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For the record, all of us devs are all extremely online, so ofc we see the crazy Pangea style supermaps that pop up on Twitter/Reddit every now and then. What I like about the idea, is having SUPER DIVERSE biomes in one map- starting on a cold snow capped mountain, and having a final circle in a lush valley, or arid sandy desert, is just a great player story.

Assuming we could overcome performance considerations (maximum terrain materials), I think the big obstacle is game pace. If the map is merely "big", like an 8x8- the change in biomes would seem too sudden- imagine clearly seeing the jungle from on top of the snowy mountain. So then okay- let's try to make a super map, something like 10x10. Now the map is large enough to really sell the variety of biomes, but is it fun? Do we want like, a 2 hour BR map? I'm not sure.

But it's interesting to think about.

Was just talking about those triggers the other day- they feel so good! Also, a big thing we are looking at is the whole "end of game" experience- everything from the fanfare/data/presentation, to allowing you to jump back into matchmaking, is on the table. The Chicken Dinner is one of the rarest, hardest won prizes in gaming- I think we need to celebrate it more!

I want Next Gen to be better too- we're looking at ways to improve internally. Where did you even get one? I'm still refreshing online for restocks like a buster.

Dude- first of all, thank you. And it's not a dead horse to care about such a big issue!

In short, we acknowledge it as a priority we need to continue combating. It’s a problem that not only plagues the entire video game industry, but more specifically, us…so we’re very hypersensitive about it. For me personally, dying to a cheater the first time is not only frustrating, but it changes your outlook-

It made me question every death I ever had moving forward. Just that little scratching doubt in the back of my mind... "was that legit- or was it BS...".

Obviously, it’s something we’re always looking to improve and we’re always coming up with new measures to counter cheaters (like the ...

Yeah- 2020 had a lot of tiny map drops so we could quickly deliver fresh experiences. For example- Haven is a 1x1, so that's 1 square kilometer. And Miramar is an 8x8, so that's 64 square kilometers- 64 Havens. So the smaller maps allow us to get something fun, polished, and with some new kind of innovation (destruction/blackzone, random royale, loot trucks, AI ecosystmes) in a timely manner. But now that we've had some fun, and tried to find what's really landed with the fans, it's time to go big.

Well I don't wanna give too much away- that's cheating.

But to be clear- I do think "survival phase" (I'll call this anything that's not actively shooting a dude) is pretty straightforward. You've got some nuance with how each vehicle handles, and vaulting/traversal opens up some interesting possibilities- but for the most part it's rather straightforward when measured against our deep gunplay. We don't want to needlessly complicate survival phase either, rather, we are interested in opportunities for everyone in your squad to have fun and contribute, even scrubby Peter, who's a bad shot.

Ideally, PUBG becomes a place where even more unique stories of survival can be told. But it's still gotta feel "PUBG".

I think a "tiny maps only" playlist would be rad.

So remaking a game from scratch is generally a non-starter, but we always want our stuff to run better- so what to do?

Well, we've got 2 general "levers" to manipulate.

The first is engine side- it's an ongoing parade of optimizations, and backporting/remaking cool features we like from newer versions of Unreal. Our version of 4.16 is very, very different than what's available "on the shelf".

The second is content side- we've learned so much about how to make BR maps, so we are constantly pushing ourselves to get more/better art in, with a lighter memory/performance impact than in our previous efforts.

Used together, we get a PUBG that keeps on trucking along, getting better and better from where we started. We aren't perfect, but we're gonna keep on pushing to improve.

I totally agree with this sentiment- I think the more stuff we can do to give freedom of play, the better- I've forwarded this to the appropriate team(s).

+1 to death races.

But to be clear- as much as I want it to be, Creative Director is not a god-king role (dang it)- so I can say "this looks like something we should try", but all of the teams on the hook for doing the actual work need to work out where it lands on the priority list versus existing tasks. I'm saying I love the suggestion, but I can't promise anything today.

Thank you for the suggestion-

Well, it should be noted that I'm just one guy, the game you've played and dedicated so much time into is the product of a global, passionate group of developers. In some ways it's easy for me to advocate and evangelize a destination, but ultimately they have the very challenging job of translating vision to reality.

But what is that vision? Of course, I can't spill the beans too early, but I'm happy to hit you with the broad strokes:

I want to protect the core gameplay: Land, Loot, Survive- we want to honor what has brought us to the dance, so to speak. This is a survival game, not a very large game of TDM.

I'm passionate about larger worlds: In 2021, you can expect vast new lands to explore, that should remind you why you fell in love in the first place.

I'm interested in fresh experiences: Here's what I love most about PUBG: it's an amazing story generator. So in 2021, we want to give our players more tools to create more diverse stories and exp...

Just popping in to say it's been an hour and I've only done a few of these- I plan on doing way more- I'm just trying to be thoughtful and intentional so you guys pick up what I'm laying down- I'm gonna do a ton of these, thanks for your patience-

Thanks for reaching out Wacky, we always love watching your videos- I remember beaming with pride when you did that Erangel Remaster lore deep-dive, as that was my basement you were investigating! =)

I watched your first night Test Server streaming, and could feel your pain. Something you and I totally agree on, is just because something is realistic, doesn't mean it's fun!

Tracers, even through suppressors, are realistic - but that's not why we've included them. We've included them as a balance feature to make sure players can't totally vanish from view and just rain hell on the rest of the map.

Our goal for Haven was to create a darker, moodier map. A place that gives players the opportunity to hide/hunt each other a little more than in our traditional wide-open maps. But as you would expect, early playtests revealed a map that really shifted the balance to reward the best snipers who could find the best cover. Which feels amazing for the killers, but no...

I think the biggest thing we are talking about internally, is how to offer more region specific, boutique matchmaking settings. Each region (and platform) have their own desires and needs, and I think we've been using a pretty brute force method. Of course this is crazy complicated because PUBG has become somewhat fragmented- we've got players that prefer TPP, FPP, large maps, small maps. Some that enjoy the variety, and others that just want to do their one favorite thing forever (this is coming from a guy that used to live on 24/7 Office CS servers).

I see big opportunities for improvement here- the main thing, as you would expect, is we want to get it right, and not make it harder on our players than it already is.

For your questions:

1. Yes, we've considered almost everything under the sun at this point- the goal is to maximize smiles, minimize frowns
2. I'm open to whatever makes the most fans the most happy (that's why we are looking at m...

No question. Just, you're awesome <3

Yeah Costume Presets are a point of discussion internally right now. What I can say beyond that is that we’re always looking to improve our quality of life features. Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we don’t. I don’t have anything for you today and I can’t promise anything (which is frustrating I know), but I do want to acknowledge this as I/we DEFINITELY hear the feedback around it. As soon as we have more information to share, we definitely will. We 100 percent have room for improvement here- and thanks for your question!

Hello everyone!

PUBG Season 10 - featuring the all-new map Haven - is officially live on PC and will be live on console tomorrow. To celebrate, PUBG has launched a Twitch Drops campaign with a number of PUBG Partners in North America and EMEA.

From today (Dec 16) - Saturday (Dec 19), all you have to do is watch a participating PUBG Partner stream for 20-mins each day to unlock a Twitch Drop to your linked accounts.

All you need to do is visit this link: https://accounts.pubg.com/rewards/season10 to link your accounts. There, you will also find the list of participating PUBG Partners, the items available each d...

We've all been really excited to see how much love Paramo has received. I think the cool thing about playing a live service game, is how flexible it can be. When we toss stuff in the vault- that doesn't mean it's gone forever!

I love Paramo, but if it comes back, it should have a little something different/extra, don't you think?

In terms of new content, absolutely large location(s) are the focus for 2021. But we will still have some smaller treats pop up throughout the year- I think we're improving at planning the year more cohesively.