Red dots on the minimap. No SBMM in casual. Players who spin around at 500 mph. For some, XDefiant has it all.
The closed beta for upcoming Ubisoft FPS XDefiant managed to attract more eyeballs on Twitch last week than Warzone 2—not bad for a game that wasXDefiant reemerged this year without the Clancy branding, and at just the right time. The 6v6 shooter's totally radical Ubi-tude hasn't gotten more appealing, but the loudest discourse around Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 right now says that Call of Duty has lost its way—that it's too casual—and XDefiant is seizing the moment.
by streamers and esports-types as the return of early 2010s-style Call of Duty they've been waiting for.See more XDefiant is fast, and players have readily taken to the erratic movement techniques that Call of Duty has somewhat downplayed. Red dots appear on the minimap to mark the location of gunfire, a
in Modern Warfare 2. And although teams are balanced according to hidden MMR, there's no skill-based matchmaking in casual matches. If there's one thing FPS players like to gripe about on Reddit, it's SBMM.
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