The Spiderbot was Unintentionally BUFFED in XDefiant! | (Fixes Coming)

Season 1 of XDefiant was meant to nerf Dedsec's Spiderbot ability but it turns out, the nerf didn't apply properly and they also accidentally removed the most viable counter which effectively buffed it. Today I wanted to share exactly what happened and what the devs intend to do to fix this in the near future and beyond. What are your thoughts on the current state of the Spiderbot in XDefiant?

0:00 Intro
0:21 Recap of Intended Spiderbot Changes (Cooldown Didn't Apply)
0:47 They Removed the Best Counter (Unintentionally)
1:54 Mark Rubin is on the Case (Fix Coming)
3:08 What to Expect for Spiderbot in the Future
4:26 Current Spiderbot Counters in the Meantime
6:43 My Thoughts on the Spiderbot
8:11 Wrap Up

[TheTrueOne]

They need to make it so you can push a button before it jumps on you so you can catch it and crush it. And have it be a quick window so if you miss it you’re screwed and if you’re quick enough you don’t get destroyed

[Animusapertus]

Anyone else think the Intel suit needs to be only for the player, and not highlight for the whole team?? It's so annoying as soon as it says i'm exposed, i get lit up by anyone in the vicinity lol

[PhilBotOOO]

Dedsec + Hijacked is slept on fr. You can flip spider bots and mag barriers, cool down is quick and you have tactical resupply every 15 seconds. Honestly a very strong set up. Pushing points when a wall goes down and being able to hijack is so good and really fucks up the ops 😂

[hokepoke]

I had a game last night where I felt like I spent more then half the game with the bot on my face. It was out of hand

[RED-WEAPON]

I agree with you Ace. The spiderbot is fundamentally bad because of the imbalanced annoyance of the victim compared to the lack of fun for the owner.

[computerwsmallscreen]

Just makes the spider bot to work like BO4's shock drone, giving a QTE prompt when the spider bot strikes, and you can try to hip fire at the bot if the QTE fails as you can't ADS (I would say letting the bot to become one hit down before it strikes, but that would make it too weak in comparison to other deployables in the current state).

[thndr_]

Ubisoft PLEASE LET ME SAVE A WEAPON BLUEPRINT. It's insane it isn't already a part of the game

[BananaBrainsYYZ]

One very effective counter is Firebomb. If you see a Spiderbot coming, activate Firebomb and (assuming your timing is good) you're near guaranteed to get it off you or even kill it before it gets you.

[Evileyeddre]

This is literally bo4 and the prophet drone all over again 😂 they should’ve released it with a button press to counter it imo

[nijahbuie]

deadsec also refreshes lethals over time so you can use emp on a cooldown of sorts

[metal]

I think in the beginning or an in-game update of XDefiant, there was a "bug" where the spiderbot only shocks you near your toes instead of blocking your entire face. Imo it was only the best way to counter it near your toes while shocking you. I either had to take the shock damage and hipfire my enemy or shoot the bug and stand my ground. I don't see why the spiderbot HAS to block your face.

[ArcticOD]

Everyone hated Prophet's Shock Drone in BO4. They must've been higher than my ping to think this was a good idea.

[ericbrintonmusic]

I cant believe spiderbots exist in this game. Theyre not overpowered but lead to undeserved single kills. Being on the receiving end is so frustrating because like you said it interrupts the gameplay flow. I think the quicktime event is a great idea. In addition: 1) reduce the cooldown 2) make the spider a OSK or melee from any weapon 3) put all spiderbots on the map in real time, friendly and enemy, so it makes the user to think when using the ability and also lets the person on the receiving end know where the spider is so they can properly prepare for an encounter

[grendelbendel]

I think they should make the writings of objectives lining up more transparent.
Also the name of enemies popping up when killed should be smaller or more transparent. Sometimes I have a hard time seeing through all of this

[njs-tv]

i find it crazy that the spiderbot, that homes in and with no counterplay that pacifies whoever it jumps on even made it past playtest.

[mot]

I think the way Prophets equipment abillity worked in BO4 was a perfect midway,
If that drone got to you you had a QTE to press a button weither you got it or not you would still be hindered for a moment but if you missed the QTE it would last a lot longer

[koolmain]

You’re leading YouTube with this game. Keep pumping content. You can be the #1 YouTuber for this game for sure

[_KRYMZN_]

Has anyone had any frame rate issues since s1 launch. I’ve noticed I drop frames more frequently than before (I barely dropped frames all through pre-season)

[dgeneratio]

I prefer looking down and firing to get rid of the Spider, sure it's a bug but i've got used to it, even when i know i can't do it anymore, i'm doing it instinctively.

[The]

The problem with a hero shooter is that they need to limit the skill selection to only 1 per team!!