"PUBG's" reputation for popularizing the battle royale game mode may have made it a household name, but the popularity of its more polished competitors have outshone it in the previous months. But now, it looks like "PUBG" is ready to make a comeback as the premiere battle royale game on multiple consoles.
In a Steam "PUBG" community post last Friday by the game's executive producer, Taeseok Jang, the company behind "PUBG" finally announces the official end of the FIX PUBG period. Fans dedicated to "PUBG" may know the FIX PUBG period as the past three months dedicated to the improvement and optimization of their favorite battle royale game.
Some of the optimizations that "PUBG" underwent during this period include performance optimizations to increase the game's performance during crucial moments in an online session. In addition, the "PUBG" developers also focused on optimizing in-game effects to ensure that performance does not drop when multiple effects are triggered during a game session.
"PUBG" developers have also worked on server performance optimizations to lessen the player experience of getting desynched from a game. Better server performance also allows players to increase their average framerate by 20 percent. While the "PUBG" developers do note that desynchronization between players can still occur if pings are still high, a better matchmaking experience was worked on to ensure that the event of desynchronization does not happen often.
Taeseok Jang's post also mentions efforts continuing for the quality of life updates as well as anti-cheating measures being worked on by the "PUBG" developers. The game's executive producer notes that while the FIX PUBG event is now officially over, fans of the battle royale game can expect PUBG Corp. to focus on stability and quality of life updates for 2019.
But the end of FIX PUBG is not the only thing that fans of the game have to celebrate about. According to Polygon, fans have gotten a new Training mode thanks to the FIX PUBG updates to the game. The new Training mode allows "PUBG" players to practice their games without having to be subject to the volatile online environment.
In addition to the additional Training mode, "PUBG" console fans can now enjoy the game on consoles in its stable and updated form. "PUBG" has apparently left early access on Xbox One, and is also ready to release on the PlayStation 4 by Dec. 7.
With "PUBG's" numerous improvements, it looks like the game is ready to provide a premiere and competitive battle royale experience. As Taeseok Jang promised in his post, the time for "PUBG" to roll out features regardless of quality is over; now stability and quality take the forefront.
