Dev Notes: March 12 Update Preview
[p]Hello, this is Sequoia Yang from the ARC Team.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks to your continued support, PUBG: BLINDSPOT Early Access has already entered its third week since Feb 5! How time flies, right?[/p][p]We truly appreciate everyone who’s been playing with us. It’s been a busy month: a lot has happened, and a lot has been planned for the future, and we’ll be sharing a more detailed recap soon.[/p][p][/p][p]Today though, we’d like to walk you through the Competitive rewards which are to be included in the soon upcoming March update.[/p][p]In addition, we’ll be showing you a quick preview of the next Competitive season. Competitive has been one of the most talked-about topics recently, so we hope you’ll find this update helpful.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h2]\[Early Access Season 1 – Competitive Mode Rewards][/h2][p]As previously announced, Early Access Season 1 will come to a close with the March 12 (Thu) update, and Competitive rewards will be distributed at that time.[/p][p][/p][p]Despite some early growing pains during the first season of Competitive, many of you continued to enjoy ranked play sessions, and we’d like to thank you for that.[/p][p]In addition to the previously announced rewards for players who reached Gold rank or higher in Competitve, we’ll also be granting additional rewards to all players who completed 10 Competitive placement matches![/p][p][/p][p]These rewards are meant to show our appreciation for those who jumped into Competitive early and shared valuable feedback during Early Access. As always, Early Access is about the team listening to what you, the player, has to say about the game, and how you want it to grow.[/p][p]Players who qualify will receive special profile badges as a token of recognition. This item can be kept, and used as for your profile customization, even after the official launch in the future.[/p][p][/p][p]If you haven’t tried Competitive yet, this could be a great opportunity to complete your placement matches before the season ends. Jump in now, and become eligible to for the rewards![/p][p]![]()
[/p][p] [/p][h2]\[Early Access Season 2 – Competitive Preview][/h2][p] [/p][p]As you already know, following the March 12 (Thu) update coming soon, Early Access Season 2 will begin.[/p][p]All Competitive MMR, ranks, and RP will be reset, and everyone will start fresh with new placement matches.[/p][p][/p][h3]5-Player Parties Coming to Competitive Mode![/h3][p]Starting in Season 2, we will officially allow 5-player parties in Competitive mode, reflecting strong requests particularly from players in Western regions.[/p][p]You will soon be able to queue and play Competitive with more friends.[/p][p]We also understand there have been concerns about competitive integrity, so we carefully reviewed both player feedback and internal data before making this decision.[/p][p]Here’s what we found:[/p]
- [p]When two teams have the same total team MMR, there is almost no meaningful difference in win rate between solo-queue teams and full 5-player parties.[/p]
- [p]After reviewing additional datasets, we confirmed that expected win rates are primarily determined by overall team MMR, not whether the team is premade or not.[/p]
- [p]When solo queues were matched against full 5-player premade groups, the experience was often unpleasant, as seen in our data. Due to the broader MMR range permitted for pre-made matching in Unranked matches, the actual MMR of the premade group tended to exceed that of the solo player's team.[/p]
- [p]However, in Competitive matches, permitted MMR ranges between teams will be much tighter than in Unranked matches, which will result in a more statistically fair and pleasant gameplay.[/p]