Erangel Classic returns for two weeks next month
PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds- aka the game that inspired and then was overtaken byFortnitesBattle Royalemode - is seemingly borrowing a leaf from its cartoony cousins playbook by resurrecting its original map.
PUBGs return to Erangel -now dubbed Erangel Classic- will follow the approach taken by Fortnite through its own recent trip through seasons pastin last years Season OG.
As well as bringing back the original map layout and locations lost in subsequent updates, the time-trip will rebalance weapons with reduced recoil and a longer time to knock down enemies, reintroduce bench weapons, bring back fog and rain weather conditions and even tweak the games user interface - with vintage map, minimap and fonts that its developers generously call charmingly tacky - to indulge in that nostalgic 2017 feel.
As well as the wider gameplay tweaks, once youve landed on the island the Tommy Gun will once again appear in care packages and youll be able to grab clothes and helmets from the floor, just like the old (seven years ago) days.
Erangel Classic will replace the latest evolution of the games map for two weeks from May 14th until May 28th, during which youll be able to find it by entering a Normal Match.
No doubt PUBGs devs are hoping the blast from the past does for the slightly greyer battle royale shooter what it did for Fortnite, witha record-breaking 44 million playersplaying the shooter-slash-virtual music concert-slash-Lego toybox-slash-Disney game-slash-metaverse-slash-survival game-slash-money printer.
The seemingly Fortnite-inspired move is the second such nod PUBG has made toward its ridiculously popular rival in recent months, with therecent introduction of destructible terrainputting it closer to the build-and-destroy loop of its crafty counterpart.
