A new update in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) is set to resolve severe issues, including increased pings that caused frustration.
The last few days have not been easy for PUBG players, as a new update caused significant matchmaking issues. It involved a type of region lock that was supposed to automatically assign players to their region’s servers. As a result, there were malfunctions with high pings.
PUBG apologizes for the issues and has a first solution ready.
Ping issues in PUBG hopefully resolved
What was the problem? A patch as a hotfix for PUBG was released a few hours ago, intended to fix the ping problems. Players frequently spoke about these issues in recent days, as the latest Update #22 did not function as it should.
On the PUBG website, one can read:
We are aware that many of you have had a poor experience with the matchmaking changes that came with Update #22. […] The improved system was supposed to automatically send players to the region where they have the lowest ping. Unfortunately, a bug in ping calculation meant that player regions were not correctly recognized. This resulted in players being sent to matches in a region where they did not have an optimal gameplay experience.
PUBG says sorry: Additionally, there is an apology to the many players whose matches were negatively affected. The team addressed the issue on Twitter on October 8th after many frustrated fans had reported.
The solution: In a statement from October 12, the team explains that they released a hotfix within the last 24 hours that should resolve the ping issues. Players should thus be assigned to the correct region in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
They are now working on further issues. The fix for that is expected next week. For PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the FIX-PUBG campaign is currently underway. A faster and better matchmaking system is one of the goals.
This is what they aim to achieve with the changes: The goal of these fixes is that PUBG now prioritizes sending players in matches to servers of their region. If the waiting times become too long, players will be placed on the servers nearest to their region. This aims to prevent players from experiencing unnecessarily long wait times.
The solution seems to work: Some players report on Reddit that since the hotfix they have had fewer issues playing PUBG. For them, the matchmaking correction has worked. Have you noticed any changes in the last few hours?
Ping problems are something PUBG players cannot afford, especially with this winter map being released soon.
