PUBG Update 12 – New Weapon, New Car, Weapon Balance, and more!

PUBG Corp has been working on the biggest update since PUBG’s full release (1.0) in December 2017. The PUBG Update 12 has a lot of new things, including a new car, weapon, attachments (new scopes!), a ton of weapon damage changes, and more.

The update has gone live on the PUBG Test Servers and will remain in the testing phase for longer than normal periods, as the developers want to really listen to the community, and make changes depending on the feedback before fully releasing the update. We will only be covering the most important aspects, you can read the full patch notes here.

Let’s jump in and see what the new update 12 has to offer.

New Weapon – SLR

The SLR is a new DMR Rifle, like the SKS & Mini14. It uses 7.62mm ammo, and has 10 bullets in every magazine which doubles to 20 when using an Extended Magazine (SR). The SLR is more powerful in terms of damage compared to the the SKS but has more recoil and hence requires sufficient recoil control for its efficient use.

The marksman rifle will spawn in normal world loot and isn’t limited to airdrops. It supports all SR Attachments (except foregrips), and seems to work really well with proper recoil control, like how Shroud does in this video of him using the new SLR and winning the game too.

New Attachments – 3x Scope, 6x Scope, 3 new grips, and more

6 new Weapon Attachments have been added in the game, and here are the details for every one of them.

• 6x Scope – Features variable magnification (switch between 3x and 6x).
• 3x Scope – Features 3x magnification.
• Duckbill – Reduces Vertical Pellet Spread but increases horizontal bullet spread.
  • Attachable to S1897, S12K Shotguns
• Light Grip – Reduces Recoil Recovery time, but increases vertical & horizontal recoil
  • Attachable to specific ARs, DMRs, SMGs (SKS, SCAR-L, M416, AUG, UMP9)
• Thumb Grip – Reduces Vertical Recoil and Recoil Recovery Time, but increases horizontal recoil.
  • Attachable to specific ARs, DMRs, SMGs (SKS, SCAR-L, M416, AUG, UMP9)
• Half Grip – Reduces Vertical & Horizontal Recoil and Recoil Recovery Time.
  • Attachable to specific ARs, DMRs, SMGs (SKS, SCAR-L, M416, AUG, UMP9, Vector)

New Vehicle – Mirado

Miramar has finally gotten it’s own version of Dacia – the Mirado. It’s a classic styled muscle car, with four seats and works very well on the desert highways of Miramar. Sure, there’s the van which works fine but is very slow especially offroad, and the pickup SUV is good for offroad, but the Mirado is the fastest for highways. The Mirado will spawn like other vehicles, near main city streets and downtown areas.

Weapon Balance Update

The ARs have been rebalanced such that every AR has its advantage. The devs didn’t want one AR to be the ‘objective’ best. For SMGs, they’ve been adjusted to be more effective in terms of short-range combat. The shotguns now have more overall damage and effective range.

Other Minor Changes

Other Minor Changes in the Update 12 include map selection, improved UI, bug fixes, map improvements, and more. Read the full patch notes here.