PUBG PC giving free beanies to apologize for server issues
What's the story
PUBG PC is often riddled with issues despite being one of the most popularly played Battle Royale games globally. Recently one of its server maintenance runs caused problems for players. Understandably, with competition in the Battle Royale genre of games rising, PUBG does not want to lose its loyal player base. Thus it issued an apology and decided to give away free in-game goodies.
Issues
The problem with the servers
PUBG PC routinely maintains its servers to ensure a smooth gameplay for the numerous global players who sign in daily. However, on October 17, following its live server maintenance, many players faced difficulties when they tried to log into the game. They had trouble connecting to the servers and several players received a message saying that a 'network lag' was detected.
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PUBG developers rushed to fix the issue
PC Players: We're aware players in some regions are experiencing connectivity issues since maintenance ended, including "Network Lag Detected".
— PUBG Help (@PUBG_help) October 17, 2018
Our team is investigating these issues at the highest priority and we'll update you once resolved.
The apology
What else can they be, all apologies
By way of apology, after fixing the issue, PUBG Corp. is giving PC players free in-game items and currency to smooth things over. Players who log in before 5:30 AM on October 24 IST can claim these free items. These include a black beanie with headphones and 20,000 battle points (BP), which the players can spend in-game.
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Nothing says sorry like free stuff
We sincerely apologize for the negative experience caused by our recent server connectivity and matchmaking related issues. As compensation, we will be gifting all PC players the Black Beanie with Headphones item along with 20,000 BP. Log in to PUBG by 5pm PDT on Oct 23 to claim. pic.twitter.com/CW5L8nf25z
— PUBG (@PUBG) October 18, 2018