PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One) is no longer just a battle royale game for certain players. Without much announcement, the developers have implemented a new deathmatch mode called “War”.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is actually a battle royale game. 100 players parachute onto an island, the last player (or team) wins. There are no respawns. Each player starts unarmed and has to scavenge for weapons. Meanwhile, an unstoppable death zone is closing in. Those who don’t escape in time die a miserable death.
So far, so familiar, but the new game mode “War” does everything differently!
Deathmatch instead of Battle Royale
Instead of further developing the battle royale mode, the developers have created a new game mode and quietly implemented it on select custom servers of the PC version. These servers are only open to PUBG partners and certain YouTubers and streamers.
There, you can extensively play the new game mode “War”. The rules of War are:
- Instead of being the last to survive, you need to accumulate points in the War mode.
- Points are gained by kills, and the team that first reaches 80 points wins the round.
- Whoever completely kills an opponent earns three points. If the opponent is only knocked down and later revived, one point is still possible.
- If you die, you can respawn in a safe zone after 60 seconds and are protected from campers.
- You all start with a submachine gun and can start shooting right away.
- Every 60 seconds, a supply drop is released. It contains the usual items that such drops normally have.
So far, the new War mode is in an early development stage. Therefore, the developers want to test it thoroughly before making it available to the general public. When War will be available on PC or even Xbox One is still unclear.
More action than in regular PUBG
According to initial reports about the new mode, the game runs much faster and wilder than in the more deliberate battle royale PUBG. Especially beginners can take their time to get used to the game and gunplay of PUBG.
We have embedded a video here where you can see the new game mode.
For regular PUBG fans, there will also soon be more action: namely on the new Savage map!
