PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is getting a rebalance, but this time it isn't guns - it's sounds. Specifically, it's how footsteps register on certain materials or even barefoot and how that affects what an enemy hears.
In a developer post from the team at the PUBG Corp, the makers are having to take time to consider how sound is really impacting players in the battle royale. When listing the specific issues with footsteps three areas are highlighted. First the poor quality of footsteps on soil, sand, and grass, second the unnatural sound changes over distances, and the acoustic differences between players wearing shoes and when they're barefoot.
That last point is important because when players are barefoot it makes a lot less noise than when they are wearing shoes in certain situations. This makes it hard for players to hear where enemies are and although "this certainly makes sense realistically, it's not ideal for the sake of PUBG gameplay".
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