Season 8 Launches on Thursday, June 11!

New Rewards, Balance Changes, Z2 Improvements, and Tokens Highlight the Next Season of H1Z1!

We're excited to announce that Season 8 of H1Z1 on PS4 will kick off on Thursday, June 11! 

Global servers will come down to bring you Season 8 at the following times tomorrow (estimating 2 hours of downtime in each region):

• NA: 8:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM EDT
• EU: 3:00 PM PDT / 11:00 PM BST

Season 8 features an all-new line of Season Rewards, the introduction of Season Tokens, and a variety of balance changes and improvements for the Z2 map. Read on for full patch notes.

UPDATES

• New Season Rewards: 100 tiers
• Purchase the Premium Pass for 500 Crowns OR the Premium Bundle for 2000 Crowns (unlocks 25 reward tiers)
• PlayStation Plus subscribers will earn bonus season experience that starts at 5% and increases as you unlock new tiers
• New Currency: Season Tokens
• Season Tokens can be collected by earning Season Reward tiers, unlocking duplicate items, or completing daily challenges (after reaching tier 10)
• Season Tokens replace Master Coins (previously earned Master Coins will automatically convert to Season Tokens)
• New Season 8 Reward Crate (can be purchased with Crowns or Season Tokens)
• Season 8 Reward Crate contains the all-new Nebula Outfit
• New Season Legacy Reward Crate (can be purchased with Crowns of Season Tokens)
• Legacy Reward Crate contains all items from previous Master Crates

BALANCE CHANGES AND BUG FIXES

• Added Gazelle, Torque, Untamed, and ARV vehicles to the Z2 map
• Increased AR-15 spawns and decreased Commando spawns (should spawn at the same rate now)
• Increased likelihood of acquiring a Marauder from Purple airdrops
• Added Heavy Assault to Purple airdrops
• Removed KH-43 from Purple airdrops
• Removed Deagle from Purple airdrops
• Increased likelihood of acquiring a KH-43 or Deagle from Military Crates
• Removed challenges that cannot be completed in Z2
• Improved several challenge descriptions for clarity
• Removed Tutorial Challenges
• Increased the number of Season medals earned from completing Daily Challenges 

MARKETPLACE CHANGES

• Chaos, Arsenal, and Apocalypse Crates are no longer available for purchase
• Featured Bundles have been added for the new Invictus Gladiator Set 
• The Invictus Gladiator Arsenal Bundle contains new skins for all rifles, shotguns, and special weapons
• The Invictus Gladiator Outfit Bundle contains new armor, helmet, and clothing cosmetics
• The Invictus Gladiator Extras Bundle contains new skins for each vehicle and new cosmetics for your profile background, frame, and avatar 
• The Invictus Gladiator Complete Pack contains every item from all 3 Bundles listed above