The PUBG event Metal Rain mode for this week puts 8-man squads against each other on Erangel, and players can call down heavily-armored off-road vehicles via flare guns.
Available now until April 22 7pm PDT / April 23, 4am CEST / April 23, 11AM KST, the mode has a few event rules and restrictions which have been included below:
AVAILABLE QUEUES
8-Man Squads on Erangel (All Regions)NA/EU/AS/SEA/OC : TPP & FPPKR/JP/SA : TPPFLARE GUN RULES
Flare guns spawn randomly alongside normal loot locations (flare gun spawn spots are no longer fixed)When shot inside the safe zone (white circle), special care packages will be droppedWhen shot outside the safe zone, a special vehicle—the armored UAZ—will be droppedOTHER EVENT RULES
This mode is limited to eight-man squads on Erangel, and you can invite up to seven friends.Auto-matching can be turned on or off (you don’t have to play as a full squad of eight if you don’t want to)The mode is limited to 96 maximum players (12 teams of eight players)Redzone is enabledRegular care package drops are enabledKiller spectating is enabledBluezone rules are the same as standard public match settingsWeather changes dynamically throughout each matchPUBG is available now for PC via Steam and Xbox One as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Preview program.