PUBG: Black Budget moved to its second Closed Alpha window on Dec. 19, 2025, and KRAFTON has pushed a small set of stability and matchmaking updates for this week’s test. The studio said these changes land in addition to the strengthened anti-cheat measures already rolled out. The updates focus on matching players more accurately by party size and skill, prioritizing lower-ping servers for regional players, and reducing the crash frequency some testers saw during Week 1.
The developer’s note highlights three areas: Matchmaking Improvements, Crash Issue Improvements, and a short list of recommendations for players to keep their clients stable. The most immediate impacts are better pairing for solo, duo, and squad queues and improved server selection based on ping. MENA-region players should see the matchmaking quality improve this week.
Patch Notes
The following items are KRAFTON’s official Week 2 updates as posted to the Closed Alpha announcement page.
- Matchmaking Improvements
- Matchmaking accuracy and overall stability have been improved.
- Improved Matching accuracy based on Party Type
- Matchmaking logic has been updated to better pair players with others who have selected the same number of participants (Solo, Duo, or Squad) ensuring more consistent and accurate matching conditions.
- Enhanced Skill-Based Matchmaking Logic
- Skill-based logic has been refined to more accurately reflect player skill levels.
- Optimized Region and Ping-Based Server Selection
- The server selection logic has been improved to prioritize lower ping servers for the player’s region.
- In particular, matchmaking quality for players in the MENA region has been improved and should now provide a smoother gameplay experience.
- Improved Matching accuracy based on Party Type
- Matchmaking accuracy and overall stability have been improved.
- Crash Issue Improvements
- Several fixes have been applied to reduce the frequency of crashes observed in the 1st week.
- However, due to the nature of an Alpha version, various technical issues may still occur.
- If you encounter any technical issues, please report them via the official Discord channel.
- Several fixes have been applied to reduce the frequency of crashes observed in the 1st week.
Lastly, for a more stable test environment, we recommend the following.
- Update your graphics drivers to the latest version.
- If crashes persist, try lowering the in-game FPS limit through the following path.
- System Menu (Esc) → Settings → Graphics → Max FPS (Slider)
More context on the alpha schedule and what to expect for the two December weekends is available in the site’s alpha schedule overview and earlier coverage: alpha schedule.
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