If ever there was a game that defined the grind of cosmetics, it has to be PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Said items are entirely superfluous and make no difference whatsoever to how players engage in a round of PUBG, and yet fans still go mental for the goods to the point where they’ll shell out hundreds upon hundreds of American greenbacks for a mere dress.
The Steam marketplace will most likely be charging a premium soon enough then, as the latest fashion trends have just arrived in the PC test server for PUBG: Leather. In case you haven’t heard, I love leather. The Desperado collection features plenty of that cow hide to saunter around in, although getting your hands on a crate will most likely be one hell of a grind.
According to the latest PUBG patch notes, these drop rates range from as high as an 8% chance of dropping all the way through to a minuscule 0.16% for a simple cloth mask. Here’s a look at the contents of new leeeeeeeaaaaather crates via Eurogamer, which will make their way to PUBG proper soon enough:
Desperado items
- Sleeveless Turtleneck Top (Gray) : 8.00%
- Leather Boots (Black) : 8.00%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Black) : 7.50%
- Baggy Pants (Black) : 7.50%
- Striped Tank-top : 7.50%
- Wide Pants (Red) : 7.50%
- Punk Knuckle Gloves (Red) : 7.00%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Black) : 7.00%
- Baggy Pants (Brown) : 5.00%
- Long Leather Boots (Brown) : 5.00%
- Striped Shirt (Gray) : 5.00%
- Beanie (Brown) : 5.00%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Black) : 4.50%
- Training Pants (Light Blue) : 4.50%
- Leather Boots (Brown) : 4.50%
- Horn-rimmed Glasses (Brown) : 2.50%
- Aviator Sunglasses : 1.30%
- Checkered Jacket : 1.30%
- Long-sleeved Leather Shirt : 0.60%
- Leather Hoodie (Black) : 0.32%
- Leather Hoodie (White) : 0.32%
- Cloth Mask (Leopard) : 0.16%
That’s some good leather. In addition to the Desperado line, players can also gamble for a chance to earn some goodies from the Biker range when said items are implemented outside of the test server:
Biker items
- Long-sleeved T-shirt (Red) : 15.00%
- School Shoes (Brown) : 15.00%
- raglan shirt : 10.00%
- T-shirt (Pink striped) : 10.00%
- Polka Dot T-shirt : 10.00%
- Dirty Long-sleeved T-shirt : 10.00%
- School Shoes (Black) : 5.00%
- Skinny Jeans (Khaki) : 5.00%
- Gas Mask (Half) : 4.50%
- Beanie (Gray) : 4.50%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Red) : 4.50%
- Skinny Jeans (Pink) : 2.50%
- Patrol Cap (Brown) : 1.20%
- Sleeveless Turtleneck (Gray Striped) : 1.20%
- Patrol Cap (Gray) : 0.40%
- Biker Pants (Black) : 0.40%
- Floral Shirt (White) : 0.26%
- Sneakers (Black) : 0.26%
- Padded Jacket (Purple) : 0.06%
- Princess Power Tank-top : 0.06%
- Floral Shirt (Black) : 0.05%
- Biker Pants (Gray) : 0.05%
- Aviator Goggles : 0.03%
- Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Brown) : 0.01%
- Sleeveless Biker Jacket (Black) : 0.01%
- Cloth Mask (Checkered) : 0.01%
As for the rest of the patch that is currently being tested? Some solid changes are on the way, including a new report system that will flag cheaters when their replays are accessed:
World
- Added more objects around La Bendita on Miramar to increase the amount of cover
Gameplay
- Reduced the visible distance when parachuting down in order to test the optimization of server and client performance at the early phases of the game
Item
- Changed the design of the energy drink
UI/UX
- Adjusted the squad team colors (players 1~4) to better reflect their callout names (yellow, orange, blue, green)
- Adjusted squad team colors to make them more consistent between different colorblind options
- Added a function where a player can select more detailed criteria for the “Cheating” category in the in-game report tool
- You can choose multiple items or you can just report without selecting any of them
Replays
- While player’s nameplate is on (H key), now you can check the current weapon of that player by pressing G key
- Added report button in replay
- Report button pops up when pressing RMB on the player list (TAB key)
- While observing / following mode, report button appears on the timeline (J key)
- Added a care package icon changing effect according to the status
- The icon will be different when the care package is falling and looted by other players
- Adjusted replay system so that now a player can watch the replay without extra delay in the following cases: solo mode; when the player won the match; when all teammates are eliminated
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the issue where when a player lands from the plane the position of character teleports intermittently
- Fixed the issue where character animation is frozen when rejoining after a crash
- Fixed the issue where the red zone disappears instantly after it formed
- Fixed the issue where some vehicles spawned on Miramar are stuck to an object and unable to move
- Fixed the issue where a player sometimes couldn’t pass through a door even though it was open
- Fixed the issue where mouse cursor would disappear on a replay map
- Fixed the issue where when replay and death cam were played, the crosshair was bouncing
- Fixed the issue where the falling speed meter text was showing abnormally in Portuguese
Meanwhile, there isn’t a patch in existence in any reality of the entire multiverse that is capable of giving me a fighting chance of not being terrible at PUBG.
Last Updated: January 10, 2018
