Ubisoft Adding More Devs to XDefiant, Spiderbot Skill Possibly Getting Remade
While we’re still deep in Season 1 of XDefiant, it seems whatever the folks at Ubisoft San Francisco is cooking is appealing to the top brass at the company, as more devs are being added to the shooter!
This was confirmed by XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin over on Twitter/X, where he also shared some of the planned changes to the game.
Will be back updating soon. Was in Florida seeing my mom for possibly the last time and then when got back dealing with team restructure and adding more devs to the project.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) August 17, 2024
When it comes to changes, Rubin confirmed that they are thinking of remaking the spiderbot ability entirely! While nothing has been set in stone, Rubin mentioned that they are thinking of replacing it with something that can counter the Cleaner faction’s Firebomb ability, or some sort of EMP-like skill or a jammer of sorts.
Thinking about remaking the spider bot to be a completely different skill. No more face hugging but will do something else. Will take time to do. But I really want a spiderbot face hugging MVP animation.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) August 17, 2024
My new idea would counter the fire bomb.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) August 18, 2024
I was thinking in that same area.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) August 17, 2024
As you can see, nothing is concrete just yet, but based on Rubin’s replies, it looks like the Dedsec’s spiderbot might change to something that prevents players from using their abilities. Of course, the faction’s other ability enables it to hack, and while it might seem like something that fits the faction’s background, it does seem a little redundant.
As for Ubisoft adding more devs to the game, it’s not that surprising given it did exceed expectations, though we are curious how many players are logging in everyday across all three platforms XDefiant is available on.
We’re inching nearer to Season 2, though the faction and new stuff incoming with it has been datamined already.
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