PUBG update completely overhauls how weapons work in attempt to make game more fair

Developers were worried that some guns were clearly the best in the game

PUBG's weapons have received a complete overhaul in a new update aimed at making the game more fair.

In what they describe as a "big patch", the makers of the game have changed just about everything about the game, in some way – with much of the focus on how guns work. Developers worried that some guns – particularly assault rifles – were objectively better than any others in the game, and had noticed that players seemed to be preferring them over all others.

To counteract that, all of the game's guns have recieved an overhaul in the way they work. Assault rifles have become less powerful, and just about every other kind of weapon has become more useful.

Pistols, for instance, have had their damage increased. Shotguns are now more powerful and have a longer range, and submachine guns have been changed so that they are more effective in close combat.

Assault rifles, on the other hand, have been changed so they are overall less powerful and so that each of them are more similar. As well as decreasing their power, assault rifles now take longer to reload and have more recoil.

Other changes have come to just about every other part of the game. A new gun, a new car and a whole set of new weapon attachments have been added – and small adjustments have been made to the game's maps, gameplay and menus.

For now, the changes are only on the PC test server. They will stay there for longer than they normally would, because developers are so keen on getting them right – but should eventually roll out into the main PC game and on the Xbox One eventually too.