| Playground | |
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| Description | |
| Playground is a low-pressure environment where friends can let their creativity run wild. Build massive structures. Practice with the weapons and items. Fight against your friends. Have fun! | |
| Details | |
| Genre | Battle Royale LTM |
| Queue Type |
 Squads |
| Release | June 27, 2018 |
| Last Featured | Patch 5.10 |
Playground is a mode in Battle Royale where a maximum of 4 players drop in their own private island filled with loot and are given free reign to do whatever they'd like for an hour. After being teased, the LTM was released to a greatly anticipating playerbase on June 27, 2018 in Patch 4.5. However, because each squad gets their own match in Playground, Battle Royale's matchmaking servers were required to host 25 to 100 times more servers than normal. This caused the matchmaking service to fail, and Playground was removed from the game so that normal matchmaking services could continue. Playground was reinstated on July 2, 2018 following a re-organization of server resources.[1]
In Patch 6.01, Custom Options were added to Playground, allowing players to change in-game settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more.
LTM Rules and Gameplay
- Switch teams to your liking.
- Players respawn on death unless they died in the storm.
Storm and Map
- You have one hour to create, play and fight as you wish.
- Drop into the Battle Royale map with a squad of friends for an hour.
- The Storm doesn't start closing in for 55m, and takes 5 minutes to close in.
- The Storm always closes in on the exact center of the map.
Loot
- Harvesting Resources gives 10x the normal Materials.
- 100 Supply Drops will be gradually spawned throughout the match.
- 100 Supply Llamas will be spawned on the map.
- Chests & Ammo Boxes spawn 100% of the time.
- Red Supply Drops are dropped around the map which hold an exclusive item, the Spiky Stadium, along with a ton of Impulse Grenades.
Custom Game Options
- Shields - Full Shields | Half Shields | Empty Shields
- Health - Full Health| 1 Health
- Drop Items When Eliminated - On/Off
- Fall Damage - On/Off
- Gravity - Normal | Low | Very Low
- Time of Day - Day Cycle | Day | Night
- Player Names & Location - Always Show | Team Only | Always Hide
Changes
- Bug Fixes
- Port-a-Challenges no longer spawn below terrain.
- Port-a-Challenges no longer spawn below terrain.
6.20 Patch Notes (October 24, 2018 )
- Playground
- New Port-A grenades are now available in Vending Machines at the southern edge of Loot Lake. The Port-A-Challenge set includes the Building Challenge, Obstacle Course, and Firing Range minigames. There’s four of each type with varying difficulty.
- The Spiky Stadium makes a return with a brand new respawn system and Vending Machines to provide all the necessary grenades. Finally, there’s the Port-A-Pirateship mini-game. This grenade spawns a re-creation of the minigame shown off by SXVXN!
- Port-A-Challenge
- Obstacle Course
- Collect the tokens and avoid the obstacles while honing your building skills.
- Building Challenge
- Build the structure as fast as possible.
- Firing Range
- Take out as many dummies as you can within the time limit.
- Spiky Stadium v2
- Once inside the new Spiky Stadium, players will respawn at designated spawn points inside the playspace.
- Vending machines provide grenades and Traps to allow you to customize your play.
- Port-A-Pirateship
- A re-creation of the minigame shown off by SXVXN.
- Spawns two large wooden Pirate ships.
- The minigame will split players into two teams, with the goal of destroying the other team’s ship.
- Port-A-Pirateship Ironclad Edition
- Spawns two large metal Pirate ships.
- Grenades and Rockets are provided for maximum destruction
- New Vending Machines have been added across the map to provide more Traps and weapons.
- A new respawn button has been added to the in-game player menu.
6.01 Patch Notes (October 3, 2018 )
- Limited Time Mode: Playground
- Playground Custom Options
- Added more options to Playground. Allowing you to change settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more!
6.00 Patch Notes (September 27, 2018 )
- Weapons + Items
- Vaulted Impulse Grenade, Suppressed Submachine Gun, Light Machine Gun, Bouncer, and Remote Explosives.
5.41 Patch Notes (September 18, 2018 )
- Playground
- Limited Time Item: Spiky Stadium
- Present in Playground only, found in red Supply Drops (along with a ton of impulse grenades).
- Builds a 7x11 sized stadium full of Damage Traps and Bouncers.
Gallery
Promotional Image for the Playground LTM
Promotional Image for the Updated Playground LTM
