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Riot Carol Danvers: Jul 30, 2004; It's super dumb, but I can't stop myself. This is just kind of how I do things.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/578080/announcements/detail/3077529898698894565

Bluehole posted:

Hi everyone,

Today we want to tell you about something new we’ve prepared just in time for Sanhok’s release: a new way to unlock new content in PUBG. We’ll reveal all the details very soon, but first we want to share some context and information about how we think about premium content.

Since the beginning, we’ve thought a lot about ways to allow you to unlock content in meaningful ways. To start, we tried to establish a cosmetic market based on scarcity by introducing crate and key system. This model allows all players to get reward items regardless of whether they made a purchase or not, resell unwanted crates/items back to the marketplace and acquire items or add funds to your Steam Wallet without ever using cash payment methods.

The goal was to provide a fun system outside of the main game experience through item trading. We also designed the system to be useful for you whether you’re willing or unwilling to make a purchase. We especially liked that the crate and key system can feel extremely satisfying whenever you unlock rare items. However, to make certain items really rare and valuable, we’ve had to regulate the supply of items, making high tier items very rare. As a result, many of you can’t get the items you want instantly, and even though you’ve invested more money into the system, it can be pretty difficult to get the items you want.

This type of market model still has its own values. However, our team’s goal is to not stop here, but to keep experimenting with new systems and new content. To this end, around the release of the PC 1.0 version last year, we had a lot on our mind.

At one point, we actually considered the option of releasing new content in paid DLC format, including new maps. However, we came to understand that this method has some critical drawbacks. Mainly, it divides the entire player base into separate groups depending on whether they’ve purchased map DLC. It would also keep a huge portion of players from enjoying the biggest additions to the game. As such, at The Game Awards 2017, we promised that all battle royale maps will be provided to all of our players for free, not as DLC.

Then, while designing and developing Sanhok, we began to explore how to offer premium content in new ways, without limiting it to DLC. We wanted to create a whole new gameplay and reward experience. Ultimately, we decided to go with a new system: the “Event Pass.” It’ll be made available on June 22, the same day Sanhok hits live servers.

The Event Pass is designed to reflect the opinions of players who wanted a trackable progression-related system, and at the same time allows you to unlock new content in PUBG in a way that is different from the crate and key system.

Just like the crate and key system, you’ll be able to get rewards in the Event Pass system regardless of whether you made a purchase. If you haven’t paid for the pass, you can temporarily unlock many of the items (and earn one special item permanently). However, you can also permanently unlock a ton of exclusive reward items by paying to unlock the pass and completing certain missions to “level up” your pass. If you’re hesitant about buying the Pass, but want to play the missions, you’re free to do that. And your mission progress is always tracked, so you can buy the Event Pass late in the event and still get all the rewards you’ve earned.

This first Event Pass is all about celebrating the launch of Sanhok, so it includes an item set that fits the map Sanhok thematically. The Event Pass will last for about four weeks, and it includes dozens of missions, including daily missions, weekly missions, and Sanhok-specific missions. By completing missions and leveling up, you’ll unlock rewards. These rewards won’t be tradable or marketable, so only those of you who really earn them will get to show them off in-game.

One more thing: simply by playing and completing missions while they’re available, you’ll be able to unlock one free chance to change your in-game PUBG name.

We’ll share more about missions and level-up rewards before Sanhok hits the live servers.

Please give us your feedback on the Event Season and Pass so we can keep improving PUBG. Our top priorities will continue to be optimizing performance, fixing bugs, and eradicating cheat programs.While our Platform, Engineering, and Anti-Cheat teams are focusing on these areas, we’ll keep meeting players’ needs for new experiences, rewards, and surprising new features.

As always, thanks for playing.

Love,
Your friends at PUBG Corp.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:07

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# ? May 29, 2024 15:39

Doorknob Slobber: Sep 10, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

what in the even gently caress are they talking about

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:13

Monowhatever: Mar 19, 2010

They're copying the fortnite battle pass thing aren't they?

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:17

Mischievous Mink: May 29, 2012

Not enough to be the most popular game on steam, they just have to keep pushing more micro transactions ceaselessly? I don't want to see their stupid esports ads in the game and I don't want this poo poo either.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:19

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

You want Call of Duty missions and unlocks? Pay for them as a side-game.

I'm ... actually pretty OK with that. You can play dress up with your character and weapons and you actually pay to support the content creation.

Now, I absolutely just submitted a price rewind for the Steam sale difference. Give me my :10bux:

citi!

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:20

MF_James: May 8, 2008; I CANNOT HANDLE BEING CALLED OUT ON MY DUMBASS OPINIONS ABOUT ANTI-VIRUS AND SECURITY. I REALLY LIKE TO THINK THAT I KNOW THINGS HERE

INSTEAD I AM GOING TO WHINE ABOUT IT IN OTHER THREADS SO MY OPINION CAN FEEL VALIDATED IN AN ECHO CHAMBER I LIKE

Monowhatever posted:

They're copying the fortnite battle pass thing aren't they?

I mean, other games have done it as well, CSGO has been doing it for a while. In fact, it's exactly the CSGO system since they don't gate the maps behind paid DLC, they just release passes with it to generate revenue and give you a mission book to complete.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:25

Thom P. Tiers: May 29, 2008; Red Birds
Red Ass
Red Text

I was just going to say, it sounds exactly like what CS:GO has been doing forever. They are copying the CS:GO model. Weapon skins, advertising the gently caress out of their tournaments, and have "operations" for like 2 months at a time where you can level up by completing tasks for dumb rewards, banners, and coins.

The only difference is CS:GO is a pretty much 100% polished game with a successful competitive scene and extremely high skill ceiling with zero RNG.

Thom P. Tiers fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Jun 20, 2018

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:32

Doorknob Slobber: Sep 10, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

ok so its the csgo thing that makes sense to me more than how its explained there

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:34

No Safe Word: Feb 26, 2005

Rocket League is going to be doing the same thing too, it's a pretty sensible model to be honest

And with this they could actually just make the game F2P probably. I mean, they probably already could, but this would make the revenue from actual game sales even less necessary for ongoing expenditures.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:34

George H.W. Cunt: Oct 6, 2010

Free name change is the biggest thing imo

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:44

deedee megadoodoo: Sep 28, 2000; Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one to Flavortown, and that has made all the difference.

You guys should�ve picked better names the first time around :colbert:

# ? Jun 20, 2018 00:54

Elentor: Dec 14, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

I honestly did not see the map selection ~~change~~ removal coming.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 01:00

John DiFool: Aug 28, 2013

F2P would likely kill the game with bots and hackers. Good luck with that.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 01:13

Doorknob Slobber: Sep 10, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

George H.W. oval office posted:

Free name change is the biggest thing imo

yeah im probably going to change my name since i dont think there was a way to do it before at all which wa stupid

John DiFool posted:

F2P would likely kill the game with bots and hackers. Good luck with that.

according to a lot of people in this thread they already have to deal with hackers every game

# ? Jun 20, 2018 01:14

Beamed: Nov 26, 2010; Then you have a responsibility that no man has ever faced. You have your fear which could become reality, and you have Godzilla, which is reality.

Thom P. Tiers posted:

I was just going to say, it sounds exactly like what CS:GO has been doing forever. They are copying the CS:GO model. Weapon skins, advertising the gently caress out of their tournaments, and have "operations" for like 2 months at a time where you can level up by completing tasks for dumb rewards, banners, and coins.

The only difference is CS:GO is a pretty much 100% polished game with a successful competitive scene and extremely high skill ceiling with zero RNG.

and PUBG had to cancel a tournament because their game is too broken

# ? Jun 20, 2018 02:27

Kung Fu Fist Fuck: Aug 9, 2009

nothing to see here scrublets

Kung Fu Fist Fuck fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Jun 20, 2018

# ? Jun 20, 2018 02:38

odiv: Jan 12, 2003

Have they said what the rewards are yet? It's just cosmetic poo poo right (hopefully)?

# ? Jun 20, 2018 04:41

deedee megadoodoo: Sep 28, 2000; Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one to Flavortown, and that has made all the difference.

The rewards include a parachute that lets you land 0.5 seconds faster than a normal chute.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 04:45

Schneider Inside Her: Aug 6, 2009; Please bitches. If nothing else I am a gentleman

GunSense: for 10 seconds after you land you can see guns through walls. Only 9.99

# ? Jun 20, 2018 06:01

a real chump: Jul 30, 2003; noice; Nap Ghost

i liked the battlepass in fortnite enough that it kept me playing through the first season even though i don't really like fortnite.

if you get a poo poo circle or your teammates die early you can do something stupid and check off a box, shallow but enjoyable.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 06:45

Elman: Oct 26, 2009

Great, soon all games will have an International Compendium.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 08:12

Morzhovyye: Mar 2, 2013

Thom P. Tiers posted:

I loved the blue zone changes that were made specifically in response to the community and pros and they reverted it within 24 hours and haven't mentioned a drat thing about it since.

Hellsau posted:

Those circle changes were so good that I have played very few games since they reverted the changes, since it's just way worse and now I know how green the grass could be.

Same. They need to bring the dynamic blue zone over to the bigger maps because they're the ones that actually need it and not the smaller map that's still 100 players which makes it more fast paced already.

# ? Jun 20, 2018 11:22

Bouchehog: Dec 19, 2002; The Campaign for Badger Rights

Version 4 of my infographic. I've not been playing much for the last two months (being a new father apparently reduces my available free time) so if anyone has any useful input about what has changed from this information please let me know!

# ? Jun 20, 2018 17:26

Neutrino: Mar 8, 2006; Fallen Rib

PUBG compensates wrongly banned players with 20,000 BP

# ? Jun 20, 2018 23:14

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

Neutrino posted:

PUBG compensates wrongly banned players with 20,000 BP

Yup, got my deposit in this morning. What the gently caress am I supposed to do with it? Buy crates that I can then buy keys for? What the hell?

# ? Jun 20, 2018 23:30

Gildiss: Aug 24, 2010; Grimey Drawer

FunOne posted:

Yup, got my deposit in this morning. What the gently caress am I supposed to do with it? Buy crates that I can then buy keys for? What the hell?

Sell the crates.

PUBG has paid for itself and several games at this point for me.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 00:05

Kung Fu Fist Fuck: Aug 9, 2009

i too brag about earning 2 cents an hour

# ? Jun 21, 2018 00:09

Gildiss: Aug 24, 2010; Grimey Drawer

Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:

i too brag about earning 2 cents an hour

The game is enjoyable and as an added bonus I got it for free?

The twitch prime poo poo alone was :10bux:

and some crates were several dollars each too, so it isn't always a $0.03 crate.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 01:03

pro starcraft loser: Jan 23, 2006; Stand back, this could get messy.

PLEASE bring back damage making your aim get a little messy. So tired of snipers one shotting me as I'm literally shooting them 4-5 times.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 01:32

Thom P. Tiers: May 29, 2008; Red Birds
Red Ass
Red Text

pro starcraft loser posted:

PLEASE bring back damage making your aim get a little messy. So tired of snipers one shotting me as I'm literally shooting them 4-5 times.

Aim punch is definitely a thing though :confused:

# ? Jun 21, 2018 02:40

Winkle-Daddy: Mar 10, 2007

Neutrino posted:

PUBG compensates wrongly banned players with 20,000 BP

man, no compensation for the false June 8th ban wave :/ oh well

# ? Jun 21, 2018 02:44

revolther: May 27, 2008

Gildiss posted:

The game is enjoyable and as an added bonus I got it for free?

The twitch prime poo poo alone was and some crates were several dollars each too, so it isn't always a $0.03 crate.

I bought Hunt: Showdown entirely with cash from pubg crates, like a broken games waterfall.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 11:43

Grimwall: Dec 11, 2006; Product of Schizophrenia

revolther posted:

I bought Hunt: Showdown entirely with cash from pubg crates, like a broken games waterfall.

Crate prizes crashed, it's barely worth the effort to sell them. They should fire the monetization people since they hosed the crate economy, consequently making the crates and BP worthless.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 12:30

Neutrino: Mar 8, 2006; Fallen Rib

Grimwall posted:

Crate prizes crashed, it's barely worth the effort to sell them. They should fire the monetization people since they hosed the crate economy, consequently making the crates and BP worthless.

Yep, if you buy a key for $2.50 and get a shirt in the crate worth $0.05 you have to ask yourself, wtf?

# ? Jun 21, 2018 12:55

FunOne: Aug 20, 2000; I am a slimey vat of concentrated stupidity; Fun Shoe

At least I get to enjoy the sale price, as Citi just approved my :10bux:

refund.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 12:57

Winkle-Daddy: Mar 10, 2007

Neutrino posted:

Yep, if you buy a key for $2.50 and get a shirt in the crate worth $0.05 you have to ask yourself, wtf?

csgo players have been doing this for years, though...?

# ? Jun 21, 2018 14:40

Chard: Aug 24, 2010

Winkle-Daddy posted:

csgo players have been doing this for years, though...?

Using csgo players as a benchmark for rational behavior :hmmyes:

# ? Jun 21, 2018 16:46

Thom P. Tiers: May 29, 2008; Red Birds
Red Ass
Red Text

PUBG, CS:GO, DOTA2, Path of Exile and TF2 all have micro-transactions for cosmetics and are always at the top for player counts on steam. People love their cool colored pixels and animations.

# ? Jun 21, 2018 16:51

Top Hats Monthly: Jun 22, 2011; People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT

I really have liked playing PUBG but the amount of bad ideas that the company has is honestly astonishing

# ? Jun 21, 2018 16:58

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# ? May 29, 2024 15:39

Schneider Inside Her: Aug 6, 2009; Please bitches. If nothing else I am a gentleman

If you wear someones clothes to a chicken dinner you should get to keep those clothes

# ? Jun 21, 2018 17:07

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