PUBG Battlegrounds Update 17.2 Released: Spotter Scope Nerf, 1v1 Arena, Battle Pass & More

PUBG Battlegrounds’ latest update, Update 17.2, will be available for consoles and PC soon, and it will bring a whole host of new things to the game, as well as regular fixes and balancing updates. Krafton has released patch notes for the update, and it fixes some of the more persistent issues with the inventory system that caused an error when participating in 1v1 Arena twice in a row.

One of the new additions to PUBG Battlegrounds in the latest update was the addition of the Spotter Scope, which brought some issues with it. The Spotter Scope turned out to be extremely powerful, so it got pretty nerfed.

Spotter Scope enemy detection range has now been changed from 1000m to 600m, and the white passive marker will not automatically appear in ADS mode.

PUBG Battlegrounds 17.2 Update Notes

Weapon Balance Changes

MK12

• Increased recoil recovery
• Rebalanced speed related to recoil.

Mini 14

• Damage 47 → 48

Mortar

The mortar can now be deployed on any terrain, except in cases where the deployment angle is not secured on the water, including small puddles.

• Asphalt, concrete, iron, grass, sand, snow, ice, stone, etc.
• Due to the special characteristics of the Mortar map, it is not available in Haven.

• The Mortar now takes up an inventory slot and the weight is set to 50.
• It can be picked up and re-stored in inventory after use.
• Picking up the mortar with your main weapon in hand will automatically switch to the mortar.
• Picking up a mortar with bare hands (with two primary weapon holsters) will put the mortar into inventory.

MAP SERVICE

• NORMAL MATCH
  • Erangel / Miramar / Taego / Sanhok / Haven → VIKENDY
  • Rotating the map for regular matches will remove Haven and bring back Vikendi.
  • RATING
    • Erangel / Miramar / Taego

TRAINING MODE – New 1v1 arena.

• Interact with the signage located in front of the ticket counter outside the arena to participate or spectate.
• There are also numerous interactive signs scattered throughout the arena that allow you to register for or watch a 1v1 match.
• Participants: will be registered in a 1v1 matching pool.
  • You can cancel matchmaking at any time by going back to the ticket office.
  • Once matchmaking is complete, a 5-second countdown will appear before you enter the arena.

To read a full breakdown of all the new tweaks, fixes and additions to PUBG Battlegrounds, head over to the official patch notes breakdown (link here).