Latest XDefiant News March – April 2024

During the past 48 hours Mark has had a spree of updates on twitter regarding XDefiant, of which came out after Tom Henderson had a supposed developer reach out to them about XDefiant “chasing CoD”.

We’ve collated all the latest updates into a single post here,

Why has XDefiant been delayed so long?
Due to rebuilding major infrastructure and full system overhauls.

And that's what the team has been working on. And they are not just minor bug fixes but major infrastructure and full system overhauls. The game remains the same that you played already which we have strived to make as fun as possible which we feel confident about.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Have any changes been made to add SBMM / EOMM in XDefiant?
I can confirm that no push has been made to put SBMM into the game. Our Unranked playlists will still have no SBMM and you will get the variety of gameplay that you see when there isn’t SBMM.

For instance, I can confirm that no push has been made to put SBMM into the game. Our Unranked playlists will still have no SBMM and you will get the variety of gameplay that you see when there isn't SBMM.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

When will private matches launch in XDefiant? Will XDefiant be using a 3rd party T/O platform? (i.e ESEA, ESL, FACEIT)
Private matches are coming after launch. We’ve talked to 3rd party T/O platforms, we’ll see what happens.

Private matches is coming after launch unfortunately. It's being worked on now but won't make it in until after launch. So hopefully soon. As for 3rd party, we've talked. We'll see what happens.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Will there be South African XDefiant servers?
Yes, in Johannesburg

We use Google Cloud for our servers. So here are all the locations. pic.twitter.com/c6nEumP77b

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Did any factions get changes before launch?
There have been some changes, Personally, I think Dedsec is the faction that people are going to want to nerf the most when we go live. But we’ll see.

We've made changes so lets see what you all think when you play next. Personally, I think Dedsec is the faction that people are going to want to nerf the most when we go live. But we'll see.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Is Season 0 / “Preseason” of XDefiant still planned to be 6 weeks long?
Right now that plan remains. Could we make an audible at that time? Maybe.

Right now that plan remains. Could we make an audible at that time? Maybe.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Will there be nukes in XDefiant?
This whole delay has put that on hold. But I have what I think will be a really fun idea that I hope we can pull off.

It's still something I want to do, but this whole delay has put that on hold. But I have what I think will be a really fun idea that I hope we can pull off. I don't want to ruin the surprise.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Will the Prestige system in XDefiant be enabled at launch?
No, still being worked on for post-launch.

Nothing new yet. Still being worked on for post-launch.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Can you use Mouse & Keyboard (MnK) on console in XDefiant?
Soon after launch more than likely. I think it’s mostly working but not officially in the main build yet.

Soon after launch more than likely. I think it's mostly working but not officially in the main build yet.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 23, 2024

Will you have to pay for new weapons in XDefiant?
All future weapons (3 per season) are available from the free battle pass. If you miss a season’s weapons you will have a special quest to unlock them.

Yes all future weapons (3 per season) are available from the free battle pass. And if you miss a season's weapons you will have special quests that you can do to unlock them later.

— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 24, 2024

Where should I keep up to date with competitive XDefiant news?
Visit xdi.gg or follow https://twitter.com/XDI_gg for all competitive and game related news.

How does non SBMM matchmaking work?
We’ve written an in-depth article here.