With the new shooter XDefiant, publisher Ubisoft hits the zeitgeist, and many players hope for a serious competitor to Call of Duty. Especially a missing feature in public matches gives many players hope. But one must take matters into their own hands.
With XDefiant, the “Assassin’s Creed” and “The Division” publisher Ubisoft operates in the hunting grounds of Call of Duty. The new shooter not only seems at first glance to have taken a lot from the industry leader CoD.
However, they also go their own way and apparently listened to the Call of Duty community about the wishes and concerns that have been bothering players for a while.
For CoD players, SBMM is regularly at the top of the list – Skill-based matchmaking. XDefiant skips this in public matches, which is very well received by many players.
However, matches without SBMM can be a nightmare, especially for beginners. Strong players can also ruin the fun when leveling weapons. A much-discussed tweet offers the solution: Rage-quit.
More about the new Ubisoft shooter can be found in the trailer:
YouTuber suggests simply leaving matches
What is being discussed? It is a clip from YouTuber “ProReborn”, which he also posted on Twitter:
What can be seen in the video? ProReborn plays a match of XDefiant, and there is at least one sweating player on the opposing team who plays incredibly well. However, ProReborn prefers to level his M4 in peace. He doesn’t even own the meta-weapon MP7 – unlike his tormentor.
For such situations in a game without SBMM, he has a lesson in mind:
Alright, we’re going to show the internet something today. The guy is going off, has the MP7 – which I haven’t even unlocked yet – he’s doing his thing, hitting everything. He’s sweating a little too hard for what I want to do right now.
Right now, I want to level my M4. Relax, chill back, and level my M4.
So here’s what we’re going to do in a game without skill-based matchmaking: [he ends the match and goes back to the main menu] and then I find another match where I don’t feel like I have to use meta weapons to keep up.
Crazy concept, right?
He then mocks advocates of SBMM and says in a higher-pitched voice: “Oh, I need SBMM to protect me,” and ends in a normal voice: “Leave the match, find another.”
Rage-quit instead of SBMM – Is that the solution?
How is it being discussed? Since ProReborn’s statements were already quite sharply made, the tweet has garnered appropriate comments. The tone under the tweet is rough, but not necessarily aggressive.
Many agree with ProReborn that public matches don’t need SBMM. One user writes, “You hit the nail on the head.” Many agree – public matches don’t need the system, only ranked matches should operate with SBMM.
But not everyone agrees that a rage-quit is the right approach. Some argue that one should stick it out in the current match. That’s exactly why many players didn’t want SBMM – it’s about being dominated in one match and dominating in another.
Matches where one is dominated are the matches where one learns something, gets better, tries new things, and progresses. After the match, one can always leave the current playlist and seek new opponents.
There are sporadic comments defending SBMM and listing the advantages for new players. But proponents of the system are clearly in the minority.
What do you think about SBMM? Leave a comment with your opinion.
The new shooter from Ubisoft is expected to be released in 2023, and recently the beta was extended for a few days.
It remains to be seen whether XDefiant has what it takes to compete with Call of Duty. The beta faced some issues, and skepticism towards publisher Ubisoft is high.
However, the shooter’s reputation has already improved significantly since its announcement. The negative feedback to the announcement was worth a news report to us back then: The new shooter from Ubisoft is already receiving backlash – 10,000 downvotes on YouTube
