PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds recently rolled out improved blood effects, but quickly removed them when it turned out they were causing widespread crashes for players. The new blood effects were part of a routine hotfix intended to correct some performance problems, but PUBG is in for some much bigger changes in its upcoming season seven, based on what was revealed in a recent trailer.
With the arrival of Apex Legends and Call of Duty Warzone, as well as the ever-present popularity of Fortnite, PUBG isn’t quite the juggernaut it once was. Recent revelations of mismanagement at PUBG Esports have also called the viability of professional PUBG play into question. Still, PUBG Corporation is continuing to update the game with both small tweaks and major updates, including a popular move to let PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players group up in the same party.
Sometimes even the best intentions can go awry, as was the case with the recent update that changed blood effects. More than just making the game’s blood splatter look a little nicer, the updated effects were intended to provide a better visual indication of hits, helping to level the playing field between players using the default color mode and colorblind mode. That update had an unexpected effect on performance, though, causing crashes for many players. As a result, the PUBG Support Twitter account announced that the developer was deploying a hotfix to remove the new blood effects for the time being. In the update's patch notes, PUBG Corp. says that it’s happy with the way the new effects look and intends to reintroduce them once they can be added back in without affecting stability.
PUBG can be notoriously difficult to get into for new players, making improvements to readability even more important. It’s not the only step that PUBG Corp. is taking to making the game more welcoming, though. PUBG added a team deathmatch mode in March, which offers a more forgiving play experience than its standard battle royale mode, and player response has been positive so far. The developer even recently asked players to help come up with the rules for PUBG’s ranked competitive mode by taking part in a playtest and providing feedback afterward.
While it’s disappointing to see PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds roll back its updated blood effects, it’s a good sign that PUBG Corp. was willing to act quickly when problems surfaced. Perhaps even more heartening is the fact that the developer is tackling an important accessibility option head-on, when such vital aspects of games are often ignored or downplayed.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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