SBMM Talk, Launch Times, Content, & More! | (XDefiant Release Details!)

[@tranquility6789]

The fact that COD has become so bad that everyone is now excited for a fucking Ubisoft game

[@LowTide941]

lol crazy

[@Redmont_]

Its because they prioritize the sbmm instead of actual gameplay mechanics or good looking characters

[@calwhitt01]

@@Redmont_ its so many different reasons, cod's just in the shitter and no other company has made any worthwhile competition. until now, assuming xdefiant doesnt suck nuts

[@MrQWEEEERTY]

i hope COD loses all its players to go play this instead so they learn their lesson

[@Redmont_]

@@MrQWEEEERTY you hope for a lot of employees lose their job???

[@robracer97]

A lotta ppl are about to realize they’re the ones sbmm protected

[@jonpro9637]

This comment should be pinned

[@sabian5290]

I’m screwed sbmm didn’t even protect me to begin with☠️☠️

[@TheDC-ks3tw]

Alot of hacker allegation going to happen. Too many people can’t except there are people at such higher skill levels than they can even imagine.

[@snowy5628]

People need to realise that online gaming is just way more sweaty than it use to be

[@TheDC-ks3tw]

@@snowy5628 i dont necessarily think it has. The good players may have gotten better but when you get to the average they have more than likely not moved they aren’t trying to get better and the bad players are the ones that have absolutely no idea and never even imagined getting better. A lot of that feeling of sweaty is sbmm. The initial sweat may be there but as people get more laid back it will ease up

[@SparksFlyin]

I feel like what Mark said about sbmm is exactly what many of us feel. We have lost what cod was. It’s gone forever because of it.

[@Train-t3y]

at least your honest, you feel, you dont know, its a feeling. not having a go, but so much of this stuff is painted as fact, but its not, not even close. I dont recognise the examples ace gives about controlled lobbies, ive never seen a single lobby where its all evenly matched, ive seen scores and kds that are across range.

[@johnsmith-fk7fw]

they need to just add "no sbmm mode" which fills the lobby with bots that do less dmg so people who want to just get like 5k/d games can have fun

[@yourstillwithme]

It wont "kill cod" but im excited for competition to exist for COD. Hope this game does well. I'm supporting!

[@EXQUIS1T3]

Mark being so open about SBMM AND EOMM makes cod's statement about matchmaking look even more worse lol

[@will_9910]

They treat SBMM like it's Voldemort.

[@williammartin6098]

@@will_9910because it is, in terms of evilness.

[@kjak94]

Here's the thing though - of course Activision and the devs are going to be protective about SBMM if it's working for them, insofar as people are playing and spending money in the shop. Why would they come out against it?

[@MrKango87]

⁠@@kjak94 well for one, there’s no real competition for activision, so of course they’re not going to do anything about SBMM. There so many people out there complaining about it but activision is being arrogant about it and they want to “protect” the bad players in a sense. If xdefiant does well (and I hope it does), cod might see a significant player drop and might have to re think they’re own SBMM. Only time will tell though

[@kjak94]

@@MrKango87 this is not going to be "competition" for call of duty, in the same way there's no real competition for Madden. It's a staple at this point, and any games that come out that siphon people away only ever occupy niches in the market with a very specific player base, or are otherwise short lived.

[@enterthekyuubi]

Me getting my ass handed to me back in the COD 4 - BO1 days is exactly why I've become so good at fps games now. I went from barely getting UAVs to dropping VSATs and Gunships all because I wanted to get better. Casual players need to learn that simply playing against other no thumbs won't help them better their skills.

[@H4ram]

Let me guess, back then you were a kid who got drop 8+ hours per day on the game, right?

[@enterthekyuubi]

@@H4ram Nah. I was 17 with a job.

[@storms888]

@@enterthekyuubicasual is meant to be just that, casual. Casual players dont give a fuck about “getting better” because they shouldn’t. Its a videogame, why would you try and force a hardcore experience onto an entire genre KNOWN for being a chill, laid back experience?

[@johnhighway7399]

@@storms888 You don't seem to understand how SBMM works. It is literally hurting casual players by forcefully putting them in matches where everyone is of equal or higher skill level. There's no such thing as a "casual match" when SBMM is involved, because it's entire purpose is to make your experience as sweaty and stressful as possible. You only get "casual" matches when you've been stomped multiple times in a row, but if you do well just once you'll be put back to fighting clones of yourselves with a few sweats thrown in there too for good measure. No SBMM = Random, fun, casual SBMM = Non-stop sweating It really is that simple and I have no idea why SBMM-apologists pretend otherwise. The most successful (as in, most enjoyable, not most trendy and profitable...) all had 0 SBMM. Halo, Team Fortress 2, early 2000s CoDs, Battlefield, CS:Source... none of those games had SBMM, and that's a huge reason why they were so successful and FUN. You truly could just jump into a match and have fun, you didn't feel like you were competing in a tournament for 1 million dollars.

[@storms888]

@@johnhighway7399 I was thinking from my perspective, im extremely anti SBMM, I thought the original commenter was making a pro SBMM argument by saying that its good to play against harder lobbies

[@Romoredux]

MY BODY IS READY! The only "thing" that can mess this game up is UBISOFT, so let's hope that doesn't happen....

[@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr]

Where Ubisoft is right now as a company going down the toilet with all there DEI woke agenda I wouldn’t hold my breath

[@crazebamm]

My thoughts exact

[@bobdarrick2628]

This isn’t a sport or form of exercise. Other than your hands and head, it’s not your body. It’s your mind.

[@DamienDarkside]

It is going to happen. Seriously. Every single Ubisoft hallmark of a horrible game is here, along with the fact that it is a CoD-clone. There has never been a successful CoD-clone, as evident by the sheer amount that tried to do the same after the original MW2 came out. All failed, even Battlefield makes only a tiny fraction of CoD money. It's a mashup of several of their dead IPs, from the dead Watch Dogs series to the dead Splinter Cell series. The animations for the weapons are equivalent to every mobile phone game from the last several years. The factions are perfectly set up for multiple waves of in-shop content. The delays and extra time was not because they were adding content, they were not done the game yet. Year One content is simply Base Content stripped, because it's already done and has absolutely no reason not to be in the game right now. There is no skill-based matchmaking because even after years of R6 Data, they know they can't do mass-SBMM. They aren't skilled enough. They do not have SBMM because they are not competent enough to implement any at a large scale. They are not keeping lobbies right at launch because they are not competent enough to release it at launch. Go ahead and call me a doubter, but I haven't seen a single clean Ubisoft release of any multiplayer game. I have only experienced almost 20 years of Ubisoft chasing trends in order to make money. I have only seen Ubisoft implement NFTs into their games despite their entire audience saying "NO" and then turn around and say "we listen to feedback". They add premium currencies from mobile games into single player games to make more money.

[@nikosfotidas8543]

​@@DamienDarksideI still play The Division 2 and think it's the best looter shooter on the market BY A THOUSAND MILES... It's not even close...

[@decoyfox]

The lack of SBMM alone meant I had more fun in one weekend of xdefiant than the last 5 years of cod

[@mojojojo9458]

Are you still playing it now?

[@Redmont_]

I hope everyone is gonna play it for fun and not for hate on cod

[@mattc7420]

Spite gaming has been a theme for this year

[@Shuganuttz]

Can be both

[@ashtonjack]

I mean, I'm going to play it because I hate cod and want to have fun.

[@Infinicat]

I mean I am playing it for fun - something that CoD has left behind or forgotten about. I don’t hate CoD, CoD hates players like me, apparently and it is their fault we feel pushed into a different game because they refuse to give us the experience that they should be giving us, especially when all that major success they’re coasting on is directly due to the old ways and the old heads that played back then. This isn’t spite, this is CoD doing this to themselves.

[@Knifeymcstabins]

100% agree. With that said I am looking forward to this game scratching that cod itch if that makes sense. Not in every way. But I very much am a (get off of work turn my brain off tdm player) sometimes

[@Bbinkee]

Competition is exactly what this genre needs. Can't wait

[@BroJust...7867]

I rather you cover both xdefiant and cod on the same channel tbh

[@clayleonard7005]

I honestly hate following one content creator on two different channels.

[@BroJust...7867]

@clayleonard7005 same shits annoying then if that channel doesn't do well the youtuber abandons it or sells it even though there's plenty of present and future buyers of the said game or etc

[@MrGerbil_]

I’d rather not see COD bs when I just want to see his xdefiant stuff.

[@boomerboy8043]

​@@MrGerbil_ ok boomer🤓

[@DamienDarkside]

@@MrGerbil_ Then you'll be seeing a dead channel. Ubisoft hasn't released a clean game. Ever. They're more interested putting premium currencies in singleplayer games.

[@coltoncharlie5281]

I'm an old school player, and im very excited about this. I just hope it stays trendy to the point the lower skilled players just try to get better instead of quit.

[@ManicOnTheBeats]

Ur never gonna get good if u quit when I first played cod that was MW2 I never quit playing I became better but I haven't played cod since MW 2019 but I can't wait to get back into 6v6 multiplayer again

[@RuntzzSZN]

​@@ManicOnTheBeatsmy first was MW3, just kept trying to, last I played was the newest mw2

[@RvBnerd618]

This post is spot on. The only way to get good at the game is to put in the effort. There's always a bigger fish than you, but you can still learn a thing or two from your defeat. Get back up and come back for more.

[@michaelespeland]

In the era of instant gratification and where "everyone's a winner", I think the absence of SBMM could potentially be a bad thing for everyone. All the casuals might end up - as you said - realizing they're not as good as they've been manipulated to think for the last decade, and the game essentially ends up being populated by sweats. I really hope that's not the case, but it's one of my biggest fears about this game at the moment.

[@djcook]

lol a lot of ppl are gonna realize they suck

[@Aj-jm7ji]

Summer is here time to grind

[@michaelespeland]

@@djcook I might realize this myself lmao

[@RuntzzSZN]

SBMM nowadays made it feel like a tournament, I know I'm not pro level but I'm certainly not bad, but I still have a job and want to play casually after work

[@EnderYuceler]

So then you play a game that’s in a fantasy world thinking you are good? 😂 nah don’t you wanne get better putting in some work?! You can go play on pc then hack and cheat that’s the same low level thinking

[@Gr8fulDeadd]

I'm totally checking this out Tuesday. Gonna give it a fair go.

[@Knifeymcstabins]

Definitely giving it a good month to let them iron everything out. I have other games to play in the meantime. Checking in from update to update. No cash from my wallet Definitely helps😊

[@KingTode]

regarding SBMM, casual players in general don’t care if they’re getting stomped or if they’re the ones stomping. They mostly care if their friends are playing or if their favorite gamers are playing. Without SBMM, I think more streamers will play and therefore influence casual players to play and by doing so their friends will play

[@Techn9que]

I like how the ‘CoD killer / return to classic arcade shooter’ has a bunch of silly sci-fi abilities and will need to add a mode to not

[@Kachina.]

Imo this game needs to release on steam as well. Feels like this game is heavily handicapping itself by staying on Uplay especially considering the vast majority of PC players prefer steam over any other launcher.

[@seniorordenanza2387]

It’s possible it could happen down the line. I’m not exactly a fan of MnK players (yes I’m one of those people who thinks you guys are a little ahead of the curve and why I don’t think cross play should be a thing. Sure we have aim assist but that’s practically all we have going for us, you guys have actual human reflexes. Imo very huge difference.) but that’s beside the point. They did say listening to the community is a top priority for them. If enough people ask they’ll probably talk to Ubi to make something work out. They originally didn’t have the option to map vote, many people asked for it and by the next test they added it. Same could happen with getting it on steam. Enough people just need to ask for it.

[@LunaPPK]

ubisoft love shooting themselves in the foot after all

[@alexsuperpower1]

@@seniorordenanza2387 Aim assist is straight up broken in new cods though.

[@CZProductions]

​@@seniorordenanza2387Weird little rant there on a channel for a game dominated by controller like CoD lol

[@seniorordenanza2387]

@@CZProductions I’m just saying my piece bro that’s all

[@publicsafetyhazard]

I've been waiting for this game for years. No other game has had so much hype from me for so long!

[@spartan_a1176]

Not even gta6??

[@publicsafetyhazard]

@@spartan_a1176 yes but only 6, because i never played previous gta games in their prime

[@spartan_a1176]

@@publicsafetyhazard xdefiant over gta 6 is crazy.... you need to play gta 4 & 5

[@publicsafetyhazard]

@@spartan_a1176i know they're good, but i like team shooters more

[@willb.7417]

@@spartan_a1176 not everyone likes single player sandboxes, if your favorite genre is shooters of course you'd be more excited for xdefiant than gta

[@SKLLZTHATKILLZ]

Its funny - when mark was talking about sbmm and said you play against the same exact people, i literally do. Theres a about 10-20 players, 1 of which is on my friends list, and i run into them constantly when playing headquarters, frequently it will happen several times in a session

[@loadedexcrement]

Headquarters is also probably a relatively low pop playlist, however with a game as big as CoD you really really shouldn't be seeing the same names across lobbies. The worst is when you back out of a lobby before it starts after recognizing someone only to re q and load into that lobby's match lmao

[@TheCshort01]

Same, In MW3 I run into the same players constantly. I'm so ready for this game to not have SBMM and get more variety of other players and skill levels.

[@cptMrNoob]

I’ve been having this happen all the way back since MW2019. I kept running into a player named Lana Rhoades, lmao.

[@TheGumpyGump]

There's gonna be 6 weeks of drops in Twitch during the preseason: an XP boost and 2 gun skins each week. I don't think that was mentioned.

[@CinnaBonBun69420]

Appreciate the info. I've been trying to collect all the rewards for this game

[@MISTAKEWASMADE4live]

Looking forward to it, I remember playing the beta and it was great.

[@GabrielDiaz93]

When he said those players used to getting protected by SBMM get “stomped on”, I lost it 😂

[@FirerSpartan]

0:12 hey let my boy Espresso alone

[@aseemfarishta-nh9db]

espresso is very annoying such a nerd

[@JohnnysBurner]

They had me sold off the sole basis they have no EOMM & the fact Mark Rubin came out and talked about it IN FULL is another reason I’ll put faith in him and he was the head exec for Cod 4, Mw2 & 3 so he knows how to make a good game.

[@Kennymethod]

Mark Rubin made my favorite CODs and helped make my childhood, I’m so happy he’s back on the scene!

[@PyroJiro]

XDefiant, the Thousand Year Door remake, Multiversus, all coming out within days of each other. Gonna be busy gaming for the first time in a long time haha

[@astridlmao]

I was a little confused and nervous on the whole SBMM for the game so I searched up on KZbin to understand it a little better and this video popped up. And this video provided me much more information than I was expecting. Thank you! I appreciate it. P.S. Everyone is talking about COD not doing so good and being happy that XDefiant is releasing. I think the last COD I played was Modern Warfare 2019. But then again, I didn't really play it that much. So I would say the last COD that I actually played and put in the most time into, etc.. was Black Ops 2. After that, I don't think COD was the same, like it didn't hit the same. They were just all kinda meh.

[@jordanh.9765]

I can’t wait to to play

[@Arctic3OD]

When there's no SBMM: 1) High-skill players will have a great time. 2) Low-skill players are gonna complain that the lobbies are too sweaty. This game is clearly marketed for the competitive minded people, and players in general have simply improved over time. The public matches will be sweatier than old school CoD lobbies, and there's no way around it. I hope they stick to this decision, regardless of the inevitable complaints. No SBMM is the right long-term decision for many reasons, including the fact that even the lower skill players will be able to see their improvement.

[@Juice_VI]

I love their thoughts on matchmaking. But what I don’t like is how their movement/gunplay feels. Unfortunately, that’s way more important.

[@Real_Beaky]

I was very interested when this was announced, I tried the Beta, it wasn't that good. I might give it another try, but I think it is overhyped.

[@NikolasBellica-ek2ss]

Mark Rubin said, that they already finished work on Year 1 content, and will start shortly working on Year 2 content 😎

[@HugeBigness]

I can't wait for this.

[@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr]

Lmao the fact that people think this game is going to be relaxed and chill are delusional. Its going to be a sweat fest. The cheaters will be rampant and you will be sweating just like cod now. 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@waff6ix]

I CANNOT WAIT 2 PLAY THIS GAME🤩🤩🤩

[@5hane9ro]

Part of the reason why I mainly play PvE games is that I can never relax in most modern PvP games. The beta's were a blast, so I'm excited!

[@Flnetic]

Very hyped for the game

[@istaygolden3017]

Can't wait to play this finally!

[@HugeBigness]

They need to make 8v8 default so team balancing works better without the need for SBMM - team balancing is the perfect compromise, but it simply works MUCH better with larger teams, like how it was in BF. (BEFORE 2042) - not to mention the 10v10/12v12 playlists in MW3 have been a HUGE hit. 6v6 is just dead/archaic outside of tactical. Look at Combat Pacing - revolutionary, again, from the amazing SHG.

[@jolbertti7421]

Adding more players cause more issues

[@nerdstrangler4804]

If you want every match to be close sweaty and competitive just play ranked, or any other shooter. The whole point of not having SBMM is to add variety to the gameplay, lopsided matches are part of that variety.

[@vokuhila6913]

funny how this even has to be a discussion, as if having sbmm in a ranked playlist only makes sense and has worked for the past 15 years

[@oxonomy2372]

It was so fun when lobbies stuck together and the teams reshuffled each game. Bantering enemies would become fun teammates, the objective was played more, and wins were more important than k/d. If anything disbanding lobbies make people are more toxic now because people just say shit at the end of the game and disappear.

[@VenomFirework]

A breath of fresh air

[@onefishfrank9145]

"Shaking All Over" by the Who... Activision's new theme song? Choice for consumers is a good thing, same as competition among game studios. Many thanks!

[@Elevat3_KG]

I think the tell-tale sign if the SBMM is TRULY gone is if we begin seeing pub stomping montages again by players that we KNOW are good. If someone like Scump is not going crazy at least 70% of his games then we are left with only two conclusions: 1. SBMM is not gone 2. The average player is ALOT better than they used to be

[@adambrown8933]

Would love to see a second channel covering XDefiant! Been watching you since BO2 and would love to see that additional content!

[@wrydstepbr0_0]

Imma rock that MP7 🙌

[@thephototechy]

As usual Ace makes some amazing points. However, for me not having an algorithm forcing me to have losses would be enough to keep playing even if it’s a sweat fest. Right now with crossplay off on seriesx, if I win 2 games in mw3, it won’t put me in a game of 6v6 until o turn crossplay on, and the only reason I can see is the algorithm at play. Also playing the server test was a really good and organic experience. COD will be a better game for a lot of people like ace mentioned, but if someone who wants to get better at fps, I think Xdefiant will be a better option.

[@noahfalke9762]

I think controlling the streamers is just as important for player retention as SBMM is for the casuals. I think no SBMM will get more big streamers to play and keep playing thus the viewers (good or bad) will play the game too regardless of no sbmm.

[@thebetterodds1141]

Organic lobbies are back the ups and downs of matchmaking with no SbMM is going to bring back that nostalgia

[@braynjohnson4302]

The success of this game is going to be entirely on how big the player base becomes. If the player base is big enough there will be plenty of bad players for other bad players to kill and practice improving their skills against. If the only people that show up are CoD pros who hate SBMM then it’s going to be rough. Based on the betas though it felt like old CoD skill levels and if anything I think betas should be sweatier than the actual launch.

[@youtubepeace]

Really couldn't care less about this game until the recent discussion about SBMM, now I am extremely excited to try out their game.

[@chadb1176]

Pumped you’re gonna give xdefiant some love in your videos. If you can, please do a settings video where you showcase the best settings, controller, audio, etc, etc. thanks, Ace!

[@justaname7329]

Loved both betas I played and really enjoyed the variety no SBMM provided. Really looking forward to this game launching.

[@gundamsigma]

As weird as it sounds I’m looking forward to being absolutely stomped on as I have zero play time on this. So if they hold true to their word this means I can develop skills and utilise them as I get better. Instead of the current system where it feels like I’m progressing whereas in actuality it’s my play experience just being manipulated to feel like it

[@Denilius123]

Will be happy to see a “no ability” mode. Any game with these “Overwatch” style character abilities immediately turns me away, but a regular mode might actually be fun.

[@thanos879]

Will they show our stats publicly on our profile? That’s what killed CoD for me. When they removed that. That was the competitive incentive for me to play. Battle pass rewards and skins mean nothing to me. Showcasing those is like bragging that Activision has control over you lol.

[@molsen7549]

I really want this game to succeed. Even if it's a little rough around the edges, I just so appreciate their philosophy behind it and their understanding of what a cancer in the industry EOMM has become. I fully expect to sink some decent time into this game over the next while.

[@zodiac_blue9116]

If lobby balance like it was in BO3 it was always, shuffle the best players and spread them across both teams. Not sure your issue with that. The important thing is the lobby is not EOMM formed at the beginning so that all people in the lobby are sweat lords, (or your level).

[@valdezjones]

I haven’t played COD since Blops:CW because it became so stale to me. I was talking with my brother a few weeks ago about how much fun we had playing Blops 4 because of some of the more game-y elements and identity it had. Then I heard about Xdefiant and was sold (free of charge, of course). I’m excited to have 6v6, special abilities, no sbmm, longer ttk again. Hopefully it ends up being as strong in practice as it sounds like it will be.

[@calamelli209]

I'm super hyped for this game, I hope it succeeds, and I'd be totally down to subscribe to a TheXDefiantAce second channel if you go that route.

[@erwinbogumil207]

Man, this brings me back. I still miss Survarium.

[@chuteu260]

The mode that sounds like COD is interesting, I don’t like the modes where certain characters do certain things, I like a basic game where I don’t have to make too many decisions, just like the content bloat, I can’t handle all of that, that’s why I like your content, you help me sift through all of it, thx Ace

[@dionhiggins1976]

I need those dialled in settings Ace . Movement felt worse last playtest. Could just be I was not use to it.

[@Xx-VSM-xX]

It's unlikely but if this game explodes in popularity and takes enough players away from COD, we could finally see SBMM changes in Call of Duty. It's extremely unlikely this game can even make a dent in the COD playerbase but you never know. I don't mind SBMM, but games without it are just so much more fun.

[@crimsonnebula9759]

I've though before recently that Xdefiant would fail or die after launch, but I have to remind myself to not judge a game until it has released and also to play it myself to get my own personal opinion before I make any kind of statement. I think that because of how SBMM or EOMM has protected many players by "pulling the wool over their eyes" in the terms of their own skill in COD, I think that Xdefiant will be like a heavy dose of reality to who is good and who isn't, those who accept that they aren't as good as they thought but understand that it was COD's matchmaking causing this artificial skill, will stick around to appreciate Xdefiant's raw skill of trial-by-fire and actually seek to improve themselves vs those who grew comfortable in the lie of COD's matchmaking algorithm, will realize that they're really just not very good at all, will shy away from the game out of humiliation or frustration because they thought they were the "big shot" on COD but in a raw skill scene, are just the arrogant and ignorant noobs who try to show off but look stupid. I am really looking forward to Xdefiant because it will be a good clean slate to revive the challenge of getting your ass kicked at first or being terrible then as you take a step back to try and fix your wrongs, you start to do better and better than before instead of getting kicked in the teeth then being coddled like with COD-that really ruins a lot of the fun aspects that I wish modern fps games had.

[@blondcd]

honestly i just want a fun and balanced game like everyone else, i also hope it can run on lower end consoles and pcs to give everyone an experience!

[@polymorphing9195]

Remember that time when CoD released an "inside look" to SBMM and EOMM. I remember feeling like they were talking about a whole diffrent game when i read it. There is no fun to be had in CoD, only SBMM

[@RebelRising22]

@TheXclusiveAce, I can't wait to see your content for Xdefiant. I really enjoy the dedication and attention to detail you put into your work and am stoked to see that trickle over to this franchise. Still enjoying COD, but would love to see the same content applied to this game as well. Keep on, keepin on, brother! 🫡

[@Shingeki1323]

I totally forgot about this game, can't wait to try it out later

[@The_Implications]

I noticed SBMM was a problem when I'd be matched up against or with the same people multiple times in a row on a prime time weekend

[@woozie_tv]

Did you ever get feedback on your last xdefiant video titled something still feels off about xdefiant? I really want them to have made some changes tbh. It literally touched on what i think i was feeling for every playtest of this game. And it really turned me off to it. Just couldnt put my finger on the issue until your vid but it fits.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Yep! I talked to the devs directly about the feedback and they mentioned they’ll be able to make adjustments based on it but they didn’t give me any specifics

[@woozie_tv]

@@TheXclusiveAce thanks for the update

[@trickmick13]

Ace you should look into the Destiny 2 SBMM experimentation and updates over time, it’s pretty interesting. Kind of got to see how removal of SBMM in casual played out, but Destiny is a very different game with PvP not being the primary focus and meta gear giving a much greater power disparity in comparison to something like COD. Excited to see how this game’s matchmaking in casual works.

[@imbeast90]

did the game run pretty smooth for u on pc??

[@mustafamahmoud_]

As a lifelong mid-skilled COD player ive bever had any noticable issues with SBMM. its weird to me how it such a big deal in the community

[@QuDaRage]

Truth is, team balancing is by definition going to put the worst players on the best players team. The only way to balance that so it's not a blowout, is to have skillbased matchmaking. I cannot stress this enough, JUST LET THE BLOWOUTS HAPPEN

[@usualsuspect1881]

The amount of people don’t realise that SBMM was keeping them out of demon lobbies lol, we’re about to see who the real gamers are

[@Bleak5170]

Call me crazy but I truly believe the lack of SBMM will bring about this game's downfall. It's going to just be the hardcore sweats still playing in a few months and that's not sustainable.

[@BlackWidowYT_FPS]

I'm so excited for XDefiant! I think SBMM ruined the fun in FPS games, so not having it will make the experience much better. I'm sure I'll really enjoy it.

[@Tigliz12]

I don’t mind getting stomped as long as I can eventually stomp back but I will enjoy being able to use different things and have some fun instead of constant META load outs and forehead pressed to the screen …sweaty pits too!

[@xMasterful]

I'm glad someone is making a game without SBMM, but the last CoD we had without it was Infinite Warfare. Even though I loved it, a lot of people just stopped playing, and I'm expecting the same thing will happen here.

[@ThedFyne]

iw had fairly heavy sbmm, it started with aw

[@xMasterful]

@@ThedFyne I didn't notice any. Had a 2KD, 4WL and I would still occasionally get matched up against people playing their first match. Kinda felt bad lmao.

[@Knifeymcstabins]

The people who feel obligated to outright refuse this game and shit talk it need to take it easy. So what they delayed it. Its not like they took your money, and delivered a broken game. It will be free, and not to atleast try it before you shit on it is crazy to me. Im hyped for it. Here's hoping 🤞

[@ChillingDogYT]

Input lock in ranked is so good feature

[@andrew_gould]

i just finished Interstellar camo two days ago, and i don't wanna touch MW3 for at least a week. the timing is perfect

[@Knifeymcstabins]

I hope the launch goes well. If it does I have a feeling I'm gonna fall ill and need to call in a sick day at work 🤷‍♂️

[@wzrrzwrzw8286]

I hope this game dont have hackers cheating

[@mcrvi4464]

Turn off crossplay with PC nerds. It is nearly impossible to cheat on XBOX Series and PS5. You will however run into super nerds using Chronusshit but we'll see how they gonna handle it.

[@ivac98]

@@mcrvi4464 funny bc there is more poeple with cronus than wall or aimbot

[@michaelespeland]

@@ivac98 Yes, but more often than not, the players you think are using cronus are just much much better than you. The number of times I've been accused of using cronus or walls or aimbot is absolutely insane.

[@ohnobro3770]

@@michaelespelandI’ve been told nice Cronus on mnk before lol

[@TitusMH]

@@michaelespelandhalf of users using cronus nerds 😂

[@amigopuerco]

No SBMM means I'm back to always being at the bottom

[@slemdan]

Me too

[@pavmx703]

Well then that’s your fault. If you don’t have the ability to not be at the bottom, that doesn’t justify everyone else’s experience being manipulated.

[@ErWoody99]

I'm excited cause I'm pretty sure I'm pretty bad at fps but never been able to tell cause of eomm I think I had like a 1.3 kd but at least now I can see if I'm good or not, here's the thing I'm okay with getting crapped on if I'm bad, I played world of tanks for years, there's something satisfying about being bad and then learning to be average then good

[@nicholasarchie6440]

I’m so curious and excited looks fun

[@xh34dshotx]

proper team balancing is something cod needs but who really cares now since this game is releasing within the new hour

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

We always had SBMM, it's called ranked mode. Don't know why they ever added it to the casual playlists in the first place. Ping should always be king.

[@luismaierretolazagarcia7752]

You’ll see how if this game succeeds how magically the new Black Ops Game will be advertised with no strict SBMM lol

[@flowinwata]

So if Xclusive Ace makes an Xdefiant centered channel, what could it be named? I see potential considering both prominently feature X in their names.

[@DainRiffgin89]

I'm interested to try it out, but I am very wary after the last playtest, since the hit registration was still very hit and miss (pun intended). Also, the note you mentioned about the potential issue with no SBMM (where all the good players move over to XDefiant and scare away all the low skill players) makes me concerned, because I was already seeing part of that during that same play test. So many times I was stuck on a team where they were deathly allergic to the objective and had no thumbs vs. guys that were coordinated, objective minded and had uncanny aim and reflexes. It honestly didn't feel any better than CoD, but maybe with the full release we will have a larger pool to draw from and we will get a better balance. Because I'm sick of going massively negative in my KD because I'm literally the only one on my team going anywhere near the point.

[@Knifeymcstabins]

Was looking for this comment😂 I will say it did get progressively better near the end for me. Was hitting 25 to 30 kills per match. Where as at the start was only getting 10 or so. Here's hoping 🙏

[@papawhisky5794]

@TheXclusiveAce how does the movement feel compared to COD? A lot of FPS games feel sluggish. COD feels just right.

[@SnowX206]

The only question is does it take a century to find a match with Crossplay off on Xbox like MW3? Cause I turn Crossplay off on MW3 I don't even get matched.😂

[@workerq1]

I have never liked old CODs, and XDefiant is way too similar to them, plus having hero classes really scratch this off my game list, but hey, power to the people.

[@Lemmegooglethat..]

I can understand the part about bo3 style specialist but your the first person I heard say they don't like old cod's, Imo Og cod's mw1-bo2 during the 360 era was one of the best times in gaming.

[@workerq1]

@@Lemmegooglethat.. oh I never have a game console in my life, and I haven't played COD til 2021. As a MnK player, I just feel old CODs were awful on mouse, and XDefiant in the beta feels weird in both shooting and and movement.

[@ashtonjack]

​@@workerq1I'm ngl I have watched a lot of mnk players play xdefiant and they have loved how it feels

[@irdriel7760]

I will try it out and I'm happy about the matchmaking. Mostly concerned about the gunplay issues you raised previously.

[@felipebrognoli]

I really hope the game's a somewhat success, so we can have a larger variety of players and the no sbmm thing can work. Let's hope that the quality of the game itself, the marketing and the fact that it's a f2p game, it's enough for that.

[@L91]

You nailed the problem with lobby team balancing

[@oxonomy2372]

I wish mic preferences would be part of match making. Some games I want to talk and other games I don’t, and both times I want to be in lobbies with people who are the same.

[@ricanpredator11]

Remember when everyone first saw the trailer and said it looked wack and it wasn't gonna be good now look