Today, Mar. 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG gaming app is now experiencing down server as announced on their official Twitter account. The said down server is due to their updates being installed on the game.
So if you are planning to play PUBG tonight and you are using a PC, you might have to wait for quite sometime before the game successfully regained its power again. While waiting, there are tips and hacks that you can do to make sure that that all your progress will be saved on your server once this happens again on PUBG. Here's how.
After Version 6.2 PC update was done to PUBG, the server is now down for straight 4 hours, here's why
Just a few weeks after PUBG released its newest update for their game entailed on their Update 6.2, the game is now down on its system for expectedly four long hours. No worries, though; the game is currently being fixed by the developer of the game and said that it would be back after less than an hour-- from the time the article was published.
PC Players: Live server maintenance has started and is expected to last 4 hours.https://t.co/GQLhiYzmLB — PUBG Support (@PUBG_Support) March 4, 2020
As explained by PUBG, "in the existing 24 hours, live servers will undergo routine maintenance to improve backend stability."
This was their explanation for the down server of their game on all PC gaming devices out there. Unfortunately, the down system of the game will still be happening again soon. PUBG already released a schedule of the down server for its players to be aware of their system upgrade.
The four-hour maintenance begins on Mar. 3, 4:30 p.m. PST, Mar. 4 9:30 a.m. KST and later on Mar. 4 00:30 UTC.
Since all players are now notified that the game will begin its upgrade soon, here are some of the most important tips that you must do as a player if you want to be assured that your game will be saved on the game-- just in case you are playing while the system is being fixed again.
What to do once PUBG has down server?
Just like any other video game, PUBG players do not want their records or progress to be just wiped away instantly, especially if PUBG is making an upgrade. Once this happens again, do you what to do? If not, here are some tips.
According to PUBG itself, when there is server maintenance made by the game, no one can access and connect to their game.
If that's not the case, though, PUBG advises these steps. First, fix your internet and DMZ. Then, check the settings of the gameplay. If device manager is not visible, change the View Criteria to Large Icon, Small Icon, or Classic View; check your Windows Firewall as there are times that it can block your game; lastly, antivirus programs can also alter your gaming display-- make sure to check on it.
