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Free Play Week



Hello Survivors!

It's that time of the year, the best time to play PUBG! Squad up with your buddies and fight for your chicken dinner during the PUBG Free Play Week. Get prepared and don't miss out on the chance to play unlimited PUBG for a whole week!

All rewards, including Pass and Mission rewards along with XP and BP, can be acquired. Also, all missions and stats will be recorded so that you can keep track of your achievements. Last, but not least, we have prepared special events to welcome all new Survivors on the Battlegrounds, so read carefully to claim all your rewards!

Events
[h2]Special Drops Event for New Survivors[/h2]

Drop-in and clear the missions to claim your rewards!


Title

Mission Description

Reward
Parachute

Travel 600m in total by parachute.

Sleeveless Cheetah Top 
Ledge grab

Ledge grab over obstacles 2 times.

Utility Belt (Brown)
Use 2 emotes

Use emotes 2 times to express an emotion in a single match.

Rugged (Beige) - M16A4 
Survive

Survive for 200 min in total. This includes the time for spectating your teammate in duo/squad mode.

Wrangler Shirt
Loot items

Loot 300 items in total.

Wide Pants (Red) 
[h2]Create a Global Account Event[/h2]
Create your own Global Account from accounts.pubg.com and link with your Steam account. Everyone who creates a new account and links their Steam account during the Free Play Week will be rewarded with the following special item!
  • Global Account Special Reward
    • Traditional Glasses (Round)
  • Rewards are distributed every day at PDT: 11 AM / CEST: 8 PM / KST: 3 AM
Free Play Schedule


The Free Play Week will only be around for a week, so be prepared and don't miss out!

  • PDT: August 9, 2 PM - August 16, 2 PM 

  • CEST: August 9, 11 PM - August 16, 11 PM

  • KST: August 10, 6 AM - August 17, 6 AM
Frequently Asked Questions

Q. On which platforms will the Free Play Week be available?
A. The event will only be available on Steam.

Q. How do I play PUBG after the Free Play Weekends?
A. PUBG can be purchased from the Steam Store(https://store.steampowered.com/app/578080/PUBG_BATTLEGROUNDS/).

Q. What about the stats and gameplay records from the Free Play Week? Will they disappear?
A. All rewards, including Pass and Mission rewards along with XP and BP can be acquired. Also, all missions and stats will be recorded so that you can keep track of your achievements. All records will be carried over if played on the same account after purchase of the game title.

Q. Will I have access to the in-game store?
A. The in-game store will be available once you purchase the game.

PUBG is going free-to-play, temporarily (for now)

PUBG, which is apparently now called PUBG: Battlegrounds, is attempting to pull in new players with the K-pop megastars of Blackpink, and the game is going free-to-play for one week in order to sweeten the deal. According to insiders, this might not be a temporary measure, either - one report suggests that the devs are using this free week as a trial run for a proper shift to a free-to-play model.


PUBG's free play week kicks off on August 10, and will last until August 16, according to a new trailer detailing the Blackpink collaboration. Blackpink's going to be all over the game starting on August 8, with a banner on the back of the plane, decals on building sides, and pink smoke pouring out of supply crates. (That's besides all the cosmetics you can buy, of course.) You can get full details on the collab over on Steam.


PUBG "is going to use this F2P week to gauge player responses," prolific leaker PlayerIGN says on Twitter. "They've been trying to go F2P for a while now." PlayerIGN also noted last month that "PUBG originally wanted to go F2P in 2019; but didn't get the player response they wanted from 2019's F2P test."


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