PUBG Update: Blue Zone Damage is Increased

Bluehole released the last update for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds prior to the PC 1.0 release. In this update the developers increased the damage of Blue zone.

Patch Notes

Gameplay

• Blue zone DOT (Damage over Time) increases when characters are farther away from the play zone
• This principle does not apply to the first blue zone

Bug Fix

• Resolved a bug where bullets would sometimes ignore armor

Developer comments

We have received a lot of feedback asking for improvement of the blue zone. We have decided to adjust the blue zone damage to encourage engagement inside of the play zone. From this new update, you will be able to focus more on the immediate, close-ranged skirmishes inside the play zone, instead of dealing with enemies outside of the play zone during the mid to late phases of the game.

From now on the developers will focus on polishing 1.0 version of the game with the goal to release it this year, meaning that the developers won’t make any changes to Live Servers, although they will continue to patch the Test Servers. For example, PlayerUnknown stated on his twitter-account that vaulting should be available on Test Servers next week.