Intel Suit Nerf, Spiderbot Fix, Weapon Balancing, Recoil Fixes, & More! | (Big XDefiant Patch)

[@TheXclusiveAce]

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[@DeMZIrus]

You have such a great beard, nice ad)

[@thkking6080]

WHY DID THEY NO TOUCH THE SHOTGUNS, the range attachments give LITERALLY 1mm and say 20%?? Like wtf needs buff

[@jamesbeam85]

Me and ace doing the same shit, panic throwing an emp at our feet because we hear the damn spider around us

[@kuula6734]

A reflex for me also 😂

[@Quinsterrr]

It’s actually insane how much of a difference having NO SBMM makes in terms of my enjoyment of a game

[@-clutchcinema-]

Literally! I can look past much a of the big issues of this game because of it not having sbmm. It’ll only get better as they adjust stuff

[@SwisherSwish]

So true. Haven’t touched COD in many years but this takes me back to the good old times

[@danodudeX]

Literally brought me back to FPS 🎉

[@SwisherSwish]

@@Jvid752 for good players it makes a HUGE difference

[@subjecttochange9320]

Yeah if you're top fragging it's not as fulfilling because you know you had no challenge against half the enemy team, the middle players will have an unattainable score to chase every match and grow bitter about barely ever getting PotG, and for the lobby's lowest rated players there's nothing really in it because they ain't getting a satisfying K/D, their guns will barely level and they'll learn next to nothing because getting frustrated and stessed makes the human brain actively down-regulate areas not needed for survival, among them *THE LEARNING CENTER*. No-SBMM is one of the greatest folleys of modern gaming not founded in good logic and reasoning and I dearly hope Ubi will see it's a marketing gimmick that doesn't even jive well with their other philosophies and at least implement a separate unranked SBMM queue in the future.

[@oxonomy2372]

11:39 yes! Big W! It made the hit reg feel horrible because you’d see your tracer going through an enemy and not getting a hit marker, when in reality the tracer lags behind and you actually missed the shot

[@oxonomy2372]

Props for bringing this to devs attention Ace 👍

[@SolidSnake995]

Let’s appriciate these developers that are really listening the community and trying to make the game enjoyable for everyone with all these constant good changes. Give them time, the game has a good potential, in my opinion.

[@CCM1199]

You still have the crybabies still crying about not having SBMM...You cant please everyone

[@SolidSnake995]

@@CCM1199, indeed they do. They feel protect by SBMM and EOMM.

[@Jack_Mehoff]

Can confirm: the MDR with heavy barrel is potentially meta. It might be a top 5 gun now with heavy barrel. I win gunfights against AK, ACR, and MP7 frequently with it

[@nguyencaotri3879]

Yes, was waiting for your video, because they changed the recoil recovery stat

[@donkeykong315]

Nerfing literal wall hacks is always a good move imo.

[@darianbarber3763]

it's dev sanctioned wallhacks*

[@DimzReacts]

@@darianbarber3763 no sh*t he was making a joke

[@jake120007]

nerfing in game wallhacks gives less opportunity to fight back against people who are "actually" hacking

[@donkeykong315]

@@jake120007 if some one is actually hacking you should just report them and leave. You stand no chance against a hacker.

[@jake120007]

@@donkeykong315 its hard to tell in x-defiant because there is no kill cam

[@alexjames23]

I seem to be dying around corners and possibly through walls way more since the update

[@lindihoxhaj4095]

Yeah ,true dying around corner it's a feature now lol,seems like they will never fix that

[@alexjames23]

@@lindihoxhaj4095 so I wasn’t imagining it!

[@SkinnyFatKyle]

It’s cuz the snowbite engine or whatever they use is fucking ass for fps hahaha they got a long road ahead to adjusting it and making it reasonably perfect. Hopefully they have good talent and hard workers to make it work out.

[@r_PLUM_]

0:41 -20000 aura

[@MavicAVF]

Fantastic changes

[@Kiryokuu]

Looks like they addressed the crashing issue too, so I'm pumped!

[@austin9187]

I was the AA 12 user in that arena tdm match I was wondering if it was u ace ! Even killed me at 4:50 lmao It was nice playing against you :)

[@erikparsons6362]

Bro, you are the GOAT when it comes to patch notes. Thanks for showing us as compared to everyone else just reading us the patch notes that we could have read ourselves. Keep it up!

[@vicaslan]

I mean with spider bot, just made something like pulling animation for it and make it so its only use the left arm so the player still be able to hipfire anyone who comes in their way... its balance that way, still slowed until it pulled out completly but still be able to contest the fight against people around you is going to be nice

[@gingerandbroke1402]

Combat records still not tracking then 😢

[@angelalmonte1269]

They really need to fix that

[@davethewave8590]

I've still been loving this game so I'm happy it's staying updated

[@darxis8822]

I really enjoyed this patch and how we’ve been able to communicate efficiently to get these issues resolved. XDefiant is def gonna live a good life being a free FPS

[@quanghungtran3581]

Very freshing seeing a non-greedy game

[@Lowsky__]

@@quanghungtran3581 YET... this is ubisoft were talking about

[@fallen_angel1058]

My one and only counter before the Intel suit nerf was to just run away and get out of range of the ping. Thankfully I dont have to run so far anymore :]

[@SwisherSwish]

How did they not buff the RPK?

[@karateguy247]

Didn't nerf the mp7 either

[@cesarherrera2350]

I was suffering with the matchmaking taking forever with my ping. I'm glad they made this change. Now I can play more often instead of waiting 5 mins before jumping into a match. 5 stars for this update!!!🎉

[@Jonnynorman99]

I cannot get my head around the fact the MP7 does 20 damage up close yet the MP5 does 19 - literally just worse in every way

[@gatlin1320]

Are they ever going to add a mosh pit playlist for new maps? Kinda sucks we only get to experience the new maps occasionally when it shows up.

[@JHUM22]

New map is a cluster fuck so I wouldn’t be too upset

[@Mookie12911]

The new map is terrible

[@HorusTheGrey_17]

I hate Clubhouse

[@gatlin1320]

Just played on the new map a bit last night and can confirm I don’t like it very much. It’s just way too clustered and doesn’t seem to flow well.

[@MATTXxX99]

nice keep the XDefient videos coming plz

[@brandonrashtian7215]

Phantom should not have 120 HP but instead 100 + 20 Armor plate. After the first gunfight the base HP should be 100

[@kuula6734]

Then Phantom would not have a constant passive ability anymore unlike all the rest of the factions. GSK "no headshot multiplayer" is pretty much as cheesy as that extra health and should be changed. Definitely also think that all factions should have the exact same hp

[@beannguyenkhac4332]

Hey there, a quick suggestion i have is to adjust the shots to kill colors to the ph scale. It may be more coherent that way.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Doesn’t work well for color blind people unfortunately

[@jcpassafist]

I fill like you should be able to melee the spider bot instead of shooting it. Funny thing is I have gotten kills while firing when it is on my face before.

[@slick765]

Can we please get a regular gun flinch video?? Is it worth the attachments? I feel the meta ranked builds aren’t as optimized as they could be

[@TheXclusiveAce]

This can’t be properly tested without private matches unfortunately

[@smagliaro]

I love the Intel Suit update. I agree that it isn't what I was originally hoping for, but it _is_ a solution I hadn't considered, and I can see how impactful it will be. Realistically, it should just be enough information to help you make decisions, cover your flanks, etc., not literal wallhacks for your entire team. If I were to replace it entirely, I'd probably swap it with something more like Recon's Sensor Dart from Blops4. RE: Recoil animations - I have to wonder how many of the "bad hitreg" complaints were actually just due to the mismatched recoil animations. There definitely _are_ improvements to be made to the networking, but the recoil was likely a compounding issue. RE: Recoil recovery - This probably will continue to not matter much for automatic weapons, but I could potentially see big benefits for burst fire weapons.

[@sephiroth8754]

Just a little tip for anyone who doesn't know: you can actually melee the spider bot when it jumps towards your face right before it hits you. It takes a bit of practice, but when you get the timing down it's relatively easy enough. But it's still super frustrating, when you get hit by one and then two enemies run at you and gun you down 👎🏼

[@brandoncave-wynter6987]

Once again Ubisoft too late on the updates creating a huge black hole in their player pool.

[@RetrETH]

Really like the direction the game is going and still have loads of fun after 150+ hours. I'd like to see the match duration at the end of a game, would be easier to track our score per minute and in general it's a useful and easy to implement info.

[@dannosaurusrex7063]

Great moves so far, would really like to see a magnum and deagle buff, them being 3 tap is absurd

[@kamalvsamaroo8424]

There is a screen jitter that happens sometimes when the spider bot jumps on your face and you try to look down.

[@RubyRoks]

Good updates. I'm glad they decided to do something about quickscoping and noscoping

[@HAYDNBBH]

I thought the ability stopping working was a balancing feature didn't realise it was a bug!

[@OODZUTSU]

13:29 thank goodness they fixed shooting on respawn.. I just started playing and was very confused by this. Super annoying since I mostly use double barrel or snipers and would have to reload before getting back into the action!!

[@theman57211]

Your xdefiant videos are great

[@SmokinTonic]

No mp7 nerf but they nerf snipers again, tf going on at ubi

[@dionhiggins1976]

Still no STAT progression bug fix 😢

[@DiscoJoseph]

Played for about 2 hours! Game is rock solid. Didn’t see any new issues. Played Escort, Zone Control, Domination, Hot Shot, and TDM. Each multiple times. I hope the future remains bright for xDefiant for years to come🎉

[@lukelevelsup4563]

Does the rapid fire barrel on AR's still increase recoil control rather than decrease it or did they fix that?

[@simong692]

Still unfixed

[@saxboss1]

I hadn’t played in a few weeks and jumped in and boom 46 kills top of the leader board. Game is so genuinely good because of SBMM

[@LightsOut-KP]

TXA20 WITH MANSCAPED THANK YOU ACE

[@sk84lyfe1211]

Just finished playing a little bit, the update felt pretty good so far

[@Haarglatzfall101]

No nerf for the mp7?😥

[@tktxlegend4540]

Recoil recovery being non-existent is literally the only thing keeping me from using the M16. The M16 is supposed to have no recoil based on the fact that if you just shoot at a wall, the muzzle doesn't climb, but if you make any movement with your right stick at all, your muzzle starts climbing. I want to use the M16, but the lack of recoil recovery is making it feel terrible.

[@juliotheflame]

Did they nerf the rapid fire attachments? Or do they still reduce recoil

[@Pipnotiq]

Someone had their stats completely reset after the update, there's a reddit post about it. Careful!

[@-Coded]

How can we prevent this?

[@Austin-l1j]

My stats haven’t updated since like weeks ago so who cares.

[@CCM1199]

Youre worried about stats....looks like we found the person who wants to look at stats so that they can stat shame someone....must be a COD soyboy.

[@WeShallC]

Shit I’d love my stats reset.

[@sublimesubaru2857]

I thought it was just me KD, score per min, etc. Not updating ​@@Austin-l1j

[@jacklesser6902]

do a video breakdown of new weapons. I want to know MDR TTK with heavy barrel, and without

[@AttilaTheGreat1]

He showed in this video

[@jacklesser6902]

@@AttilaTheGreat1 he did not show MDR new TTK

[@valentinoferraromanasse3081]

Standar ttk of the mdr: 0.392 Ak: 0.400 Acr: 0.384 Ak rapid fire barrel: 0.380 Lvoa-c: 0.375 Mdr rapid fire barrel: 0.374 Acr rapid fire barrel: 0.365 Mdr heavy barrel: 0.352 Lvoa rapid fire barrel: 0.352 Lvoa fastest rof: 0.349 Mp7: 0.342 Mdr heavy+rapid fire muzzle: 0.339 Mp7 heavy barrel: 0.308 Hope it helps

[@jacklesser6902]

@@valentinoferraromanasse3081 thank you

[@jivsbm]

I got my first bug ever with the Mag Barrier for the Phantons after this patch. It just got grey and I could not use it until I changed factions and then changed back to Phantos to unbug the cooldown. So I guess it not fixed, it just changed factions. lol

[@solidlou_2]

the one thing they should eventually add is complete button mapping

[@gnarface3831]

You didn't mention they actually changed the shooting the spiderbot off your face so you don't even have to look down anymore. You can fire at the enemy that spiderbotted you and take off the spiderbot at the same time now

[@maxquintana3902]

What about netcode? It’s actually unplayable on pc for me…

[@Runtz_4]

Fix to spider bot. Make the health of it less. It takes more then 5 shots most guns. Make it able to destroy easy before it gets to you.

[@JHayes90]

Having 2 input options on one platform but not the other is wild.

[@jacksavage2612]

No mp7 nerf and no nerf phantoms faction, they have extra 20hp base health and a shield …

[@HypRWarfAre]

Yeah.. I stopped playing because literally everybody runs mp7 with wall hacks or just runs phantom. The current state of gaming where everyone has to run the best most broken stuff is going to kill any fps. I love the game. I hate the player base.

[@JFL7796]

2 other changes I think- Riot shield is harder to see through as viewing glass seems to have more of a pattern. And I felt the MDR had more of a trigger delay?? Maybe just me

[@JHUM22]

My stats haven’t updated in 3 weeks. Why wasn’t that fixed?

[@marcusw503]

I thought my gun firing when I spawned was my controller this whole time 😱

[@brandonfreeman5614]

Can you please bring attention to the issue that on the LVOA when you achieve a mastery camo the iron sights change

[@unsaltedmixednuts8036]

They said they are already aware. I’m just surprised it didn’t get fixed with this patch

[@Steve_Appetite]

Whats your loadout on the LVOAC?

[@fireflame5296]

Hopefully they add a search and destroy mode soon

[@jonathanwilson1539]

They just made the last 50 levels i need gor gold on the mdr a bit easier! 😂 that strafe build is bout to be wicked!

[@pavmx703]

This is ridiculous that the recoil recovery is still busted like this. This was an issue all the way back in the alpha test and they STILL haven't fixed this.

[@charleswaggoner9467]

I mean this isn’t a problem to get all hot and bothered by. If netcode is consistently being worked to be the best it should be and an attachment is not gettin fixed, imma choose netcode over an attachment. Look at cod mw3 still has launch problems and its a AAA company and people always talking about the problems that need fixing, but XD is gettin the work and love needed to make it great. So i guess take a chill pill.

[@pavmx703]

@@charleswaggoner9467 Yes, it is. It may not bother controller players, but this is near game breaking for an mnk player. This is the very same reason I stopped playing Battlefield 2042 after a month. You don't even know what you're talking about either. This is not an attachment not being fixed. It's a fundamental issue with how the recoil functions. It is not an issue that only affects attachments.

[@charleswaggoner9467]

@@pavmx703 to counter you can do up a controller, so its really a moot point. And if it is game breaking then stop playing, put in a request in the avenues made to game devs about the issue. Actually state that you’re a mnk player and stop assuming everyone can read your mind thru a comment. Basic problems get basic solutions, i just solved several of yours (no tip needed, just due diligence).

[@pavmx703]

@@charleswaggoner9467 How about you not assume everyone is a controller player? I don't need to state anything because you're the one replying to my comment. I don't need to tailor anything to you. If you don't know, ask before you make a fool of yourself replying to random comments with half cocked understandings of game systems.

[@charleswaggoner9467]

@@pavmx703 if someone replies theyre not a fool for stating an opinion assumed fact on their end. Im srry you were dropped a little too much to understand this but nobody needs to go around asking questions before getting into a civilized debate. Im not gonna ask every XD player if he’s playing an fps game with mnk when his take can easily be fixed by doing with a controller. And its actually generally the one making the comment to include any outliers as to why their problem is current; you, the recoil recovery is shite for me on mnk and its been this way since beta. Me, damn that sucks im controller so i dont experience this but everyone should have a good time playing irregardless on player input. Again fixing problems no tip needed just due diligence.

[@tomguest7806]

Does anyone know if they patched the fact there are no working downsides on the rate of fire attachments?

[@joshc.6706]

Yeah right? The moment the figure this out the meta will change drastically. The downsides it lists could be a huge dissuasion to use rapid fire. Honestly I’m sucking right now to try and figure out good attachments once this gets solved because we all know it’s coming at some point.

[@abhijeetdey]

Mouse and keyboard support on xbox added?

[@christophercruz2508]

How do you use double primary weapon?

[@mattz1559]

I had a new issue where randomly I just couldn't aim down sights or reload and my screen reticle disappeared completely. After I died and respawned the issue went away haven't seen it since

[@olivercader1411]

Is their an issue on unlocking character? I can't filled up the character challenge despite it showing in games

[@User_47x]

They need to make it we’re every faction has the same health life. Phantoms need health the same is the other factions tired of shooting them first then getting killed by the bc of the extra health. Cleaners need the insendray bullets tooking away.

[@nishalvethanayagam]

This is a W update!

[@theNAUGLEisaBAUS]

did they fix the new level 300,350 and 400 camos on the mp5? it’s my only weapon maxed out and i’m bummed i can’t equip it

[@RiserOfficial]

I didn't play this game for a couple of weeks and I can tell a massive difference with the updates. Spider bots gotta go though. They know it ,😄

[@ojejku71]

Tac 60 still fires on its own . Act I bugged . Fires few bullets and stops .

[@AndresD.deLeon]

My ping may be 20, but the net code says I was shot 8 times even though I'm already 10 feet around the corner with zero line of sight to me

[@MURDASHOW]

To me, the game would play much better and be way more fun WITHOUT the annoying abilities💪🏾

[@SethWest1]

Naaa bro, I love my spider bots 😢😮

[@WellCookedPotatoes]

Yes. I hate the popup shield so much. Please give us a barebones gamemode

[@will_9910]

Same. Never been a fan of hero abilities, but the game's fun factor over weighs the nonsense sometimes, so it's okay for me.

[@adammoore8203]

Re. Intel suit; wall hacks are too good to be shared, so I feel they should be for that player only. If they feel that's too harsh, they could add a synergy, in that other Echelon players can also see these wall hacks, but other factions get radar pings. Whilst thinking synergies, I think it would be cool if Cleaners were immune to enemy cleaner abilities, creating a sort of rock/ paper/ scissors dynamic. Also makes sense logically as they are all in fire retardant gear...

[@epicgamerzfail4575]

m4, mdr and mp5 buffs yay! But 0 shotgun buffs makes me scared they think shotguns are actually in a good place rn

[@Trapadvisor_helpin_u]

Do u think they aren’t?

[@stimmythekid]

I gave up on shotguns a while ago, I thought maybe with attachments they'd be viable but boy was I wrong lol

[@Krydolph]

The double barrel is actually quite good, but not something you take out on every map, and only 2 shots is a challenge, but on a map like Dumbo I have gone on 10+ killstreaks with it several times, and that is not normal for me, but I am forced into removing my head from under the arm, and play smart, but it works :) The AA12, is actually also quite funny. I have it gold, but mostly use it on arena. You do want extended mags for it. The M870, I really think they need to do something to that one, because that is just poor torture to use.

[@subjecttochange9320]

I've just had the sawed-off for like two days and leveled it since and omg is it inconsistent even at like 3 meters to the point where it made me clip and frame by frame replay a lot of moments (as a previous Shatterline PvP player where there's such a sawed off like secondary, the difference in consistency at intended range is ungodly) If primary shotguns are the same then I'll probably skip them all together until they rework pellet spread

[@VaneWalker]

The pellet spreads should be a fixed pattern. The inconsistency with the games net code and lag comp makes it impossible to tell what's off target or bad aim and what's bad RNG.

[@Krydolph]

It is not from this patch, I think the one before it, but it wasn't fixed! If I throw my grenade (at least semtex) right as/before I die - it stops existing. It didn't use to be like that, and honestly it makes no sense! I might die, but if I get my nade off, I want my kill Anyone else noticed this?

[@biogoji8975]

Would’ve like to have seen some nerfs for the acr, and some buffs for the marksmen rifles

[@Krydolph]

1 - 2 shot kill isn't strong enough for you? Don't get me wrong, I absolutely suck with marksman in most games! But if you can aim they slap.

[@biogoji8975]

@@Krydolph at least with first marksmen rifle, I find myself hitting two shots and sometime still not killing the opponent, that shouldn’t happen, I’m more so talking about a fire rate buff, because the automatic weapons currently in the game often have very low recoil they can often compete at medium range and beyond in many cases, rather than just assuming I have bad aim a more constructive comment would’ve been better.

[@fuury09]

@@biogoji8975 Im not a good player, but I love the MK20. If you use Heavy Barell or Cleaner Faction, it’s always a 2 shot kill. I feel like I’m aiming better because I’m concentrating more on each single shot. It’s really good at challenging snipers or headglitches and holding angles yourself. But obviously it’s at a disadvantage against full autos in a movement heavy close range gunfight.

[@biogoji8975]

@@fuury09 could very well be that I don’t have the right attachments for it yet so I have to look into it, and side not but I find it pretty odd that the higher zoom scopes for the marksmen rifles aren’t unlocked earlier, seems odd to give it the red dot before something like a 3x or 4x zoom

[@Krydolph]

@@biogoji8975 OK! Use cleaners, then you have 2 shot kill on anything but phantoms! And make it shoot faster, it can actually shoot decently fast when kittet out right.

[@thepunisher75r75]

soooo what about the dead sec hack ability not being able to be used if you used it right as whatever you hacked ended or died?

[@TboTime]

Love this game 🥺

[@CalculatedPsycho]

New update is good, enjoying it so far. and I am known to complain about everything.

[@Roxas-dr8om]

Ngl the intel suit nerf was just to shut cleaner, phantom, and dedsec players up. It honestly wasnt an issue considering the OBJ nature of the maps and the modes.

[@ickilla]

The Intel suit is just a hand holder for players that can't counter other good players

[@ash136789]

Thank you!

[@juanlilg]

You’re the goat ace

[@TheGabose23]

Now we wait for the air strafing nerf ...

[@Mrjohnnymoo1]

I just want the Spiderbot gone altogether, and the snipers tweaked.

[@Eggthan324]

Heavy barrel now good on mdr?

[@atlas9002]

Still the stats are bugged, have been for weeks now. Nothing updates which throws shit off. The trends were super helpful in tracking if you were playing better or not, plus the overall numbers help.

[@JABofLEGENDS]

Still no Shotgun Buff, or any fix for the 0 damage hitmarkers.

[@alexanderboonie1333]

Can somebody give me an mp5 setup with the heavy barrel since the gun was buffed? Can't seem to figure it out.

[@unapologetic9396]

Mp5 is op now

[@Manning0151]

'Recoil Recovery' does absolutely nothing if your deadzone is 0

[@WellCookedPotatoes]

Does your controller have an extremely minor amount of drift? Maybe it's picking up the slightest amount of drift and it thinks you're still touching the controller

[@kszytok]

Initially I thought echelon nerf was not enought but I play Fev hours I used the echelon and yeah I think echelon is in the right spot in terms of balance

[@adzm1987]

Really feeling that nerf on the radar

[@Nytaxia]

Further jumpshot and crouch spam penalties is badly needed

[@d8l835]

People are mad at crouching now too? Jesus at what point are you just asking for a shooting range?

[@PandaRavioli]

Dog. Get your gunny up. They nerfed spam jumping drastically. Try and improve. Stop crying

[@theiviachine]

They just need to fix the hit registration. It’s not the movement that’s the problem

[@lalter_]

I have a perfect game suggestion for you to play instead: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare II (2022). Every single form of movement in that game is either discouraged, penalized or straight up removed from the game. The skill based matchmaking algorithm will ensure you consistently match up against people like you who don't know or care to learn how to press more than 3 buttons at once in your controller. The time to kill will ensure you can easily get kills by simply landing a single bullet in any region of the body. I think the game would be perfect for you. Hope you have fun. Have a good one!

[@tonedeaftachankagaming457]

Bunch of mad replies from people who think spacebar+A & D keys is “skillful movement”

[@angelalmonte1269]

we need them to fix the stats, add killcams, and a non respawn mode

[@berkdemir4604]

Thanks