimum prize pool of 3.5 Million USD, begins soon!

32 teams invited to PGI.S will compete for the base prize money, along with any additional money allocated from the PGI.S Pick'em Challenge.

Today, we're excited to announce the 32 teams we've extended an invitation to! These teams hail from all around the world, including Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, Latin America, South Korea, Japan, and Chinese Taipei.

Each team has been carefully selected after reviewing their 2020 performance and overall career in PUBG Esports.

Please join us in welcoming our 32 PGI.S participants!



EU - Digital Athletics, ENCE, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, TSM, Virtus.pro

China - Four Angry Men, INFANTRY, Multi Circle Gaming, Petrichor Road, Tianba esports, Triumphant Song Gaming

Southeast Asia - Attack All Around, Buriram United Esports, Daytrade Gaming, DivisionX Gaming, LG Divine

North America - Oath, Shoot To Kill, Soniqs, Zenith Esports

Republic of Korea - Afreeca Freecs, DAMWON Gaming, Gen.G, T1

Japan - DetonatioN Gaming White, ELEMENT.36 JAPAN

Chinese Taipei - Global Esports Xsset, K7 Esports

Latin America - FURIA Esports, META GAMING

Hello Survivors,

Ever since PUBG’s Early Access back in March 2017, we’ve worked to improve all aspects of the game. One focus over the years has been the game’s sound, a key part of making the Battlegrounds feel as real as possible, while giving you the information you need to take home the chicken.

As we continued to make changes, some players found that our new sounds, while more realistic to the weapon’s sound in the real world, were not the sounds that they had come to know and love for PUBG. With our focus on realism, we were hesitant to simply revert the changes and instead looked for ways to improve the newer sounds.

Despite our efforts however, there was still a significant number of players who preferred the old sounds. We’ve been discussing how best to address this problem so that we can achieve our creative vision of realism while also listening to some of our most dedicated players. Here is what we’ve come up with:

• A new menu will be added to the game settings that gives an option to choose between the old and new sounds for specific weapons.
• Four weapons, the M249, M416, SKS and Kar98k, can be adjusted. (The UMP is not included as its sound was replaced due to an ammo change.)
• We’re looking to have this ready for the February 2021 update, as we still need some time to develop, optimize, and verify the system.

We thank you for your patience as we explored our options with these sounds. Now that we have a solution decided upon, we’ll work towards getting it ready for you as soon as possible through our normal development process.

Sound is a very important part of PUBG and we’ll continue to do our best to provide a more enjoyable and seamless sound experience.

Sincerely,

James Park, PUBG Sound Team

NEW MAP: HAVEN[/h1]
Welcome to Haven, an industrial island in the rust belt of America.

Here, players will take each other on in the dense, urban streets and rooftops but this haven is anything but safe. Players will be faced with a new threat during their matches, an enemy faction working against them. This faction, named Pillar, is heavily armed and is none too happy about you being on their turf. You'll have to avoid the Pillar Scout Helicopter attempting to track and spot survivors from the sky. Those unlucky enough to be caught by its spotlight will need to move quickly to avoid the Pillar Tactical Truck as it closes in and attempts to quickly eliminate its target with bullets and fire. Finally, players will have to deal with Pillar Guards and Commanders. These soldiers are heavily armored, but those who manage to take them down can find powerful gear in the caches they guard.

Haven is a dense, 1x1 urban map and supports up to 32 players at a time in Duos or 1-Man Duos.


Carbon SteelworksAt the center of Haven, we find a massive mill- the Carbon Steelworks Complex. Explore it's fiery depths to secure precious loot, or use your parkour skills to explore the rooftop! This location offers gunplay at all ranges, but be sure to check those dark corners!


Coal Yards
An industrial wasteland: traverse material piles, climb cranes, and make sure you aren't too noticeable under the florescent lights. The Coal Yards are a sniper's paradise!


Industrial Zone
To the North, players will explore the Industrial Zone. Comprised of factories, chemical manufacturers, and storage facilities, players must navigate long range encounters in the field, and brutal closed quarter combat indoors.

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Residential Zone
Explore the heart of Haven- the Residential Zone. Fight to the very top of our high-rise apartments, and use the tactical parachute to float down to the crowded streets below, and be careful- the Pillar Tactical patrols Main Street!


OverpassRunning through the center of Haven, the Overpass serves 2 functions. If you go under- you are shielded from the Scout Helicopter, but will encounter other players. If over- you are most likely alone, but a sitting target for the Scout! Choose wisely!


DocksTo the West, the well-lit docks provide generous cover, and traversal opportunities for players to take advantage of! And players who don't mind a high risk/reward gameplay can use the old barges as a shortcut!

Haven is a Seasonal Map only available for the duration of Season 10.

• Haven is only available during Season 10.
• TPP & FPP.
  • FPP only for NA and SA
• 32 players each match.
  • No normal bots in the map acting as players, or included in the player count.
• Duo Mode only, including 1-Man Duo.
• Match length is shorter than other maps. You'll earn around 70% of the BP compared to a full-length match on another map.
• You can work towards Mastery, Survivor Pass and BattleStat progress in Haven but your stats aren't recorded in the Career tab.

Beware of the Pillar, an enemy faction offering an entirely new gameplay element not seen in existing Battlegrounds. Guards and Commanders are distinct looking opposition which protect certain areas of the map, working as an additional factor you have to contend with while fighting against other players to claim the Chicken Dinner.

• Members of Pillar protect their respective areas and attack players on sight.
• Pillar Guards hold basic equipment while Pillar Commanders hold top-tier equipment.
• Once attacked, they send backup requests to Pillar Scout Helicopters which can then in turn alert the Pillar Tactical.
• Spawns only in Haven.

• The Pillar Supply Cache replaces Care Packages, and require cache keys to be looted.
• Players can gain cache keys from defeating Pillar Commanders.
• Once the cache is opened, all players can approach the cache and loot it.
• Spawns only in Haven.

• This helicopter roams the skies of Haven, detecting players hiding in open spaces.
• A spotlight is shone directly on detected players and their position is relayed directly to Pillar Tactical. Pillar Tactical then move out towards the highlighted players to launch their assault.
• Spawns only in Haven.

• This scary piece of equipment roams around Haven and attacks players on sight. The Pillar Tactical cannot be destroyed, so if you run into one, don't try to fight it - just run away! This big beast even shoots fire bombs to attack players hiding behind cover in front of it.
• Pillar Tactical communicates with other members of Pillar, responding to calls for backup and joining in engagements.
• Spawns only in Haven.

• Emergency Parachutes can be found around Haven and used to quickly descend from high places and prevent fall damage. Don't forget to deploy the parachute when making that daring rooftop escape, because they won't deploy by themselves.
• This is a single-use item which fills the belt slot of your inventory.
• Spawns only in Haven.

Survivor Pass: Breakthrough has all the gear you need to take on the mean streets of Haven. Featuring cool new looks based on lore characters and even the new enemy faction, you'll have plenty of great rewards to unlock as you fight your way through all 100 levels of the pass. Breakthrough lasts about 3 months, so get started early and claim all your awesome new rewards!

• Survivor Pass: Breakthrough begins December 16, 2020 upon completion of live server maintenance.
• The pass ends on March 24 at 11am KST and you'll have until maintenance on March 31st to claim any pass rewards.
• Kill missions will only be completed when you get a kill during the match, not just from assisting with a kill credited to another player.
• Accumulated kills or assists achieved during a match will be reflected in the kill or assist missions.

• Survivor Pass: Breakthrough provides the following types of missions:
  • Daily missions
  • Weekly missions
  • Season missions: There are two types of Season missions for different weapon types.
    • SR missions
    • SG missions
  • Challenge missions: These missions can be completed by exploring every corner of the map.

Welcome to another new season of Ranked.

Season 9 Ranked rewards will be delivered upon login. For details on these rewards, please refer to the End of Season 9 Ranked and Rewards Announcement.

• As usual, players will need to complete five placement matches at the start of the new season.
  • Players will receive an initial rank for the season upon completion of their placement matches.
  • Performance in these placement matches as well as the final rank in the previous season will be used to determine an initial rank at the end of placements.
• The Season 9 Leaderboards will be finalized.
  • Following the Live Server maintenance, the Season 9 leaderboards will be updated to the final version.

• The method used to calculate RP changes for Ranked matches has been reworked to improve the player experience and reduce fatigue.
  • The overall pace of gaining/losing RP has been greatly increased to reduce grind and based on performance compared to the player’s current Rank.
  • Players should now be able to more accurately predict how many games they would need to win or lose in a row in order to reach a given Rank.
• Additional Team Kill Penalties
  • Team killing in ranked will now also result in a matchmaking delay penalty.
• Added Erangel Ferry
  • The Erangel Ferry currently in Normal matches will be added to Ranked and Esports modes.

• The following rewards will be available based on the players' rank at the end of Ranked Season 10.
  • Emblems
  • Season 10 Ranked Mirado
  • Season 10 Ranked Parachute
• We will keep you updated with details through additional announcements, including the Ranked Season 10 End and Rewards announcement as we get deeper into Season 10.

PUBG has several different game modes and two perspectives, this means there are lots of queues which need to be filled with players. Unfortunately, this can cause players to be spread too thin in some regions and cause lengthy matchmaking times and an otherwise poor experience.

Since the induction of Solo Ranked mode, we've been heavily monitoring the health of Ranked matchmaking queues specifically in each region and have decided to make some changes which we believe will have a positive impact on the overall health of Ranked long-term. We completely understand the removal of a queue you play can be very frustrating and we apologize if that is the case for you.

We're continuingly looking at ways to improve your Ranked experience and we'd love to hear your feedback and suggestions.

The following queues will be available for Season 10:

ASFPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Solo/Squad

KRJP
FPP: Solo/Duo/Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Solo/Squad

SEA
FPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad

EU
FPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Solo/Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad

RU
FPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad

NA
FPP: Solo/Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Squad

SA
FPP: Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Squad

OC
FPP: Duo/Squad, Ranked Squad
TPP: Solo/Duo/Squad

Spectate your Victory Pose in FPP

• You can now switch to TPP after winning an FPP match to better celebrate your win.
• Before, it was difficult to see your victory pose and awesome skins when winning a game in FPP.
• Now, after winning a game in FPP, use the Toggle Perspective key (V) to switch to TPP and celebrate your victory.

Boost Heal Animation Improvements

• To better visualize the affects of boosts, the Heal icon animation speed now changes between 4 speed intervals based on your boost level,
• A quick reminder of the 4 boost levels and their effects:
  • Level 1: Heal 1 HP every 8 seconds
  • Level 2: Heal 2 HP every 8 seconds
  • Level 3: Heal 3 HP every 8 seconds and adds a 2,5% character speed boost
  • Level 4: Heal 4 HP every 8 seconds and adds a 5% character speed boost

New Mastery medals are now available.

Previous weapon mastery medals felt to us a bit underwhelming and difficult to show off to other players, so we've made revamped the mastery medals to make them more feel more worthwhile to work towards and show off to your squad.

You can earn Mastery medals when meeting specific conditions during games, so put on your try-hard pants and rack up some achievements!

• View Mastery medals in Career - Medals.
• There are Combat, Survival, and Commemoration medals.
• 15 medals are available to earn.
• Earned Mastery Medals can be upgraded to a new look after fulfilling specific conditions.
• You can only earn medals in Normal and Ranked matches.
  • There are medals you can continue to earn in a single match by meeting the conditions and medals you can only earn once per match.
• The Match Results screen has been updated to include medals earned by you and your teammates.
• Existing Weapon Mastery medals will be removed and their details will also be deleted from the match results.

• Players can now use Emotes in the out-game lobby to show off to their friends.
• Open the emote wheel with the assigned hotkey, or Emote shortcut. The selected emote plays until the wheel disappears.
  • You can cancel the activated Emote by clicking RMB.
• Available in lobbies for Normal and Training Mode. Not available in Ranked.

Introducing the Costume Preset feature. Dress up for the map you're playing before jumping into the match!

• Save character skin presets in the Lobby - Customize menu.
• Players can use up to 5 preset slots.
• 1 free with 4 available from Survival Pass rewards or purchasable from the Store.

• Players can trigger Costume Preset while in the starting area before a game starts
  • Once a game starts, costume preset is blocked
• After getting into a match, players can select a preset by opening the inventory and choosing a preset slot at the bottom.
  • You may not see the visual change immediately, but don't worry - it'll be ready when the match starts.

• Skin Preview Improvements
  • Added a functionality to wear/take off skins during previews.
• Checkout UI has been improved(Steam only).
  • The amount of G-coin players own is displayed in the checkout modal that appears when making a purchase.
  • Streamlined the purchase flow so players can buy G-Coin right away when they don't have enough G-Coin.
    • Players can decide how much G-Coin they need and buy it immediately.
• Made changes to more easily identify BP and G-Coin icons from each other.
• Customize menu has been improved
  • Changed the background for the Customize menu
  • Added a tool tip for Emote tab
  • Added Motor Glider and Aquarail filters to Customize - Vehicle - Others menu.
• Improved functionality to skip intro videos upon launch.
  • Players are prompted to hold a button to skip the intro after pressing any key while the video is playing.
• Improved the visual consistency of certain tabs.
• Custom Match waiting room UI improvements have been made.

System Menu Improvement



Opening the System Menu while in-game now shows lots of useful much more information.

• Normal Matches
  • Along with the existing system menu, teammates list and their voice chat settings and mission list are shown.
  • In Solo mode, only the mission list is displayed.
• Ranked Mode
  • Along with the existing system menu, teammates list, their Kill/Assist and voice chat settings, and Survivor Pass mission list are shown.
  • Teammates' Kill/Assist are displayed in Ranked Mode only.
• Arcade - TDM
  • Up to 10 team members and their voice chat settings are shown along with the Survivor Pass mission list
• Custom Matches
  • You can view a list of up to 10 teammates.
• The previous Team Management menu was removed, as you can now view the information immediately in the System Menu.

On-Screen Key Guide Improvement

• Added an option to display more advanced key commands, rather than only covering the basics.
• In Settings - Gameplay - Onscreen Key Guide, players can choose between the basic Key Guide and advanced Key Guide.
  • Basic - Display basic key commands for novice players who are new to FPS games, including PUBG.
  • Advanced - Display advanced key commands for players who have played FPS but are not familiar with PUBG.

• UI sounds in the lobby have been improved.

• We've heard your feedback and have made changes to Sanhok's weather, reducing overall brightness and re-balancing the color palette, alongside improving interiors.

• This new feature allows you to customize spawn kits in Team Deathmatch.
  • Each weapon can be customized using the "Customize Kit" button on the Spawn Kit settings page or the score page.
  • Store up to five Customized Spawn Kits.
  • Select a Spawn Kit on the scoreboard.
  • The categories for the Spawn Kit are SG / SMG / AR / DMR / SR / ETC.
  • If you choose not to use customized Spawn Kits, the following are provided by default: M416 / Beryl / M24 / SLR / Vector.

• Hitching while players are in starting plane has been reduced with UI optimization.

• 2020 Christmas skins sets - 7 set items, 23 individual items (Sales period: 2020-12-16 Live server maintenance ~ 2021-01-13 Live server maintenance)

• 2021 New Years Skin - 8 set items, 29 individual items (Sales period: 2020-12-30 Live server maintenance ~ 2021-02-24 Live server maintenance)
  • Celebrate the Year of the Cow with these amoosing outfits!

• G-COIN Value Pack - 1 set item with G-Coin (Sales period: 2020-12-16 Live server maintenance ~ 2021-03-31 Live server maintenance)

• 17SHOU'S BUNDLE - 1 set item, 3 individual items (Sales period: 2021-01-07 Live server maintenance ~ 2021-04-01 Live server maintenance)

• Multiple Preset Slot Coupon (30 Days)

• Fixed the incorrect location of the category text in the Settings menu.
  
• Fixed some strange Dirt Bike animations.
  
• Numerous map fixes were made on Sanhok.
  
• Fixed the issue where the name "Dacia" was displayed in both English and Chinese at the same time under CUSTOMIZE → VEHICLE → CATEGORY.
  
• Fixed the issue where abnormal text was displayed in the preview of G-Coin Black Friday items.
  
• Fixed a typing error under the SETTINGS → Cloud Save menu.
  
• Fixed the issue where bare footstep sounds were played when wearing Sadiya's Wedding Dress / Sadiya's Battle Suit.
  
• Rolled back the FPP camera point of view from the accidental change with Update 9.2.
  
• Fixed the issue where the player nicknames weren't displayed when driving in spectating mode.
  
• Fixed the issue where the sound of the purchase button was played even when selecting the cancel button in the purchase popup.
  
• Fixed the issue of certain vehicles being able to deal damage to players by crashing into buildings when the players are standing behind a door.
  
• Fixed the issue of character models displaying abnormally at distance while holding a weapon
  
• Fixed an issue where the aiming position looked awkward after scrolling through a replay.
  
• Fixed the issue where weapon scopes were not displayed while using free cam in replays.
  
• Fixed the issue of the killfeed not being displayed when scrolling through the replay.
  
• Fixed the issue of the report feature from the timeline not functioning in the replay.
  
• Fixed the issue of the Blue Zone time gauge above the minimap not being displayed properly when scrolling through a replay.
  
• Fixed the issue where the bullet tracer, team color/thickness controls didn't work during replays.
  
• Fixed the issue of the spectator priority mode not working.
  
• Fixed the issue of certain HUD elements not displaying when using healing/boost items items.
  
• Fixed the clipping issue with VK Varsity Jacket and glove items.
  
• Fixed the wrong reticle 4x scope reticle on Lunchmeat's AKM.
  
• Fixed the screen display issue when players enter spectator cam after dying to a blackzone in Karakin.
  
• Fixed the filter for new items earned not working in the customize screen.
  
• Tentative fix applied for issue where floating weapons could be seen around the world.

Season 9 is just about over and there’s a new collection of great rewards waiting for you! Read on for information on schedules, rewards, and more. Let’s get into it!

PUBG's various Ranked rewards are earned depending 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.

Those who have reached Gold V tier or higher are eligible for the first exclusive reward, the Season 9 Ranked Motor Glider skin! If you manage to fight your way up to Diamond V tier or above, you’ll also be rewarded with the Season 9 Ranked Parachute skin. Finally, players who rank in 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 9 rank by visiting the STATS screen in your CAREER tab once Season 10 has begun. Visiting the LEADERBOARD section of this screen also shows you were among the top 500 if you managed to make it that high




Season 9 Emblems

• You’ll earn an emblem that matches your end of season rank. The Top 500 players in each region will also earn a special TOP 500 emblem to commemorate their outstanding achievement.
• Your honorable emblems will be now shown on your PUBG ID which will be now displayed to your enemies when you successfully take them out. Also, emblems will be visible with your PUBG ID in death cams and spectator screen.

Season 9 Skins

• Players who end the season in at least Gold V Tier in any ranked game mode will earn an exclusive Vehicle Skin for the Motor Glider.
• Players who end the season in at least Diamond V Tier in any ranked game mode will receive both the Vehicle Skin and an exclusive Parachute Skin.

• Season 9 Ranked mode will end once servers go into maintenance on Dec 16th (KST)
• Season 10 Ranked mode will begin when servers go live with the live server update.

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

Hello Survivors,

Black Friday Deals have landed on the Battlegrounds!

For a limited time, you can pick up two different G-Coin packs at a 10% discount and receive bonus skins along with them! Each pack offers you three bonus skins to either try out or keep forever depending on which pack you grab. Check out the details of each pack below!

PUBG - Black Friday G-Coin Bundle I - $8.99

What is Included (All bonus items in this bundle are temporary):

• 1,050 G-Coin ($9.99 Value)
• (bonus!) Bengal Tiger Parachute (30 Days)
• (bonus!) Tri-Hard Green Marksman Backpack (Level 1) (30 Days)
• (bonus!) Pop Art (Green) - Helmet (Level 3) (30 Days)

Promotion Period:

• 24 November  18:00 PST - 8 December 18:00 PST
• 25 November  03:00 CET -  9 December 03:00 CET
• 25 November 11:00 KST - 9 December 11:00 KST

PUBG - Black Friday G-Coin Bundle II - $22.49


What is Included (The Bengal Tiger Parachute is a temporary item):

• 2,700 G-Coin ($24.99 Value)
• (bonus!) Bengal Tiger Parachute (30 Days)
• (bonus!) Tri-Hard Green Marksman Backpack (Level 1) (Permanent)
• (bonus!) Pop Art (Green) - Helmet (Level 3) (Permanent)

Promotion Period:

• 24 November  18:00 PST - 8 December 18:00 PST
• 25 November  03:00 CET -  9 December 03:00 CET
• 25 November 11:00 KST - 9 December 11:00 KST

Items will be delivered in the form of a bundle into your inventory and temporary item countdown won’t begin until the bundle is opened.

These deals are only available for a limited time, so make sure you hop into the store and pick up your Black Friday Packs fast!

See you on the Battlegrounds.

Hello, PUBG esports fans!

Each year, we bring together the best in PUBG esports from all around the world to compete for the ultimate chicken dinner. We started out in 2018 with the first ever PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL in Berlin, and in 2019 celebrated the first ever PUBG GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, we’d previously announced that we’d be postponing this year’s PUBG GLOBAL SERIES (PGS) and instead chose to hold the PUBG CONTINENTAL SERIES. While it wasn’t the same format we’d delivered in previous years, we’re thrilled so many of you have enjoyed and participated in the PCS action!

Now it’s time to look forward to 2021. We’ve taken the last year to dive into what makes a PUBG esports tournament fun and exciting, while also paying special attention to how that can be done in a safe manner for our players, fans, and staff. The result, we’re happy to announce, is the return of the PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL, or PGI.S as we’re calling it!



PGI.S takes 2018’s tournament and molds it into an 8-week esports festival where players from around the world come together and compete for a massive $3.5 million dollar prize pool.

So what does the S stand for?
Lots of things, actually. The S is Survival, the core of what makes Battle Royale. It also represents the new Series format of PGI. It’s Supremacy, it’s Showmanship, it’s a global Showdown, and perhaps most importantly, it’s Safety. We’re taking big steps to ensure that PGI.S is our best tournament yet while making sure everyone stays safe.

PGI.S will be the longest global PUBG esports festival to date, lasting 8 consecutive weeks from February 2nd to March 28th, 2021. This year, we’re inviting 32 teams from around the world to join us in the Republic of Korea to participate in our safe tournament format. The total amount of prize pool will be 3.5 Million USD with 30% of the profit earned from Pick’em challenge to be added later on.

Regional Seeds
32 teams from around the world will be invited to PGI.S from the regions listed below. Full team list will be released at a later date.

• Europe: 7 Teams
• China: 6 Teams
• Southeast Asia: 5 Teams
• North America: 4 Teams
• South Korea: 4 Teams
• Latin America: 2 Teams
• Japan: 2 Teams
• Chinese Taipei: 2 Teams

• PGI.S is made of two parts. Weekly Survival and Weekly Final.
• During the first week, all teams will participate in preliminary 'Rank Decision' matches to decide their placement, with the top 16 teams participating in the first Weekly Survival match.
• Weekly Survival will be held for a total of 16 matches during weekdays to select 16 Chicken Dinner winners.
• 16 teams with Chicken Dinners from the Weekly Survival will earn prize money and a spot in the Weekly Finals.
• Once a team earns a spot in the Weekly Finals, the next highest ranked team from the waiting list takes their place in Weekly Survival and the next match begins.
• Weekly Finals will have a total of 10 matches and a larger amount of prize money on the line, which teams will earn based on their performance.
• The team with the most amount of prize money after 6 8 weeks will be the final champions of PGI.S.

*More detailed rules will be shared in an upcoming announcement.

We’re taking several very important steps to ensure that everyone participating in PGI.S can do so without risk or worry. We want our players and staff to have a safe environment so they can concentrate on the tournament.

We’ve built two weeks of quarantine time into team schedules immediately after they arrive and we’ll be providing various services to help keep everyone comfortable during their isolation. Furthermore, we’ll be following all government guidelines and safety precautions while enacting our own strengthened safety measures wherever possible.

As always, we thank you for your endless support, lifting up each new PUBG esports tournament far beyond our expectations. This last year has been difficult for many but your dedication and passion have made it a great year for PUBG esports, despite the difficulties and hardships people are facing. We’ll be back with more information on PGI.S soon, so stay tuned!