Bluehole Inc has confirmed that the PUBG server status will be down tonight for around three hours.
The new maintenance has been scheduled so that a new build of the game can be deployed.
WILL PUBG ON XBOX ONE BE AFFECTED?
Bluehole have not said anything about a new PUBG Xbox One update being launch tonight so there shouldn’t be any problems on console.
HOW LONG Is PUBG DOWN TONIGHT?
As stated above, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds PC players will be unable to play for around three-hours, with the maintenance period scheduled to start at around 2am, GMT.
“PC players, our live servers will go down for maintenance for 3 hours at Feb 21 6PM PST / Feb 22 3AM CET.
“We will be moving the latest test build from the test servers to the live ones. Thank you for your understanding.”
This should mean that PUBG is down until around 5am in the UK, and until 9pm, PST.
There’s of course the chance that the game will be down longer than first scheduled, which actually happens quite a lot.
Hour-long extensions are common, so fans should be prepared to lose further game time tonight.
After the new PUBG Server maintenance period, a new Battlegrounds update will be made available to download on PC.
This will include new loot crates, as well as further performance optimisations being made to the game.
The new paid crate (FEVER) can be obtained separately from the “weekly crates” screen with the Early Bird key which is purchasable in the Steam market.
The new free crate (MILITIA) has a 40% drop rate. Drop rates for previous crates are shown below:
- SURVIVOR: 10%
- WANDERER: 10%
- BIKER: 20%
- DESPERADO: 20%
- MILITIA (New): 40%
Bluehole points out that some players will be able to find the whole set in a single crate if they are lucky.
“As with the Gamescom Invitational Crate, you can get the whole set along with a single item when opening the FEVER crate if you are lucky,” the post continues.
“Keys and BPs will be given out for testing the new crates and items. However, test server inventory will not be carried over to the live servers.
The FEVER crate contains new items inspired by the fashion of the 1970s and 1980s.
The MILITIA crate, meanwhile, introduces the Erangel resistance force outfit and the Miramar frontiersman outfit.
Bluehole explains more in a new blog post: “FEVER crate with the strong feeling of spring can be purchased with BP and unlocked with Early Bird keys.
“MILITIA crate, which will allow you to show off your combat outfit, is dropped randomly among the four existing crates, and it is free. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get new outfits!”
