PC & Console Patch Notes – Update 15.2

Summary

Trelvic summary report classifying PC+Console changes in 15.2 by map, weapons, ranked, UI/UX. It briefly covers the areas with significant player impact and key points, instead of official prose.

This summary is reference information based on the official patch notes.

• Free-to-Play transition: Hello players. This is PUBG Bowling Bomb.
• Free-to-Play transition: Since PUBG: Battle Royale began expanding across platforms to share our unique battle royale experience with more players, now...
• Free-to-Play transition: After the transition, BATTLEGROUNDS Plus accounts are newly added, and we sincerely thank existing players for your continued support...
• Free-to-Play transition: Through Free-to-Play, we aim to share a Battle Royale experience unique to PUBG with a broader set of players.

• Live maintenance schedule: To support the Free-to-Play transition, rewards for existing players and platform store updates will be performed, requiring operations beyond typical live service maintenance...
• Live maintenance schedule: With the Free-to-Play transition, 15.2 live server updates will proceed on PC and Console platforms simultaneously; testing server tests will be paused during live maintenance...
• Live maintenance schedule: Transition point for free service: January 12, 2022, live server maintenance end time
• Live maintenance schedule: PC server maintenance window PST: January 10, 2022 10 AM – January 11, 2022 11 PM

• 15.2 Highlights: Will update with live servers.
• 15.2 Highlights: Note: newly added features and updates provided in this notice may be changed or removed due to bugs, in-game issues, or community feedback. If changes occur, players will be informed...

• New feature: Tactical Gear: To provide more tactical options during live play, a new concept item 'Tactical Gear' is introduced, moving beyond pure gunplay...
• New feature: Tactical Gear: 'Tactical Gear' attaches to the primary weapon slot, enabling more creative and long-term strategies.
• Tutorial 1: Basics Training: This mode consists of five steps to help players learn basic controls.
• Tutorial 1: Basics Training: Gun acquisition and shooting methods

• Tactical Gear: Drone: Players can control a drone to scout high-distance areas with minimal risk, gather items, or locate enemies.
• Tactical Gear: Drone: Drones spawn on all maps.
• Tactical Gear: Drone: Drones are supported in regular matches, custom games, training mode, and sandbox mode.
• Tactical Gear: Drone: When a player equips a drone, they hold a drone tablet.

• Lobby Tutorial Missions: Added missions to help players become more familiar after completing Basic Training and AI Training matches.
• Lobby Tutorial Missions: Check the tutorial missions and progress on the event page.
• Lobby Tutorial Missions: Missions auto-accept without separate acceptance from the player.
• Lobby Tutorial Missions: Completing missions yields various rewards; upon claiming all rewards, the mission list disappears.