'PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds' patch update, news: Vaulting and climbing to become easy; cheaters get tracked and banned

Promotional photo for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" in Steam Steam website

Players of the first-person shooter (FPS) "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG) who have been having a hard time maneuvering the character to climb or jump would probably take delight in the recent announcement of the game's developer, Bluehole.

Bluehole had announced on Oct. 27, Friday, that players were welcome to try the game and to provide feedback as the test servers were up and running. Some of the mentioned changes in the game include vaulting and climbing and changes in vehicle driving. This move was a nod to the earlier announcement made by Brendan Greene, creator of the game, that the common problems in the game would be soon resolved.

The developer also added that the ongoing launch of test servers would be crucial for the final release of the patch, in which details were to come this week. The fixing of the problematic moves in the game would be useful to players who had constantly dealt with climbing by patiently jumping over and over again.

"Such complexity can cause many problems for the players who need to rely on fast and effective means of jumping over (or on top of) boxes, containers, fences etc. For that reason we have decided to implement dynamic vaulting and climbing mechanics," Bluehole said.

A 2.3-meter height limit of things would enable players to jump or climb with one hand. This means that objects that are chest high could be climbed even with a weapon on the other hand. For higher places or objects, the player should use both hands, which means that the weapon should be dropped before being able to climb.

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'" crackdown on cheaters had already begun as well. Bluehole announced that the company was implementing new measures to trace cheaters who showed an "abnormal gameplay behavior." It added that there were more than 20,000 players who had been banned in one day and revealed that they were stepping up by using a monitoring system.

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