XDefiant players say the devs mindset will kill the game

XDefiant has already become one of the standout games of 2024, drawing in millions of players in its first couple of weeks of release. Despite it’s success, the game does have some drawbacks including overpowered sniping and bunny hopping mechanics. And with the lack of SBMM, player opinions have been divided between the best direction that the game should go in.

U/xikutthroatix took to Reddit to discuss the current issues with XDefiant when it comes to hit detection and the netcode not working correctly saying,

“I can not learn from my mistakes with the current state of the game because I don’t really know when I’m making them because of the netcode and hit reg. I can’t use certain weapons e.g. M16 – I keep getting hit markers and doing no damage or barely any damage when the person I’m shooting at kills me.”

Despite being heavily downvoted, u/Kabal82 replied with a good point saying,

“Honestly, the whole “git good” and get “better mentality” from the devs and the elites in regards to sbmm is going to kill the game. Nobody wants to play casual matches and get pub stopped. COD succeeds because they let casuals and less skilled players have thier time to shine within similar skilled player matches. Guarantee, if the devs stick to thier guns over no sbmm it will be the death of the game.”

This refers to a recent social media post where an XDefiant content creator told players that if you can’t find bad players then it means you’re the bad player in the match, which Producer Mark Rubin quoted to say he agreed.

My favorite comments on XDefiant videos so far are “how do you get lobbies with such easy enemies?”. In a game without SBMM, if you literally never find easy enemies, that’s just a sign that you’ve got a lot of room for improvement and that’s a good thing in my eyes. As you work…

— Xclusive Ace (@TheXclusiveAce) May 25, 2024

While he’s not necessarily wrong that players have room for improvement, if the developers adopt a “git gud” mindset, it could end up harming XDefiant in the long run if they don’t address certain issues due to thinking the community is just complaining because they’re not good. Hopefully this won’t be the case the Ubisoft keeps listening to the community on how to improve the game over time.

So far, the game has exceeded all expectations with millions of players jumping in to try it out. If you have yet to play, we highly recommend checking out our XDefiant beginners tips and tricks guide so you can be in the best position to win your matches from the start.