[2020] Ask Me Anything - Ranked Mode | Event Thread & Giveaway

Originally posted by PlayerIGN

Hi 2 question:
1. Sword Saint, do you main Riven in LoL? What's ur peak rank?
2. Do you guys plan on adding vehicle hard spawns to ranked mode?

I lied that was 3 questions

Originally posted by SuperSystem23

Firstly,hello all from China,I got 2 questions about squad ranked mode.

First,is there a compensatory plan for those players who are eliminated by cheaters or others abnormal behavior?To be more specific,before ranked mode,when a round exist cheaters,for those normal players,they just got nothing to lose but their gaming experience.But now,they got more to lose,their Ranked Point.So should PUBG compensate them or at least let them lose less?

Second,any punishments for those players deliberately team up with cheaters?For season 8,Ranked Point acquired based on players performance will have to account for team placement rather than individual placement,the result of which is,some players definitely will team up with cheaters to gain higher RP,for this part players,will they be punished or banned like what you did to cheaters?

I appreciated you guys work,also i really look forward to PUBG add solos and duos to the ranked mode someday.

PC

Originally posted by jis7014

what's your best study for building a truly skill-based rating system for a game like PUBG where some people can take risk-free approach(or get lucky) and not really compete with other players?

Originally posted by blinkgecko182

Hello Everyone!

Have you considered adding an option for players to select their favorite weapon/skin for their character to hold in the waiting lobby, rather than the 4 pre-selected weapons? I feel this small customization would add more hype for some players. Also, this is another way to show off those cool skins! :D

Thank you for everything you do. (PC Player)

Originally posted by FixPubgsoon

Will we be seeing Solo ranked play? Console Xbox

Originally posted by MisterKanisterx

Hey devs :)

I really like the change from individual placement to team placement! Keep it going!

My question is: Are you planning to make season rewards for each tier? Like not only gold and above but every tier. Players who reach higher tiers could get everything below their tier too (like in Rocket League)

Best regards

MisterKanisterx

[PC]

Originally posted by maxt0r

Hey guys, what's your after work beverage of choice?

Originally posted by bored_yo

My question goes to Nick Kaloyeros!

This might sound quite random, but how did you choose the lobby background and were there many different options? Same for regular lobby background actually.

Do you just choose a nice looking place or is there some deeper stuff behind it? Imagery can invoke certain feelings for example, is this taken into account or I'm fishing for something that's not there?

[PC]

Originally posted by PUBG_Pundertaker

Yes he does play Riven.

P.S. My Cho'gath is better ;)

Originally posted by PlayerIGN

Hi 2 question:
1. Sword Saint, do you main Riven in LoL? What's ur peak rank?
2. Do you guys plan on adding vehicle hard spawns to ranked mode?

I lied that was 3 questions

Originally posted by maxt0r

Hey guys, what's your after work beverage of choice?

Originally posted by playerknownbutthole

Hi Devs,

What do you suggest a guy should do when he has completed all daily, weekly, and other missions of the new pass? "Asking for a friend"

Originally posted by maxt0r

Hey guys, what's your after work beverage of choice?

Originally posted by crispysleepypanda

I have a very important question.

What are your fave pizza toppings and why?

Originally posted by GutoDH

Edit: [PC Version]

As the points are now being given for the squad position (while you didn't quit the match), how is it affected in case of a crash if you're still able to go back to the game?

A second question, regarding kills after you die (enemies bleeding out), will this count as a kill to my stats if I die, but the rest of the squad remain alive?

Originally posted by crispysleepypanda

I have a very important question.

What are your fave pizza toppings and why?

Originally posted by PUBG_Sword_Saint

Grape soda, and I don't wait until after work. I live on the edge (get it, because swords?).

Originally posted by [deleted]

It's great that we have ranked and people enjoy it. But as there is no skill based Matchmaking it's hard to fight a master squad being a gold or lower rank player. What are we doing to make sure players with right skill fight other than saying get better which is what I hear from the community here?

{PC}

Originally posted by Sonataah

Will you bring BRDM-2 back again after weaken it? A little like it 0.0

PC platform

Originally posted by crispysleepypanda

I have a very important question.

What are your fave pizza toppings and why?

Originally posted by [deleted]

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Originally posted by Siannath

Hello, PUBG devs.

1. Will there be rewards at the end of Season 8? Can you tell us what they are?
2. Why didn't you implement classified mode 2 years ago?
3. Would you consider this? Once you buy a pass, you always get the possibility to get your skins. You still have to put the same time to earn the required XP, but there is no date limit. You should be able to unlock all the skins (you paid for them) any time in the future while PUBG is alive. The current Survivor Pass should always get all the attention, but in a second plane you can still complete quests or missions to unlock skins from the previous passes. That way, people that do not want PUBG to become "a second job" in order to unlock all the skins can relax about this and unlock the skins on their own pace. Not everybody has the time required to unlock the skins in Survivor Passes, but that people may be willing to pay for the Survivor Pass if they know that they always can unlock all the skins. Also, people who are very impatient could still buy the level-ups to unlock everything sooner. I don't think is wise to annoy or frustrate your paying customers. Why a customer will buy the Survivor Pass if they will not unlock most skins because they do not have enough time to play?
4. Are you taking specific measures to end cheating in Ranked Mode?
5. Usage of mouse macros to use semi-automatic weapons "as automatic" or tu reduce recoil is considered cheating?
6. Do you have an insight on how to bring more playes to ranked mode? Some users feel intimidated or uninterested.
7. It is true that you can play against players with more skill gap than the gap between your squad members? If so, do you plan address this?
8. Would you consider give players the ability to have one outfit for ranked mode besides the outfit they use for normal mode? So, if you play normal mode, you have your dinosaur costume, but when you play ranked, you automatically get your warzone clothes (or whatever the user wants to wear in each mode).
9. Do you play other shooters, besides PUBG?

New Sanhok can get really dark when is rainy or foggy. I like that quite a lot! I think the map overall looks neat!

Also, thank you for some changes that you are making to ranked mode in season 8, particulary team placement points and points for killing a better player.

My platform is PC. Thank you and best wishes.

Originally posted by RodrigoAk47

Hello Devs,

My question goes to Josh Cookfair - PUBG_Cookfair

Good Job on the Sanhok revamp - do you have any plans put the Loot Truck on the map miramar, erangel and vikend?

PC :)

Originally posted by oppi3

Hi Pubg Devs,

1 - is it possible for you to check if a player get disconnected during a rank game ? If so can you prevent him to loose rp ?

Pc platform

Originally posted by SuntetiDegeaba

Hello Devs,

Good Job on the Sanhok revamp - do you have any plans on changing the loot from the Loot Truck?

PC :)

Originally posted by Mikeydrives1

Thanks for taking the time to do an AMA!

Ok, so I don't know if this applies to ranked mode specifically, more of a generalized question.

Are there any plans to add in different Seasons or night/day modes for the existing maps?

For example, a snow covered Erengal? Or perhaps Erengal with fall / autumn foliage.

Also, I do like when Vikendi had night mode, so would there be any plans to add Night time mode to the other existing maps as well?

Thanks again! Love the game and haven't been able to put it down since it was released for Xbox!

Originally posted by Siannath

Hello, PUBG devs.

1. Will there be rewards at the end of Season 8? Can you tell us what they are?
2. Why didn't you implement classified mode 2 years ago?
3. Would you consider this? Once you buy a pass, you always get the possibility to get your skins. You still have to put the same time to earn the required XP, but there is no date limit. You should be able to unlock all the skins (you paid for them) any time in the future while PUBG is alive. The current Survivor Pass should always get all the attention, but in a second plane you can still complete quests or missions to unlock skins from the previous passes. That way, people that do not want PUBG to become "a second job" in order to unlock all the skins can relax about this and unlock the skins on their own pace. Not everybody has the time required to unlock the skins in Survivor Passes, but that people may be willing to pay for the Survivor Pass if they know that they always can unlock all the skins. Also, people who are very impatient could still buy the level-ups to unlock everything sooner. I don't think is wise to annoy or frustrate your paying customers. Why a customer will buy the Survivor Pass if they will not unlock most skins because they do not have enough time to play?
4. Are you taking specific measures to end cheating in Ranked Mode?
5. Usage of mouse macros to use semi-automatic weapons "as automatic" or tu reduce recoil is considered cheating?
6. Do you have an insight on how to bring more playes to ranked mode? Some users feel intimidated or uninterested.
7. It is true that you can play against players with more skill gap than the gap between your squad members? If so, do you plan address this?
8. Would you consider give players the ability to have one outfit for ranked mode besides the outfit they use for normal mode? So, if you play normal mode, you have your dinosaur costume, but when you play ranked, you automatically get your warzone clothes (or whatever the user wants to wear in each mode).
9. Do you play other shooters, besides PUBG?

New Sanhok can get really dark when is rainy or foggy. I like that quite a lot! I think the map overall looks neat!

Also, thank you for some changes that you are making to ranked mode in season 8, particulary team placement points and points for killing a better player.

My platform is PC. Thank you and best wishes.

Originally posted by loveglove_

Hello, PC player here. I love the game and have been playing since March 2017. Thank you for your time today.

Anyways, my question applies to ranked, but to all other modes as well, including competitive. I never understood the logic behind the tally of blue/play zone kills. If I do 99 damage to a player and then they take 1 damage to the blue zone and get knocked, I don't get the kill for that unless I finish the knocked player. In comp, it is a common strategy to 'deny the kill point' by letting the play zone kill you which for me, as a viewer, is boring. I understand the logic behind denying the kill point, but it is kind of a bummer. Has there been any thought or discussion on changing this?

In ranked, I know there is a suicide penalty if you die to the blue zone, but wouldn't it make more sense if the last player who did damage to the player in the blue zone would get the kill? Since that attacker caused the person to die via blue zone. The suicide penalty should stay (and maybe added to comp?), but only if that person takes 100 full blue zone damage.

I could be wrong but I think the community would appreciate such a change.

Additionally, have there been any thoughts to giving better rewards for each tier? Gold and above received the parachute and motorbike skins, so that didn't give me any incentive to try and reach for Diamond after obtaining high Platinum. Have you thought about changing this?

Thank you for your response!

Originally posted by Dr_Survivor

Hey Pubg-Devs,

I have severel questions regarding the ranked mode:

1. Why would you not just apply SUPER-Settings for ranked? Slightly better loot and fix car spawns would be perfect. It's also easier for good squads to go pro as they have the same settings in pro games then.

2. Why aren't there more ways to reduce the big amount of hackers? Like setting the minimum Survivor Level to 80 or even 100. If there are old accounts, who played the last time two years ago and suddenly start playing ranked with a K/D of 7.0 they should get investigated instantly.

3. Why do players not get a compensation, when killed by a hacker, who is later banned? It's just super annoying to get killed by a hacker, but on top of that you get punished with minus RP. At least these minus points should be removed.

4. Why does the damage not get calculated into the RP? Imo the damage dealt is one of the best skill indicators in PUBG. So why shouldn't this be included in a skill-based rating?

5. What is the highest possible rank gap between two squads that can get queued in together, if you assume each player in the squad has the same rank?

6. How often do you guys play ranked on your own and what was your ranks this season?

Best wishes and stay safe

[PC]

Originally posted by AmentaTV

Hi Pubg Devs,

First off, ranked is a great (re) addition and brought me back to PUBG after 18 months away from the game! Is there any possibility of adding an "avoid Teammate" option, similar to Overwatch, into ranked? At least in NA with the small population, it can be pretty frustrating to get paired with the same toxic people multiple times!

(PC)

Originally posted by lioCay

Hey team, due to some personal issues I didn't have time to seat and play with my buddies as much as I wanted this season. By the time I could come back and play, most of them where gold or above and I had to play random squads to get my initial ranking. That could not have gone worst for me and has kept me from playing with them bc of the ranking gap. I know the whole ranking purpose is to match you with similarly skilled players but it should be possible for unranked players to play with their squad no matter the rank difference. This whole thing kept us from playing together as we would and it feels unfair. Are you planning or considering changes so people like me are not penalized?

Xbox player here.

Originally posted by Dr_Survivor

Hey Pubg-Devs,

I have severel questions regarding the ranked mode:

1. Why would you not just apply SUPER-Settings for ranked? Slightly better loot and fix car spawns would be perfect. It's also easier for good squads to go pro as they have the same settings in pro games then.

2. Why aren't there more ways to reduce the big amount of hackers? Like setting the minimum Survivor Level to 80 or even 100. If there are old accounts, who played the last time two years ago and suddenly start playing ranked with a K/D of 7.0 they should get investigated instantly.

3. Why do players not get a compensation, when killed by a hacker, who is later banned? It's just super annoying to get killed by a hacker, but on top of that you get punished with minus RP. At least these minus points should be removed.

4. Why does the damage not get calculated into the RP? Imo the damage dealt is one of the best skill indicators in PUBG. So why shouldn't this be included in a skill-based rating?

5. What is the highest possible rank gap between two squads that can get queued in together, if you assume each player in the squad has the same rank?

6. How often do you guys play ranked on your own and what was your ranks this season?

Best wishes and stay safe

[PC]

Originally posted by Lukce

Hey devs,

Have you considered adding some kind of team information tab during the 60sec countdown phase before ranked games start? Something that could include e.g. current rank, kda, s7 emblem etc of your teammates. This would be especially useful when pairing up with random players but can also be a nice way to show off your achievements to friends.

PC

Originally posted by rwhockey29

Hey guys thanks for doing this! 2 questions:

1: Is there any thought of allowing ANY level players party up in ranked squads? As it stands now we have some in our normal group who can't party up with us, but we're still getting thrown into games at silver with basically pro level players.

2: Any chance of a region/ping lock for at least ranked? Based on the ban reports I get(NA) it seems like it would really cut down on cheaters.