A new patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds included a variety of changes with one of the most notable differences being the reduced spawn rate of items around the map.

The latest update for the battle royale game was a smaller one in terms of content, but that much is to be expected as the team working on the game paves their way towards the eventual full release of the game on PC and Xbox One. With only two main sections listed in the patch notes this time around, it was a pretty light update compared to others.

Small path or not, the update notes are still definitely worth looking into if you’re to remain on top of the leaderboards when facing off against the other combatants. The full patch notes related to gameplay changes and bugfixes can be found below:

Gameplay
Decreased the Starting Island item spawn levels in order to adjust the item balance on the Northeast side of Erangel

Bugfixes
Eliminated the fire animation and effect that occured in the Starting Airplane when a player was on fire from a molotov cocktail

Fixed a bug that enabled a character to hold a main weapon and frying pan simultaneously

Fixed a spectator mode bug of flickering weapon UI icons

Outside of the patch that shipped on Tuesday for PUBG, the game’s team also outlined some of the other projects that they’ve been working on or plan to continue with. The optimization of the leaderboards is one area that they’ve been focusing on, but it appears that the work is taking longer than expected and will be affecting the next season. An update on the situation says that they’ll need to delay the start of the new season until Oct. 20, but another statement indicates that they’ll make an announcement on when the next season will start later in the week.

Posted: Oct 19, 2017 8:23 am
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