PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS News

End of Season 9 Ranked and Rewards Announcement

Season 9 is just about over and there’s a new collection of great rewards waiting for you! Read on for information on schedules, rewards, and more. Let’s get into it!

[h2]Requirements for Earning Rewards[/h2]
PUBG's various Ranked rewards are earned depending on your final rank when the season ends. To be eligible, you’ll need to have at least completed your placement matches during the season, with additional awards being granted at Gold V and Diamond V tiers.

[h2]Season 9 Ranked Mode Rewards [/h2]
Those who have reached Gold V tier or higher are eligible for the first exclusive reward, the Season 9 Ranked Motor Glider skin! If you manage to fight your way up to Diamond V tier or above, you’ll also be rewarded with the Season 9 Ranked Parachute skin. Finally, players who rank in the top 500 in their region will also receive a special Top 500 emblem to show off their achievement.

You can check out your final Season 9 rank by visiting the STATS screen in your CAREER tab once Season 10 has begun. Visiting the LEADERBOARD section of this screen also shows you were among the top 500 if you managed to make it that high

Season 9 Emblems

You’ll earn an emblem that matches your end of season rank. The Top 500 players in each region will also earn a special TOP 500 emblem to commemorate their outstanding achievement.
Your honorable emblems will be now shown on your PUBG ID which will be now displayed to your enemies when you successfully take them out. Also, emblems will be visible with your PUBG ID in death cams and spectator screen.

Season 9 Skins

Players who end the season in at least Gold V Tier in any ranked game mode will earn an exclusive Vehicle Skin for the Motor Glider.
Players who end the season in at least Diamond V Tier in any ranked game mode will receive both the Vehicle Skin and an exclusive Parachute Skin.

[h2]Upcoming Ranked Schedules: Season 10[/h2]

Season 9 Ranked mode will end once servers go into maintenance on Dec 16th (KST)
Season 10 Ranked mode will begin when servers go live with the live server update.

[h2]How will my Rewards be Delivered?[/h2]
All rewards are granted automatically at the beginning of each new season. You may collect them from the pop-up screen you’ll see upon your first log-in of the new season.

- The PUBG Dev Team

Black Friday G-Coin Promotion

Hello Survivors,

Black Friday Deals have landed on the Battlegrounds!

For a limited time, you can pick up two different G-Coin packs at a 10% discount and receive bonus skins along with them! Each pack offers you three bonus skins to either try out or keep forever depending on which pack you grab. Check out the details of each pack below!

PUBG - Black Friday G-Coin Bundle I - $8.99

What is Included (All bonus items in this bundle are temporary):

1,050 G-Coin ($9.99 Value)
(bonus!) Bengal Tiger Parachute (30 Days)
(bonus!) Tri-Hard Green Marksman Backpack (Level 1) (30 Days)
(bonus!) Pop Art (Green) - Helmet (Level 3) (30 Days)

Promotion Period:

24 November 18:00 PST - 8 December 18:00 PST
25 November 03:00 CET - 9 December 03:00 CET
25 November 11:00 KST - 9 December 11:00 KST

PUBG - Black Friday G-Coin Bundle II - $22.49

What is Included (The Bengal Tiger Parachute is a temporary item):

2,700 G-Coin ($24.99 Value)
(bonus!) Bengal Tiger Parachute (30 Days)
(bonus!) Tri-Hard Green Marksman Backpack (Level 1) (Permanent)
(bonus!) Pop Art (Green) - Helmet (Level 3) (Permanent)

Promotion Period:

24 November 18:00 PST - 8 December 18:00 PST
25 November 03:00 CET - 9 December 03:00 CET
25 November 11:00 KST - 9 December 11:00 KST

Items will be delivered in the form of a bundle into your inventory and temporary item countdown won’t begin until the bundle is opened.

These deals are only available for a limited time, so make sure you hop into the store and pick up your Black Friday Packs fast!

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG server relocation tests could mean "changes for PC as well"

PUBG players on the west coast of the US have complained about their high ping due to the location of the game servers for years now. In an effort to make PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds less laggy for players in North America and Europe, PUBG Corp has been running server relocation tests over the past week to finally address this issue.

After a number of DDoS attacks which degraded the network quality for all players, the devs explain in a blog post, the PUBG servers in North America were moved from Dallas to Virginia. This meant players on the west coast often had to play with upwards of 80 ping, resulting in stuttery and unsynchronised matches.. The server relocation plan, however, introduces locations closer to the centre of the US, which should give all players based in the country a smoother experience overall.

As for the European servers, DDoS attacks forced the developers to move the servers from Frankfurt to Ireland. Due to the feedback received from the community, PUBG Corp launched more servers across various cities in Europe to provide the "best network conditions for the most amount of players".

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PUBG Shield, a community anti-cheat initiative, has banned 3,000 players so far

PUBG has revealed the next step in its ongoing battle against cheaters - a community anti-cheat initiative now in open beta called PUBG Shield.

"Cheating is a problem that affects the entire PUBG community", says a recent post on the game's official site. "The problem itself is quite nuanced, so it requires a holistic solution of game design changes, automated systems, and player reporting to help alleviate and stop."

Players from NA and EMEA regions can now submit reports of those who break PUBG's rules of conduct via the game's Discord. The report will then be looked over by other members of the server "to determine the validity of the submitted evidence." Finally, the reports that have been voted on "by a majority of players" will then be checked by the developer before a decision is made on whether to ban the reported player.

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Introducing PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S!

Hello, PUBG esports fans!

Each year, we bring together the best in PUBG esports from all around the world to compete for the ultimate chicken dinner. We started out in 2018 with the first ever PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL in Berlin, and in 2019 celebrated the first ever PUBG GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, we’d previously announced that we’d be postponing this year’s PUBG GLOBAL SERIES (PGS) and instead chose to hold the PUBG CONTINENTAL SERIES. While it wasn’t the same format we’d delivered in previous years, we’re thrilled so many of you have enjoyed and participated in the PCS action!

Now it’s time to look forward to 2021. We’ve taken the last year to dive into what makes a PUBG esports tournament fun and exciting, while also paying special attention to how that can be done in a safe manner for our players, fans, and staff. The result, we’re happy to announce, is the return of the PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL, or PGI.S as we’re calling it!

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[h2]What is the PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S?[/h2]
PGI.S takes 2018’s tournament and molds it into an 8-week esports festival where players from around the world come together and compete for a massive $3.5 million dollar prize pool.

So what does the S stand for?
Lots of things, actually. The S is Survival, the core of what makes Battle Royale. It also represents the new Series format of PGI. It’s Supremacy, it’s Showmanship, it’s a global Showdown, and perhaps most importantly, it’s Safety. We’re taking big steps to ensure that PGI.S is our best tournament yet while making sure everyone stays safe.

[h2]PGI.S Details[/h2]
PGI.S will be the longest global PUBG esports festival to date, lasting 8 consecutive weeks from February 2nd to March 28th, 2021. This year, we’re inviting 32 teams from around the world to join us in the Republic of Korea to participate in our safe tournament format. The total amount of prize pool will be 3.5 Million USD with 30% of the profit earned from Pick’em challenge to be added later on.

Regional Seeds
32 teams from around the world will be invited to PGI.S from the regions listed below. Full team list will be released at a later date.

Europe: 7 Teams
China: 6 Teams
Southeast Asia: 5 Teams
North America: 4 Teams
South Korea: 4 Teams
Latin America: 2 Teams
Japan: 2 Teams
Chinese Taipei: 2 Teams

[h2]PGI.S Match Details[/h2]

PGI.S is made of two parts. Weekly Survival and Weekly Final.
During the first week, all teams will participate in preliminary 'Rank Decision' matches to decide their placement, with the top 16 teams participating in the first Weekly Survival match.
Weekly Survival will be held for a total of 16 matches during weekdays to select 16 Chicken Dinner winners.
16 teams with Chicken Dinners from the Weekly Survival will earn prize money and a spot in the Weekly Finals.
Once a team earns a spot in the Weekly Finals, the next highest ranked team from the waiting list takes their place in Weekly Survival and the next match begins.
Weekly Finals will have a total of 10 matches and a larger amount of prize money on the line, which teams will earn based on their performance.
The team with the most amount of prize money after 6 8 weeks will be the final champions of PGI.S.

*More detailed rules will be shared in an upcoming announcement.

[h2]COVID-19 Safety Precautions[/h2]
We’re taking several very important steps to ensure that everyone participating in PGI.S can do so without risk or worry. We want our players and staff to have a safe environment so they can concentrate on the tournament.

We’ve built two weeks of quarantine time into team schedules immediately after they arrive and we’ll be providing various services to help keep everyone comfortable during their isolation. Furthermore, we’ll be following all government guidelines and safety precautions while enacting our own strengthened safety measures wherever possible.

[h2]Thank You![/h2]
As always, we thank you for your endless support, lifting up each new PUBG esports tournament far beyond our expectations. This last year has been difficult for many but your dedication and passion have made it a great year for PUBG esports, despite the difficulties and hardships people are facing. We’ll be back with more information on PGI.S soon, so stay tuned!