While XDefiant doesn’t have a release date yet, we already know quite a lot about the game and its post-release plans. Aside from new classes and factions set to be introduced in new seasons, we now know that each new season for the shooter will also feature three new weapons.
This was confirmed by XDefiant Executive Producer Mark Rubin over on Twitter/X:
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
In addition to the weapon count incoming for each new season, Rubin also confirmed that XDefiant will not feature disbanding lobbies! If you’re one of the many people who wished Call of Duty or other multiplayer shooters didn’t do this like it was over a decade ago, well, that’ll be the case for XDefiant.
That's what we are doing. If you pick a mode then you will stay in the lobby together with other players who picked that mode in your lobby.
— Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) March 24, 2024
Here’s Rubin’s explanation on how lobbies work in XDefiant:
“When you hit Play and choose Unranked Playlists you will be able to pick a single mode (i.e. Escort, Occupy) or you can create a custom playlist with any or all of the modes available. If you pick just a single mode, you will stay in the same lobby with everyone else in your lobby that also picked that mode, but if you used the custom playlist to pick which modes you want to play then you will leave that lobby at the end of each match and re-match against new players.”
That’s a good way to make quick rivalries build up without resorting to tournaments and whatnot. Those who played old school Call of Duty multiplayer, you know what I’m talking about!
In case you didn’t know, Rubin mentioned we should be getting news about the game this week! Let’s hope it’s a proper release window (or release date) or maybe another beta date.
In case you’re wondering what’s causing the delay since the beta played fine, Rubin explained it in detail, which we suggest reading to understand why the game isn’t out yet.
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