The latest patch for PUBG: Battlegrounds, update 23.1, is scheduled to be released the following week. This update will include the addition of the map Deston to the map pool, as well as a new map rotation system, a new Ranked season, several changes to the gameplay, and fixes for a number of issues that have been previously identified.
A Live Maintenance will run on the following schedule in preparation for PUBG: Battlegrounds patch 23.1:
- PC
- PDT: April 11, 5:00 PM – April 12, 1:30 AM
- CEST: April 12, 2:00 AM – 10:30 AM
- KST: April 12, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Console
- PDT: April 19, 6 PM – April 20, 2 AM
- CEST: April 20, 3 AM – 11 AM
- KST: April 20, 10 AM – 6 PM
Here are the exciting features, changes, and enhancements available on update 23.1:
Normal Match
- Phase
- The Blue Zone during Phases 1 to 3 is now similar as Ranked’s and slightly faster than before.
- Items
- More items will spawn overall.
- Main AR, DMR, SR weapons
- Helmets, Vests, Backpacks
- Scopes
- Motor Gliders have been added to Taego, Vikendi, and Deston.
- More items will spawn overall.
- Vehicles
- More vehicles will spawn overall.
- The spawn rate of major vehicles, such as four-wheels, has been adjusted to make them appear more frequently among all spawned vehicles.
- Some vehicles will spawn at fixed locations.
- More vehicles will spawn overall.
- Other systems such as the plane route and the final circle location have been adjusted to match Ranked’s.
Ranked
Season 23
- Deston has been added to the map pool.
- Number of players: 64
- Weather: Sunny
- The Red Zone, Security Keys, and Tactical Gear will not be available.
- Fixed vehicle spawn spots have been added.
- The O12 and MP9 is available.
- The leaderboard will reset after the Live Server maintenance.
- Check out your final Tier from the previous season through your Career page.
Season 22 Rewards
Below are the rewards players will be receiving based on their final Tier from the previous Ranked season:
- Bronze
- Bronze PUBG ID Emblem
- Silver
- Silver PUBG ID Emblem
- Gold
- Gold PUBG ID Emblem
- Ranked Parachute Skin
- Platinum
- Animated Platinum PUBG ID Emblem
- Ranked Parachute Skin
- Platinum Medal
- Diamond
- Animated Diamond PUBG ID Emblem
- Ranked Parachute Skin
- Platinum, Diamond Medal
- Master
- Animated Master PUBG ID Emblem
- Animated Master Nameplate
- Ranked Parachute Skin
- Platinum, Diamond, Master Medal
- Bonus rewards for Top 500 players:
- Animated Top 500 PUBG ID Emblem
- Animated Top 500 Nameplate
- The Parachute skin and Medals are permanent rewards.
- The rest of the obtainable rewards are available for use during a single Ranked season.
- Rewards can be found in your Inventory once Season 23 starts.
- Once Season 23 is over and the server undergoes maintenance, every reward but the Parachute and Medal will be withdrawn from your Edit Profile page.
Items
- BZ Grenades added to Taego and Deston.
- Folded Shields added to all maps.
- Emergency Pickups added to Erangel, Miramar, and Taego.
- Motor Gliders added to Taego and Deston.
Gameplay
- To heighten the sense of satisfaction and impact when landing a headshot, some new visual effect that causes the helmet to be knocked off upon impact have been added.
- If a weapon is used to land a headshot and the helmet’s durability is reduced to 0, the helmet will be knocked off.
- Ascender Attachment and Utility Parachute are now provided as basic equipment on every map.
- Ascender Attachment and Utility Parachute icons that occupied their own Inventory slots have been removed.
- Utility Parachutes can be used at any time on every map.
- The Ascender Attachment can be used where Ascenders are attached.
- With the Utility Parachutes available everywhere, the Emergency Parachute has been removed from Miramar and Haven.
- If a player disconnects before the plane drop, their parachute will now automatically follow the player with the next number after theirs.
- Example: If you are Player 4, you will follow Player 1.
- If you had previously chosen a player to follow before disconnecting, you will continue to follow them.
- Once you reconnect while on the plane, you will automatically follow a player.
- Only players who have not yet dropped from the plane can be chosen to follow.
Map Service
Starting with patch 23.1, maps will now be rotated on a weekly basis, increasing the chances for players to encounter their preferred map. The following are the weekly map rotation plan for the update period.:
- (PC) Test Server
- Normal Match: Miramar / Deston / Vikendi
- AS region: Squad
- NA region: Squad – FPP
- Normal Match: Miramar / Deston / Vikendi
- Live Server – Normal Match
- Week 1: Erangel / Taego / Deston / Sanhok / Paramo
- PC: April 12 ~ April 19
- Console: April 20 ~ April 27
- Week 2: Erangel / Miramar / Vikendi / Sanhok / Karakin
- PC: April 19 ~ April 26
- Console: April 27 ~ May 4
- Week 3: Erangel / Taego / Deston / Sanhok / Paramo
- PC: April 26 ~ May 3
- Console: May 4 ~ May 11
- Week 4: Erangel / Miramar / Vikendi / Sanhok / Karakin
- PC: May 3 ~ May 10
- Console: May 11 ~ May 18
- Week 5: Erangel / Taego / Deston / Sanhok / Paramo
- PC: May 10 ~ May 17
- Console: May 18 ~ May 25
- Week 1: Erangel / Taego / Deston / Sanhok / Paramo
- Live Server – Ranked
- Ranked: Erangel (30%) / Miramar (30%) / Taego (30%) / Deston (10%)
You learn more about the bug fixes as well as game modes and UI/UX changes made as part of patch 23.1 on the official PUBG: Battlegrounds website.
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