September 23, 2020 PUBG's Arena mode is heading back to Labs for testing again, after being disabled last week.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could be getting a "64-person, squad-based" Arena mode. Developer PUBG Corp. recently added the mode to the battle royale game's 'Labs' testing ground as a new experiment, which aims to combine "intense PUBG gunplay with the tactics of an arena shooter". It was disabled shortly after for game stability reasons, but goes back up for testing today (September 23).
"Arena mode is a 64-person, squad-based match that drops you into one of several sectioned-off zones on Erangel, Miramar, or Sanhok," a Labs blog post explains. "You'll fight it out with up to two other squads to claim victory in your arena. Should you lose, your team will lose one of its three chances, which eliminates you once they're gone." Score a victory, on the other hand, and you'll progress into the next round in a "stronger position" than your opponents that lost.
Once the game gets down to three squads or fewer, the mode switches players into a sudden death-style arena. At this point, it's winner-takes-all - regardless of who's got the most chances remaining. There are some other key differences to normal matches, too - primarily, that PUBG weapons don't spawn in the world. "Instead, you will need to use currency that you earn by eliminating other players to purchase your arsenal through the Loadout menu," the post says.
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