PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Celebrated their third anniversary on March 23, 2020, by offering some free skins to celebrate their milestone. The skins were designed by the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds community as a challenge. They are also excited about their future development as the rework Vikendi and bring in a new game mode.
The upcoming update 6.3 Maintenance is scheduled for March 26 from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 AM.
PUBG 6.3 Update Patch Notes
The update will bring many new features in such as:
New Weapon: Panzerfaust
- Karakin exclusive
- Uncommon world spawn found across the map
- Guaranteed to be in every airdrop
- The Panzerfaust warhead explodes upon impact, but can also be blown up mid-air
- The damage radius is 6m from the point of impact
- The explosion can deal splash damage through thin walls and objects, up to a short distance
- Can be used to breach specific walls on Karakin, much like the Sticky Bomb
- The warhead will explode mid-air, before impact if damaged by explosions or shot by a bullet
- One time use
- Once the warhead is fired, the Panzerfaust tube will be discarded and cannot be picked back up
- Firing the warhead produces a backblast, so be careful!
- The backblast damages those within a 3m zone behind the weapon
- Be careful you don’t have any teammates, or a wall too close behind you. You’ve been warned.
- Zeroing options at 60, 100 (default) and 150 meters
Weapon Balance Changes
Tommy Gun
- Stronger and more versatile. You can now also attach Red Dots and Holos to your Tommy.
- Added upper rail to attach Red Dot and Holo Sights
- Increased rate of fire from 700 to 750
- Increased firing accuracy
- We’ve reduced the bullet deviation penalty when firing for an extended duration
- Increased moving accuracy
- Decreased recoil when firing for an extended duration
- This is due to the increased rate of fire
M249
- Removed from Care Packages and added to normal loot on ALL maps Can now take more attachments but is tougher to control and does less damage.
- Added Stock attachment slot
- A Tactical Stock can be equipped to improve weapon stability
- Added Magazine attachment slot
- Reduced standard ammo capacity to 75
- Now holds 150 with an extended mag
- Decreased base bullet damage from 45 to 40
- Increased recoil
- Found on ALL maps
- Semi-rare spawn
UMP-45
- An increase in power across the board, making the UMP a more viable choice for your arsenal.
- Increased base bullet damage from 39 to 41
- Increased rate of fire from 650 to 670
- Increased muzzle velocity from 300 to 360
- This means an increase to the speed at which bullets leave the barrel, making it a bit easier to track moving targets.
DBS
- Removed from Care Packages
- Now found on ALL maps as rare ground loot
Dev Note: Due to community feedback, we’re changing some of our initial plans. The M249 will be available on ALL maps as uncommon ground loot, as will the DBS which has also been removed from Care Packages.
Alongside these balance changes, the M249 and Tommy Gun models and firing sounds have been updated.
Quality of Life Improvements
- Improved visibility of nearby items on the ground by enhancing the glowing effect and adding a new pulse effect
- The new pulse effect can be disabled and is listed as “Item Flashing Effect” under Gameplay settings
- [Team Deathmatch] Invincibility will now be removed instantly when engaging in combat (firing a weapon, throwing grenade etc.)
- [Team Deathmatch] Now Rich Presence will let your Xbox friends know when you’re fragging in TDM
Sound
- Added additional ringtone for the Sticky Bomb
- Low volume humming sound can now be heard while within 10~15m from Blue Zone
- This should help players identify when the Blue Zone is getting close
Survivor Pass: Shakedown
- The 3rd track of Survivor Pass missions has been unlocked! The new missions follow an explosive theme
- The current season of both the Survivor Pass and Survival Title System will end on April 24 PDT 2am / April 24 CEST 11am
- Last two weeks before the pass ends, there will be a countdown on the Survivor Pass lobby banner notifying players of the pass end date
- A pop-up message will be displayed to users purchasing Premium Pass, alerting them of the time left until pass end
- Premium Pass and Level-up items can be purchased until the Pass period ends
- Result page will be shown from April 24 PDT 2am / April 24 CEST 11am until maintenance on April 28
Dev Note: We have extended the Survivor Pass end date by three days due to the previous mission unlocking issue.
Custom Match
- Karakin is now available in Custom Matches
- Added Esports mode presets
- Default preset
- Normal BR settings with Esports vehicle spawns
- 2020 Global Rule settings
- Please use the following link for more in-depth details on the 2020 Esports Ruleset. Please note that we only provide English version. (2020 PUBG Esports Global Ruleset EN ver.)
- Erangel classic won’t be available in custom match
- ‘KillerSpectateMode’ is now enabled for Normal Mode and Esport Mode custom matches.
Misc. Changes
- Sticky Bombs can now be found in Training Mode
- Miramar has been temporarily removed from regular matchmaking due to frequent game crashes on this map
Bug Fixes
Gameplay
- Fixed the issue with location of teammate’s character not synchronized with observer’s display in certain situations
- the issue with the gun firing sound becomes muffled when spectating.
World
- Fixed the issue with map texture displayed in poor quality
UI/UX
- Fixed the issue with ‘Round 3’ message constantly displayed and round not starting in Team Deathmatch
- Fixed the issue with the name of Victory dance 12 emote not displayed properly
Voicechat
- Fixed the issue with Team voice chat not working when player comes back to lobby after entering XBOX app setting screen after joining party in lobby.
Skin & Item
- Fixed the issue when wearing PlayerUnknown’s trench coat, the waist clips with the coat
- Fixed the issue with all glasses & mask items not being displayed when equipping Golden Dragon Traditional Cap
Sound
- Fixed the issue with BlackZone siren and explosion sounds are too loud.
Survivor Pass Mission
- Fixed the issue with being able to accomplish the mission ‘Reach top 10 after earning a kill with QBZ/AKM’ in certain situations
So, what are your thoughts on the new PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update coming out? Are you excited for the future of PUBG and what they have yet to offer? Whatever your thoughts may be, let us know in the comments below.
