Season 1 of Ubisoft’s new multiplayer shooter and Call of Duty competitorXDefiantbegins tomorrow, so Ubisoft heavily detailed what players can expect from it in a new video.
For each season ofXDefiant, Ubisoft will post an XDebrief video giving players an overview of what to expect from upcoming seasons of content. After an opening trailer, the XDebrief begins by delving into GSK, the new faction coming toXDefiantas part of its first season. This faction is based onRainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft’s other popular competitive shooter, and has a defensive gameplay focus. They can deploy shock wire around objectives to make it hard for enemies to get close, use an active defense system to block explosives, utilize a flash shield to block bullets and stun enemies with a flashbang-like light, and have ballistic helmets that make getting headshots on them tough.
Threenew weaponsare also coming toXDefiantas part of the free battle pass. These are the LVOA-C, a new assault rifle with a fast time-to-kill but high recoil, the L115, a medium-powered sniper rifle best for body shots, and the Sawed-Off Shotgun, a secondary weapon that is fantastic at close range.XDefiant’sranked mode is also finally arriving and supports four different game modes: Occupy, Domination, Zone Control, and Escort. By playing Ranked Mode, players level up and rise through the ranks, with the lowest tier being Bronze and the highest being Legends. The top 500 players will receive a “special reward” at the end of a season.
While the first seven days ofSeason 1will give players a “Ranked Practice” window to ease into the mode, after that, players can start working toward being one of the top players.XDefiantwill also get some new maps throughout Season 1. Clubhouse, a map inspired byRainbow Six Siege, will be available from day one, while maps called Daytona and Rockefeller will arrive mid-season.
At the end of theXDebrief, there was a community Q&A, and Ubisoft teased that a Prestige-like system, more weapon mastery camos, keyboard and mouse support on consoles, Private Matches, a kill cam, Search & Destroy mode, and more are in the works.XDefiantis a free-to-play game available now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with Season 1 beginning on July 2.
