PUBG Finally Considers Region-Locked Servers, No Specifics On Where

Fans of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have been begging the developers to create region-locked servers for some time now and it seems they’re finally getting their wish, though, perhaps not as they envisioned. The main reason behind their request has been to keep Chinese players inside China where its huge number of cheaters couldn’t bother everyone else. Unfortunately, these new tests could cast a much wider net.

In a recent post on Steam’s community page, the developers provided new details about the update coming to PUBG. While the creator of the game, Brian Greene had been resistant to the idea of creating region-locked servers before, it seems he just can’t keep putting it off anymore.

"We are always working towards improving the gameplay environment," the post reads. "This includes providing stable network experience for our players. You all know that we have implemented ping based matchmaking system that has shown great results but we didn't want to stop there.

"One of the solutions we are considering is operating servers so that only those players who reside in that region can connect and play. These servers will be made invisible to players residing in other regions. But, at the same time, if a player in an exclusive server region forms a team with a player from another region, they can connect to and play on any of the servers available to either of them."

The post made no mention of any reason for the contemplation of region-locking, but the damage that cheaters are doing to its brand might have finally convinced PUBG Corp. that this was the right thing to do. Other than that, though, the developers also provided updates with regards to skins and crates, PC Gamer reports.

If these plans fall through, players can expect big changes to their experience. Perhaps the incidents of cheating might finally abate.