Despite the fact that XDefiant is still in the closed beta stage of development, there are early indications that the game’s developers, Ubisoft, are on the right track.<\/p>\n
Having played the XDefiant closed beta for a relatively short period of time (approximately three hours of gameplay), and we at eSportBet.com have decided to share our thoughts on the game and why it could become Call of Duty’s main rival.<\/p>\n
Ubisoft’s development team, led by ex-Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin and former CoD world champion Patrick “ACHES” Price, aims to bring back the “traditional” Call of Duty<\/a> experience with XDefiant.<\/p>\n XDefiant includes several design choices that the Call of Duty community has been requesting in recent years, such as no skill-based matchmaking, pre-game map voting, and an old-school mini-map.<\/p>\n Following the release of the closed beta less than a week ago, many players and Ubisoft partner streamers have begun to notice one particular feature. <\/p>\n Want to address and provide context for everyone to see and give feedback. So, this is currently by design. The reason for this is to stop egregious spam behavior. However we do not want to limit the player from utilizing great movement, as I'm sure you've seen (cont.) https:\/\/t.co\/ujuKAiLpOD<\/a><\/p>\n — PATTYP (@ACHES) April 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n