Is XDefiant the CoD Killer? | Final Open Beta Review & Feedback

The XDefiant Open Beta is over and today I wanted to share my final thoughts and feedback based on this beta as well as my general thoughts on the game leading up to launch. What are your thoughts on XDefiant now that everyone has had an opportunity to give the beta a shot?



0:00 Intro
0:27 What Draws me to XDefiant
3:46 Netcode Still Needs Work...
5:38 Possible "Hit Detection" Bug?
6:36 The "Clunky" Feel
7:43 Weapon Balancing
9:31 Ability Balancing Feedback
13:08 Final Thoughts (Is it the CoD Killer?)
15:35 Wrap Up

[airsoftpopcorn]

I don’t know why, but when playing xdefiant, I never felt anywhere near as angry when I was killed when compared to mw2

[ryanchong]

I think its important for COD to have competition. Battlefield and Halo are played very differently compared to COD and belong in their own niche but XDefiant seems like direct competition to COD.

[gauntend]

You have to respect a person who is happy about game mechanics that could literally put him out of a job simply because he appreciates the devs making a good game.

[fuzzynuttz]

I'll debunk that statement real fast, like most others have stated that the true COD killer is Activision

[derrickforer]

You've mentioned this before, but I feel like one highly necessary thing for this game is to have a non-ability mode to play. Maybe just an ability off TDM and nothing else and give that mode a chance and see what the player base looks like. If that has a really strong and consistent player base, that should be a big indicator of them on where their direction should go.

[Shadowkiller-dqju]

The ttk inconsistencies was annoying but overall not a bad game. I think the Dedsec faction should be able to see equipment

[jackiewawa]

Notes for me

- No SBMM
- Persistent lobbies
- Cross platform and cross input
- map
- skill gap

Bads:
Net code, hit detection, spider drone, weapon balance

[xrphoenix]

The invisible delay after an animation finishes (reloading, throwing equipment) before you can resume shooting is a huge issues. Once the animation is done and your gun is back in place the restriction should be over but it isn't.

There is also an issue with many of the non full auto guns, especially the semi auto ones where the gun randomly produces an artificial gap in the fire rate. I noticed this in game and was able to replicate it in the practice range with the m1911. If you shoot as fast as you can unloading the mag several times in a row you will notice that sometimes some of the shots come out WAY slower, usually the last one or two for me.

[nateynay]

I just have that feeling it's not a COD killer by any means, it will have a core following. Hype at launch will be crazy for a bit, but I see it dying for casual base

[TheDSSlayer]

Thanks for voicing this opinion Ace. you are the person we need to publically make this succeed

[clubpenguinstillalive]

Killing a guy with 8 shoots and somebody else using the SAME EXACT weapon killing you with 4-5 its infuriating and unfair I really don't know why it happens so often

[Romoredux]

@2:21 Ok so in the main Firing Range on the left side, it has the cardboard pop ups of each faction, and Echolon have the extra 20 health and Libertad's healing passive is active on these cardboard figures too! (although this passive is so minor it's not a big deal lol). SO IF YOU WANTED TO TEST TTK ON ECHELON THOSE ARE OVER THERE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS NEAT!

[spyatt]

Note: All guns have their real-life name in xDefiant, not the BS names that MW2 use for their guns

[DeadSpacedOut]

The game has some SUPER fun moments... then you shoot someone 10 times and get hitmarker sounds and they kill you and still have 100 HP...

Then you get revenge on them, wipe the rest of the team off of B, Capture B lone wolf style, get ready to push!... and you get 1 hit by a pistol. A pistol.

[mattstobbsskinn]

as a Destiny 2 seasoned veteran this game was exactly what i have been looking for, enjoyed my playtime over the open beta and im ready to support it finally being able to drop D2

[darksteel]

I also feel like aim assist is inconsistent. Sometimes I feel like it’s really strong and I can’t miss if I tried and other times it feels like I have no aim assist.

[DefinePlays]

i honestly like the clunky feeling. feels like old cod

[CautionManic]

I'm so ready for the launch of XDefiant. It's been a blast trying out the closed beta an the open beta. There's a lot i like an very little that I dislike or felt need to be tweaked a bit, I can see the potential this game has an the devs also see it too which many Devs don't see or achieve. This game was made with the intention of bringing a fun gaming experience back that the gaming community that love fps games desperately needs.⚠️Also with the Spider-Drone you can hack it with the Deadsec phone hack tactical

[icefalcon]

I had more fun playing XDefiant in the last few days than I’ve had playing COD all year. I really enjoyed it and wish I could play it right now!

[ccoopplay]

I'm really excited for this game and really excited to see the content you make for it.