Echelon, Phantoms and DedSec have seen some nerfs, while Libertad gets a minor buff. Match completion XP has also doubled.
The Clubhouse map will be available when the season launches. Two more are coming later alongside the new Capture the Flag mode.
The GSK from Team Rainbow join the fray with three new weapons, new maps (with one coming each month), Capture the Flag, and more.
The free-to-play competitive shooter reportedly had about 700,000 concurrent players across all platforms on May 27th.
A strong foundation, responsive gunplay and some well-designed maps can't mask the foundational issues with Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter.
The free-to-play shooter reportedly had one million unique players within the first 2.5 hours of launch, per Insider Gaming.
Ubisoft San Francisco says it's "seeing improvements" with players being unable to find matches and is "continuing to work on it."
Grenades should also drop at your feet less when used immediately upon respawning, and there are many audio improvements.
Check out some of the cosmetic rewards and weapons that will be available in the first battle pass of XDefiant.
Ubisoft has explained the various microtransactions that will be available in XDefiant when it launches.
Executive producer Mark Rubin also talks about avoiding Engagement Optimized Matchmaking for the free-to-play shooter's matches.
The recent Server Test Session "went really well from a scale and server standpoint," but there's still "some tuning to do."
