PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS DEV PLAN 2022

03. 25.22

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Hello players!

First of all, a very glad fifth Anniversary to you all! We’re each excited and humbled to ring in this milestone, even although we can hardly ever agree with it has been that lengthy already! Through the years, you all have stood with us as a regular reminder of how lucky we have been in our successes however additionally a humbling reminder that there is usually to do work. Many groups say it, however we hope you accept as true with us when we say we’re virtually in this together. Your joys, triumphs, milestones, and of course, your feedback, are revered in the course of our studios and gasoline us to preserve transferring forward. Sometimes we hit it out of the park and share in your celebrations. Sometimes we stumble and have to adjust and reassess our plans. Ours is a partnership we sense definitely grateful to have and we’ll proceed to take in your feedback, adjust, and enhance as we take on the next 5 years together.


For today, we desire to have fun the previous however greater importantly appear to the future with our 2022 Roadmap. Of course, we have to kingdom that the whole lot we’re sharing nowadays alongside with any stated timelines are all challenge to change. Game improvement can be a finicky component and priorities can alternate primarily based on troubles that occur and feedback. In addition, understand that what we’re sharing these days isn’t everything. Some content material in improvement is nonetheless in too early of a stage to share however we’ve tried to locate some thrilling elements to speak about for every quarter of the year.


All that said, let’s dive into the 2022 PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Roadmap!


QUARTER two (APRIL – JUNE)

SANHOK ROLLBACK

Sanhok is one of the areas you’ve been relatively vocal about. We’ve tried a few adjustments in an effort to modernize Sanhok, however at the cease of the day, many of you nevertheless desired the original map. We’ve heard your remarks and are doing the following for Sanhok:


Sanhok will come again in its original form

Sanhok is our oldest small map and is nevertheless loved by way of many players

Due to its age, it has viewed a wide variety of delivered elements and a principal revamp

Some players like the revamped model however most gamers choose the original Sanhok back

We’ve given plenty of notion to the long-standing requests and made the selection to revert the map

The reverted model is in the final stage of stabilization and will be printed in the close to future

With the rollback, many of the delivered facets will be eliminated however we are thinking of on how we’ll go ahead with Sanhok’s original form

NEW WEAPON: 7.62MM ASSAULT RIFLE (AR)

Assault Rifles (AR) both use the 5.56mm or 7.62mm, however there appears to be a smaller pool of 7.62mm ARs that can use the fully auto firing mode. Therefore, one of our dreams for Q2 is to add an extra 7.62mm ARs to the mix.


For weapon variety, we are growing a new 7.62mm weapon

7.62mm weapons have excessive DPS however are extra challenging to control

The new 7.62mm weapon in improvement has a comparably decrease DPS however is less complicated to control, placed between the Beryl (high damage, tough to control) and AKM (low damage, less complicated to control)

TRAINING MODE IMPROVEMENT


Training Mode has viewed few predominant adjustments on account that its inception. With so many new gamers becoming a member of the recreation due to the fact that Free-to-Play, we notion now used to be a suitable time to focal point on extra realistic education areas.


Since the starting of this year, we’ve been working to enhance Training Mode

In the modern Training Mode, gamers can instruct their capabilities with weapons and vehicles.

With Free-to-Play, greater sensible education applications are required.

Players will be in a position to exercise PvP fight there

Adding Aim/Sound Training Room in the final replace was once section of the effort

1vs1 education floor will be introduced the place gamers can combat one-on-one

QoL updates are also in the pipeline:

Fast journey inside the coaching grounds

Custom suit coaching mode that lets in gamers to educate with friends

PARAMO WORLD SUB-UPDATE

In PUBG, terrain can be simply as necessary as the proper loadout and suitable aim. We’re continuously searching at maps to make certain they are tactically truthful and fun. Paramo specially has some overly tremendous areas that we choose to appear at for stability adjustments.


There are some overly tremendous areas in the world, which will be adjusted for balance

We continuously enhance terrain stability of the Battlegrounds via making adjustments

We prefer to make certain there is wonderful gameplay on every map

The Paramo sub-update is scheduled for Q2.

Sub-updates for present maps such as Miramar and Taego will observe as well.

QOL IMPROVEMENT

We’re usually searching at little methods we can make a huge distinction in your first-rate of lifestyles as you play. While some structures are deliberately intended to be extra difficult, there are surely locations we can improve.


PUBG has inconvenient factors through nature as a sensible Battle Royale rule, such as being unable to use heal and enhance objects in a vehicle’s driver seat or having to wager the ideal timing of a cooked grenade.

Therefore, we favor to locate locations we can minimize inconvenience barring affecting core gameplay via structures such as the UI by means of presenting the data players had to research from experience.

QUARTER three (JULY – SEPTEMBER)

NEW MAP: KIKI


Kiki is pretty special in its diversity, offering now not solely crowded cities full of near-future buildings, however big grasslands, dense swamps, and more. We’re rather excited about this one and are searching ahead to getting it out to you soon. Here’s a bit greater on Kiki:We’ve been speakme about Kiki considering the fact that the 2021 Dev Plan and recognize many of you have been excited to examine extra and ultimately get your fingers on it. We’re glad to announce that Kiki’s improvement is coming alongside nicely and we design on debuting the new 8×8 map in Q3 of this year.


LOOK AND FEEL Kiki is a near-future town that has been ravaged with the aid of the elements. Dangerous storms, effective floods, and of route the tolls of time, have all contributed to the downfall of this as soon as thriving city. Built upon a tamed frontier, the lands round Kiki nonetheless very a lot belong to nature with a combo of rocky highlands, floral planes, and dense swamps with bits of twenty first century civilization dotted throughout. It is a Battleground in contrast to whatever we’ve constructed earlier than and we’re excited to see Kiki inhabited as soon as again.


UNIQUE TRAITS Kiki’s town has the most verticality we’ve ever constructed into Battleground and are stuffed with fascinating sniper-nest fashion points of interest, rooftops loaded with emergency parachutes, and constructions without problems scaled with the new Ascenders. This isn’t to say that the whole town can be explored. Taking classes from Haven, no longer each and every constructing is completely playable, with single floors, or every now and then simply single chambers, open for gameplay and highlighted so that gamers on the floor can effortlessly research the place snipers can battle from.


Out in nature, our new swamplands are absolutely special to Kiki, with ankle deep water, and dense cowl to permit for compelling cat and mouse gameplay except having to swim everywhere. We’re additionally searching to add an Airboat to higher navigate throughout each land and sea. For these hoping for a extra typical PUBG gameplay, Kiki will additionally have lots of fielded location for these iconic battles that gamers loved in Erangel and Miramar.


EXCLUSIVE FEATURES/CONTENT

AIRBOAT: A automobile that specializes in land and sea traversal. Its incredible utility is balanced out by way of much less than perfect cowl for passengers.


ASCENDERS: While at distinct areas on the map, gamers can use the Ascender to quicky ascend or descend remarkable distances.


ADDITIONAL FEATURES: After releasing Kiki, we will proceed to add content material exclusive to the map such as new weapons and vehicles


WEAPON MASTERY OVERHAUL

The PUBG Mastery structures had been brought as development content to preserve things difficult and fascinating for players, however we’ve seen the modern-day structures wanted some improvements for a whilst now as many gamers have been accomplishing max levels. Therefore, our dev group will work on growing a superior development gadget with the aid of first starting with a Weapon Mastery overhaul.


Increasing Weapon Mastery max stage to assignment players

Having gamers exhibit off their achievements thru Weapon Nameplates and extra rewards as soon as gamers attain a sure Mastery level

Considering a number of approaches to supply greater significant stats/records to make progressing a greater profitable experience

Refer to the preceding “Weapon Mastery Overhaul” announcement for extra info.

As noted there, we welcome your comments and thoughts on this system! Please let us recognize what you’d like to see from the Mastery system.

QUARTER four (OCTOBER – DECEMBER)

VIKENDI – REBORN


Being one of the extra visually special Battlegrounds, Vikendi nevertheless has room for extra implementation of new facets and areas for greater core gameplay moments. Therefore, we’re planning a grand remake toward the quit of the year.

Although Vikendi presents unique visuals, it has room for enchancment and new facets in phrases of core gameplay. Being properly conscious of that, we decided to remake Vikendi.

ARCADE MODE OVERHAUL

We haven’t finished a lot with Arcade Mode on account that including TDM, so we desire to overhaul Arcade Mode to add new recreation types and rewards for playing them.

No new mode has been brought to Arcade Mode considering the fact that TDM

Developing content material concurrently and jogging LABS to check modes and facets have taken our interest away from Arcade mode

In the 2d 1/2 of the year, we diagram to overhaul Arcade Mode to add greater recreation sorts and a new reward machine for gamers who experience enjoying Arcade.

As noted above, this is no longer an all-inclusive list. We’ve bought a range of exclusive sorts of content material constantly in the works that we’re simply now not equipped to speak about yet.

One remaining reminder that the entirety we speak about is situation to change, whether or not it’s as little as a special identify for a gadget to absolutely scrapping some aspects that flip out to be distinctive than we’ve envisioned.

We’re excited about the whole lot coming in the the rest of 2022 and have masses greater deliberate for beyond. For now, be part of in on all the fifth Anniversary festivities. Grab some cool rewards, and as always keep an eye on our reliable channels for information on when these magnificent new facets will be prepared for you to bounce into.


Thank you for all the love and assist you’ve given                 for the duration of the years.