he doesn't know what he's talking about. its not a camera, its just a trophy system. its from a R6S operator by the name of jager, and all it does it shoot lethals out of the sky.
I dont think lethals are that much of an issue. Without cod like perks and no ability to resupply them I find them easier to deal with. No spamming possible
@@42ZaphodB42 Yeah that is true, but it gives a lot of play for objective players like me that often get naded on point. We'll see how powerful it will be. Hope it doesn't get out of hand, but they did a pretty good job so far, so I'll keep trusting them.
Hey Ace! Thanks for covering the patch notes. Although, I should mention, if you're not familiar with Rainbow Six: Siege, I can understand some confusion about GSK--their Riot Shield, which looks to be their Ultra, is based on the gadget used by Blitz in R6. His shield is equipped with a very bright light that can flash enemies, so I imagine it will function the same in XDefiant. Not to mention, we can see the GSK operator shoot over the shield in the reveal trailer. Their other ability isn't a tactical camera--it's actually based on the gadget that the character Jager uses. It's functionally just a trophy system, but based on the kind of Active Protection system that is used on tanks and other heavy vehicles, so this class will probably be the premier grenade catch of XDefiant. Their other ability, though, which looks to have three charges before needing to recharge, doesn't look to have been shown at all in the reveal, but I'd be willing to guess it's based on the operator IQ from Siege. Her gadget lets her see electronics through walls, so maybe this will allow the player to see deployed abilities (maybe even including an active Intel Suit?) within a certain radius! Again, great video, but I wanted to shout out my take on the reveal as well!
I think the other tactical is Bandit's barbed wire, at 8:20 , 8:24 and 8:40 you can see barbed wire to the left of the screen. I think it fits the theme of GSK being more focused around area and utility denial
From my experience, 99% of gunfights with bunnyhoppers are over before the new aim penalty will kick in. The bunnyhopping nerf feels like it did practically nothing. The best way I can think of to nerf it to a place where it's not completely unviable but also not too overpowered is to obviously get rid of air strafing (changing directions while midair, as Ace talked about in a previous video), but also introducing a slight penalty to jumping itself. In past COD games, I recall there being a penalty to spam jumping where multiple consecutive jumps would be less powerful than the initial jump, with a short jump height and slower momentum. Maybe only one of those needs to take effect since this is a fast-paced game, but I'm confident that the nerf we got today won't be enough to really resolve the issue. Edit: According to the devs, it's something that's already in the game, but for some reason I haven't ever noticed it once.
Yeah I have not played but I was hoping they just made it so each jump was less and less height like you had limited stamina. One jump is 100 percent elevation ...the next is 50 percent and lower and lower until your barely getting off the ground.
There is very much a system like the devs mentioned, but it kicks in about twice as slowly as you'd see in a typical CoD. It's very much not a factor in most gunfights unless both players really can't aim.
@BetGilroy-qm8ff you know how dumb you have to be to assume everyone's experienced what you have? No I didn't play cod with jet packs and I don't care to experience an unbalanced game with jump spam and 0 flinch snipers so I'm glad they are trying to address it
@@GoReachPastElevation go play a bo3/iw/aw if u have them and you'll realise your complaining over nothing more than something that is just merely annoying, also if its that bad why not spam it yourself?
Bunnyhopping nerf seems pretty worthless. Still encountering it in matches. And seeing that it doesn't apply until the 4th jump, that's still plenty of opportunity to bunnyhop in gunfights. It should apply on the second jump; that way you can still get the jump on enemies around corners to start fights, but that 1 is all you get. Timer should also be extended. Snipers have no business in shooters with maps this size so no matter what they do it'll never be enough. Haven't felt any change to the netcode yet.
@@V1NCENT84 thanks for your fantastic input on this discussion. Video literally asked for our impressions on the outcome of the update. Unfortunate that your brain can't handle something as advanced as constructive feedback.
I LOVE when Ace posts videos. Oddly enough, he’s up there with “comfort” youtubers for me. The audio quality, zero clickbait, major evidence, and genuine passion for his content always gets a like from me. Keep this up Ace. And late congrats on your marriage! Hope the family is doing well :)
one thing they should really fix on is the red dot visibility... currently it is still horrible... a minor fix to this is to increase the contrast but that BARELY makes a difference.
Ima be real with you chief this might be a your tv or settings type problem. I see my red dot clear as day. This is not meant to insult you but I would mess with some settings before you roll with the assumption that it’s the game. This is the first I’ve seen anyone say this.
did I know everything in this video, nope... read the patch notes, played and watched any official trailers etc. Your testing / clarity on matters makes things great! please continue dissecting XDefiant news, mechanics, guns etc.
It needs to be second, not third jump. If someone jumped a 3rd time, inwas already dead and they were shooting my corpse as it feel cuz they didnt realise i was already dead. I think after the 2nd will be the sweet spot
@BetGilroy-qm8ff crying more about a fix that's not really fixing anything. If they told us "get good scrubs" well so be it. But doing something to "fix" it that doesn't kick in until the 3rd jump that never happens in a fight doesn't achieve their goal.
I agree, I had no problem with the bunny hopping or being outgunned if I try to lone wolf. The lack of flich on snipers is what made me go play Killer Klowns From Outer Space The Game. When I get home I now plan to play again and see how the game feels.
Do you know any fix on xdefiant controller not working bc I cant find any solution on how to fix it I’ll try ps5 n xbox controller change v0 to v1 I don’t have foot pedals I close the application so many times uninstal xdefiant I change the setting in the game at the everything as possible nothing work I’ve been stocked with keyboard and mouse. I don’t even use it because I don’t know how to use it.
I can usually adapt just fine with gunplay like in XDefiant (even before the patch) but man playing FPS games now is so annoying. it's all just about jumps and slides and being as fast as possible.
I can definitely confirm one single update did not solve the netcode issues; Is it better? Yeah, maybe a little. Do I still get shot through walls, dump A LOT of rounds into someone before they die, and get 100 point kill "assists" on players I dealt all the damage to? Yes.
@@dysonproudfoot6865 That's great it's working for you, but plenty of people are having a similar experience to what I'm having and the devs have acknowledged the netcode needs work, so no my guy, it's not just me.
@@dysonproudfoot6865 That's great it's working for you, but it's not working for everyone, and the devs have acknowledged the problem. None of what I described should be happening on a 1.5gbps connection w/ a ping sitting typically in the 30ms neighborhood.
Sniper flinch is unequivocally and unarguably a good addition, 10/10 work. The jump/crouch spam penalty is also 100% needed and a great addition, the only change needed imo is that it should kick in earlier, bc after the third jump the gunfight is already over 90% of the time. Should kick in after the second jump imo, that way you can do your initial jump around a corner which is totally reasonable, then one more after that before being penalized
I hope the netcode is drasctically changed with this update. Athough one update usually doesn't do the trick the fact that this was a known issue since before the game even came out is kinda unaccetable that it was at this level to even begin with. That sniper flinch tho? delicious. the fact it can go up or down regardless of what triggers it is very very well thought out.
LOVE THESE changes.. man they are nailing it .. feel like after the 1st jump it should kick in .. edit just happy they are listening so heres hoping they go a bit more
I been playing it for about 5 days and I’m loving it. I find it challenging, maybe bc I’m not very good (yet) but I see myself putting good time into it. Though connection can be frustrating at times, it’s a fun game!
I wonder what the ratio of console to PC players are in relation to the people who are ok with the B-hopping vs not ok... Might be a hot take but i think an overlooked component is also the framerate difference between pc and console. PC players get a better reaction time window due to more frames displaying, updating the player with more accurate information. I think its an overlooked component (not the whole problem but a piece of it).
Very happy with development team behind this game they clearly trying to make it the best game possible. I just wish they would fix emp granade not unlocking for some players
Why is no one talking about the grenade indicators? It shows up red all the time, where it doesn't hurt you when it blows up. The obvious example is if the grenade is at a wall, and you are hugging that wall on the other side, then it will show up red on your hud. But it shouldn't be red, as you get no damage - honestly the indicator shouldn't even be there at all. It happens all the time with small pieces of damage - and more often than not, you have to guess/see where the grenade actually is.
I like how they handled this. Add stuff in gradually and then gather data. If it needs more, add more later on. Not just swing too far all at once and break the game.
stupid idea probably but you should make a video covering how penetration works in xdefiant, i haven't seen anyone cover it yet and i'm personally curious about it.
Can tell you never played Seige lol. The riot shield has a strobe flash on the front and you can use a pistol while holding the shield, the “wall camera” is basically a trophy system. Should be great for objective modes like control. Great vid as always, bhop nerf feels underwhelming, the sniper nerf looks good but haven’t been able to play yet.
Uh oh. They basically didnt address the bunny hopping at all. Honestly that is not a good look for its first update. At the very least they need to remove air strafing.
They never said they are getting rid of jumping. Only the spamming. They want movement in the game and they made that clear. Air strafing is still here
@@Kuukuukaachoo Yes and it should be removed. Its not in any of the games XDefiant is taken from. Also any more than 1 jump around a corner is already spamming. Should take effect on the 2nd jump.
Is still very good, am not even a pro yet on quick scoping and I still manage to kill 15 and up in every match, so now I understand why they were complaining before Lol.
its super aggressive ive played and tested alot today and being in close range and getting sprayed at makes it close to impossible to shot enemys especially if they hit multiple shots because every single shot will make you flinch that hard. I personally think they should have just made it a 1 time flinch which would already make it hard enough to stay on target while being in ads. just my thoughts tho i personally enjoy sniping since bo2 but i dont think any COD had this extreme flinch for snipers. And nobody really cared back then but it seems like now people are too soft to understand that a snipers still needs to hit their shot for it to be a kill and missing makes you extremely vulnerable thats why they always yappin "Snipers are 2 op" well then go back to Black OPs 2 or 3 and play against a good sniper there lets see how much youll rage then because back then snipers had fast ads and only a little flinch which made it easy to land quickscopes
Good changes, but i hope the movement penalties become slightly more aggressive. I hope we continue to see such prompt updates further out from the launch window. :)
I like the feel of the game. The new faction, the trophy system like ability is very welcomed. Good video Ace keep up the XD content. Also, best to you and your wife with the new little one almost here.
is it just me or did they make guns into fire-extinguishers post-patch?? I'm using the MP5 and I can't even see the people I'm shooting at, 5m away. That never used to be a problem before. Also, still getting the 0dmg hitmarkers thing, which is very annoying
Them adding TDM will definitially give me reason to play it more, I've not played much as I'm not a massive fan of the modes but something as simple as TDM will be hugely enjoyable atleast for me. Only note is I thing the camera thing you mention is not actually a camera, but is Jäger's ADS from R6, this will shoot down grenades and throwables I think. Also I think the shield will have a flashbang ability but I have no idea how that'll work compared to Phantom's shield, I assume just something you can maybe press once or twice while holding it with the ability button.
That camera shake patch note is straight up lying because they specifically said it shouldn't shake when not taking damage, but quick test in firing range and I found multiple examples where my camera still shakes despite taking 0 damage. You can reliably reproduce a scenario where you don't even have a nade indicator on your screen yet the camera still shakes. Go to firing range and throw a nade behind the desk on your right, then move away until you see no nade indicator - the camera still shakes despite nade being behind cover (so it deals 0 damage to you regardless of distance) and so far away it physically cannot hurt you. It just isn't true that damage makes the screen shake, even though the patch notes say so. Screen shake is still based on the distance from the explosion, and it looks inconsistent as well.
The biggest issue in my opinion with the bunny hop spammers wasn’t that they could spam jumping itself, it’s that they can shift directions mid air. When I’m tracking someone through the air as they jump to the right, my brain understands the physics of where he’s gonna land based off of muscle memory, playtime etc, but NOT when they can start jumping right, then as they start to come down they’re going back left in mid air… that needs addressed more so imo
I’ve noticed, pre and post patch, that after 5-6 games played my connection starts to degrade. Hit-reg, aim assist, and desync. After completely closing the game, that seems to refresh things pretty consistently.
I think bunnyhopping nerf needs more work, but I'm happy we are seeing communication & frequent updates. Really missed watching your videos, I stopped playing CoD after not enjoying MWII that much. XDefiant way to go now!
A small issue I picked up is that when using a variable scope it resets to the lower zoom every life, this is so frustrating to have to reset every life to the higher zoom
Packet Burst and Packet Loss issue not resolved fully..Though not getting the dreadful Red square icon time and again,the Yellow square icon is still somewhat prevalant…My connection is flawless..Only Xdefiant gives me problem
Quite surprisingly i think this is a good update by ubisoft. They didn't fully caved to the low skill cod players but they also made some necessary changes that were needed. Hopefully future updates are going to done in a similar manner.
connection is gonna be the achilles heel of this game, siege still has iffy connection issues to this day. Connection issues will persist i think for a long time.
Have they mentioned anything about console only crossplay? I hope that actually becomes a thing in the future! I have a PS and find matches consistently quick, but would like a bigger player pool. I don't hate PC players, but they do have some advantages.
It’s how people really think the jump spam isn’t a problem is crazy you can still get a kill while they are but the amount of people would rather having a jumping contest & good video no sub
I have played 5 matches so far. And at least for me personally, the netcode is really good now. I've only died around a corner twice! I really hope it is like that for everyone now.
Great content as always! Can you please do an explanation of how the different radar hiding attachments work? The in game descriptions and advanced stats are not very helpful!
I'm just shocked that a characters ability was soaking up bandwidth and thats why there were netcode issues. Like how did yall not notice this during the betas?
@@t.o.a.s.t.e.r No, it's not a skill issue. There has to be some sort of punishment for excessive jumping and still being able to ADS and shoot at the same time. The snipers got nerfed for a reason, and the same goes for excessive b-hopping.
I'm still getting disconnected due to "poor local connection quality" despite the fact my internet is flawless. I know my internet is working fine because: #1 As I see that red connection warning on the upper left hand side of my screen: I'll ALT-TAB, open up Chrome, and load a TH-cam video instantly (in total taking less than 3 seconds.) #2 No other game disconnects me: it's only XDefiant. This is a major issue for me because the longer game modes like Escort or Zone Control take a LONG time to complete, and all it takes is a single disconnect for me to lose ALL of my progress in a match. A fix would be to change the way the game handles spikes of poor connection. Rather than completely kicking me from the match and forcing me to reconnect all the way from the start menu: simply reconnect / re-establish a connection in the same match. Never completely kick me, and punish me for something completely out of my control.
@@coolbrotherf127 For additional context, I'm running on ethernet, with 300mbps up & down, have verified the games files multiple times, and have XDefiant set to: "run as administrator" every time I open it. Whenever I play XDefiant I close all background apps like Steam.
its a pre season they dont change to much atm! and i dont rly see what you would need ot chagne weapon wise much feels pretty good balanced even the abilitys are insanely good balanced for a arcade shooter with a nice stone paper scissors typ
Jump spamming is still as bad, aim penalty it should've been progressively worst after the first jump. Enemies still have the acceleration of a Tesla, mixed with the slide jumps it's making the lobbies terrible.
My only problem is still the spider from the watch dog faction. it's so bad. It's tanky, lasts for way too long, and randomly decides if it wants to jump on your face or stay on the ground. It needs a reduction in health and cripple time.
Glad they didn’t nerf movement too much tbh. It’s still core to how the game plays. If the game relied entirely on map knowledge and gunskill there’d be nothing but people holding head glitch peek spots and I don’t think it’d be fun if they did that either. (I know it’s not actual head glitch but that’s what we called it back in the day)
I am not saying people NEVER get killed behind walls, because they do, and so do I from time to time. But I have to wonder how many die behind corners, and don't cehck the killfeed to see a flaming bullet killed them! I am sure it is not you :) But I bet at least half of the complaining is people being shot down to 2 or 4 HP and get ticked by fire damage!
Good. the Devs kept their word on the aim stagger mechanic they mentioned was going to be implemented for the bunny hoppers. I dont know if it will do much but from the looks of things they will be missing alot of their shots. I can see the amount of player base dropping because of this mechanic alone or they can bite the bullet and learn how to play another way. Either way good on the Devs. As far as Factions is concerned, They need to bring Wolves, Black Tusk and Hyenas back since they removed them from closed beta. I know the Wolves would be the direct counter to Phantoms since they play the same. but we'll see how it fairs
I've yet to experience connection issues, i don't know where you got that from that the connection is not that great, what kinda issues do you mean by that ace?
Does anyone still have that bug, where the emp grenade is not getting unlocked? The progress bar is not moving, anf says for me that I've dealt -3/400 dmg... So frustrating that I cant unlock it
This is part of the movement mechanic. This is not the problem, the problem is the bad netcode. This is why you can not follow the enemy in the air with your crossahir.
I honestly would have loved a fix to flash bangs. I honestly Can't even use them because of how bad they effect my screen. It seems like no matter how far away i am, if i have line of site, i get flashed as well.
I played today and my ping connection was so bad I thought thee were server problems. I’m usually around 50 ping and today I had as high as 145 ping and was kicked out of several matches.
Its nice that hits are mostly registering now. It gets wonky vs premades. P90s beating vectors when the vector has the damage AND firerate upgrades in its effective range is getting weird. Phantom vs phantom. I wonder if its just peer to peer no server.
The GSK "tactical camera" is actually a really welcomed trophy system
he doesn't know what he's talking about. its not a camera, its just a trophy system. its from a R6S operator by the name of jager, and all it does it shoot lethals out of the sky.
we need the ads in the game from start on in XD to many nades haha
@brendonvineyard8620 come on you can't say "all it does" that's huge in a game like this
I dont think lethals are that much of an issue. Without cod like perks and no ability to resupply them I find them easier to deal with. No spamming possible
@@42ZaphodB42 Yeah that is true, but it gives a lot of play for objective players like me that often get naded on point. We'll see how powerful it will be. Hope it doesn't get out of hand, but they did a pretty good job so far, so I'll keep trusting them.
Hey Ace! Thanks for covering the patch notes. Although, I should mention, if you're not familiar with Rainbow Six: Siege, I can understand some confusion about GSK--their Riot Shield, which looks to be their Ultra, is based on the gadget used by Blitz in R6. His shield is equipped with a very bright light that can flash enemies, so I imagine it will function the same in XDefiant. Not to mention, we can see the GSK operator shoot over the shield in the reveal trailer. Their other ability isn't a tactical camera--it's actually based on the gadget that the character Jager uses. It's functionally just a trophy system, but based on the kind of Active Protection system that is used on tanks and other heavy vehicles, so this class will probably be the premier grenade catch of XDefiant. Their other ability, though, which looks to have three charges before needing to recharge, doesn't look to have been shown at all in the reveal, but I'd be willing to guess it's based on the operator IQ from Siege. Her gadget lets her see electronics through walls, so maybe this will allow the player to see deployed abilities (maybe even including an active Intel Suit?) within a certain radius!
Again, great video, but I wanted to shout out my take on the reveal as well!
I hated it in siege and I am probably gonna hate it here lol
I think I saw in the full trailer that the other ability for GSK are 3 barbed wires (potentially electrically charged)
I think the other tactical is Bandit's barbed wire, at 8:20 , 8:24 and 8:40 you can see barbed wire to the left of the screen. I think it fits the theme of GSK being more focused around area and utility denial
nice essay dork and r6 is for virgins
Yes the flash effect is confirmed by X-Daddy himself
“Tac cam” is actually a trophy system used by jaeger in Rainbow Six Siege
From my experience, 99% of gunfights with bunnyhoppers are over before the new aim penalty will kick in. The bunnyhopping nerf feels like it did practically nothing. The best way I can think of to nerf it to a place where it's not completely unviable but also not too overpowered is to obviously get rid of air strafing (changing directions while midair, as Ace talked about in a previous video), but also introducing a slight penalty to jumping itself. In past COD games, I recall there being a penalty to spam jumping where multiple consecutive jumps would be less powerful than the initial jump, with a short jump height and slower momentum. Maybe only one of those needs to take effect since this is a fast-paced game, but I'm confident that the nerf we got today won't be enough to really resolve the issue.
Edit: According to the devs, it's something that's already in the game, but for some reason I haven't ever noticed it once.
Yeah I have not played but I was hoping they just made it so each jump was less and less height like you had limited stamina. One jump is 100 percent elevation ...the next is 50 percent and lower and lower until your barely getting off the ground.
There is very much a system like the devs mentioned, but it kicks in about twice as slowly as you'd see in a typical CoD. It's very much not a factor in most gunfights unless both players really can't aim.
Womp womp get good
Bunny hopping penalty should be on the second jump but I'm glad they're trying to fix it and quickly
y care bout a few little jumps did u not play jet pack cod now that could be a problem
@@V1NCENT84 jumping matters in this game because the hit registration and hit boxes are wonky af and not anywhere near as consistent as a cod game
@BetGilroy-qm8ff you know how dumb you have to be to assume everyone's experienced what you have? No I didn't play cod with jet packs and I don't care to experience an unbalanced game with jump spam and 0 flinch snipers so I'm glad they are trying to address it
@@GoReachPastElevation exactly it's completely unbalanced when 2 of my 5 shots needed to kill won't register anyway
@@GoReachPastElevation go play a bo3/iw/aw if u have them and you'll realise your complaining over nothing more than something that is just merely annoying, also if its that bad why not spam it yourself?
4 jumps will make no difference. At that point, most gunfights are over. It should kick in at the third jump.
fights are over at 2nd jump latest tbh, mp7 usually kills u in the first
@@darvindarvinlol Yeah, I'm not sure what they were doing with this patch. Maybe they thought they were appealing to both sides.
Multiple jumps? how are the fights not over before the first jump hits the ground?
@@gazzmania150Because the ttk in this game is fairly long compared to other fps.
It should start after first jump.
I love the irony of the healing abilities causing bandwidth issues lmao
This is crazy
It's a joke...
Bunnyhopping nerf seems pretty worthless. Still encountering it in matches. And seeing that it doesn't apply until the 4th jump, that's still plenty of opportunity to bunnyhop in gunfights. It should apply on the second jump; that way you can still get the jump on enemies around corners to start fights, but that 1 is all you get. Timer should also be extended.
Snipers have no business in shooters with maps this size so no matter what they do it'll never be enough.
Haven't felt any change to the netcode yet.
keep crying over a game
@@V1NCENT84 you sound like a typical 12 yr old that talks trash in game but gets bitch slapped in real life 😂
@@V1NCENT84 thanks for your fantastic input on this discussion. Video literally asked for our impressions on the outcome of the update. Unfortunate that your brain can't handle something as advanced as constructive feedback.
Movement is gonna stay. They never said they were nerfing jumping. Just spam.
@@Kuukuukaachoo I didn't know slapping the same button 3+ times wasn't spamming, now I'm informed
I LOVE when Ace posts videos. Oddly enough, he’s up there with “comfort” youtubers for me. The audio quality, zero clickbait, major evidence, and genuine passion for his content always gets a like from me.
Keep this up Ace. And late congrats on your marriage! Hope the family is doing well :)
one thing they should really fix on is the red dot visibility... currently it is still horrible... a minor fix to this is to increase the contrast but that BARELY makes a difference.
I switch the color to yellow, that helps a lot
Ima be real with you chief this might be a your tv or settings type problem. I see my red dot clear as day. This is not meant to insult you but I would mess with some settings before you roll with the assumption that it’s the game. This is the first I’ve seen anyone say this.
@@slimcognito7777i have the same issue as OP, do you think it's related to in game settings or tv settings?
AGREEEDDD
Yeah, red dot is fine on my LG oled TVs
I really enjoy that mp7 skin, the iron sight feels nice with the bright pink centre pin
did I know everything in this video, nope... read the patch notes, played and watched any official trailers etc. Your testing / clarity on matters makes things great! please continue dissecting XDefiant news, mechanics, guns etc.
Those jump changes wont do squat to change anything 😢
It needs to be second, not third jump. If someone jumped a 3rd time, inwas already dead and they were shooting my corpse as it feel cuz they didnt realise i was already dead. I think after the 2nd will be the sweet spot
stop crying bout a little jump on a game
@BetGilroy-qm8ff crying more about a fix that's not really fixing anything. If they told us "get good scrubs" well so be it. But doing something to "fix" it that doesn't kick in until the 3rd jump that never happens in a fight doesn't achieve their goal.
@elijahntaylor5024 he's saying the same shit all over the comments. 😊
They just fixed spam jumping not bunny hopping. You're welcome
@@Daniel189HLL needs to be said kid hehe
Sniper flinch is huge. That alone gives the game more longevity for me.
I agree, I had no problem with the bunny hopping or being outgunned if I try to lone wolf. The lack of flich on snipers is what made me go play Killer Klowns From Outer Space The Game. When I get home I now plan to play again and see how the game feels.
Do you know any fix on xdefiant controller not working bc I cant find any solution on how to fix it I’ll try ps5 n xbox controller change v0 to v1 I don’t have foot pedals I close the application so many times uninstal xdefiant I change the setting in the game at the everything as possible nothing work I’ve been stocked with keyboard and mouse. I don’t even use it because I don’t know how to use it.
Snipers are still everywhere shooting through gunfire so don’t get too excited haha
Didn’t hit jumping hard enough. But I’m happy to see the flinch bumped up.
better to under-nerf and then adjust further than to nerf things to oblivion
@@syedishrak8092 true 👍
Skill issue
@@t.o.a.s.t.e.r Generic Comment Accomplished
@@syedishrak8092”better to not fix the issue that a majority of gamers are complaining about” 😂
I can usually adapt just fine with gunplay like in XDefiant (even before the patch) but man playing FPS games now is so annoying. it's all just about jumps and slides and being as fast as possible.
those with no gun skill reply on handicaps to gain an edge. nothing new.
Well, I guess you've never played Quake or Titanfall 2
@@AmazedBunioninteresting
movements isn't the problem tho, bad netcode is, with those movements 3 of your 10 bullets won't register, it's just exploit
@@Chasodey names two games with decent and consistent hit reg lmao
I can definitely confirm one single update did not solve the netcode issues; Is it better? Yeah, maybe a little. Do I still get shot through walls, dump A LOT of rounds into someone before they die, and get 100 point kill "assists" on players I dealt all the damage to? Yes.
I've noticed plenty of instances of the opposite: getting a hitmarker and not even earning an assist when my teammates killed my target.
It's a you issue mate game works fine.
@@dysonproudfoot6865 That's great it's working for you, but plenty of people are having a similar experience to what I'm having and the devs have acknowledged the netcode needs work, so no my guy, it's not just me.
@@dysonproudfoot6865 That's great it's working for you, but it's not working for everyone, and the devs have acknowledged the problem. None of what I described should be happening on a 1.5gbps connection w/ a ping sitting typically in the 30ms neighborhood.
@@dysonproudfoot6865 you're dumb
Sniper flinch is unequivocally and unarguably a good addition, 10/10 work. The jump/crouch spam penalty is also 100% needed and a great addition, the only change needed imo is that it should kick in earlier, bc after the third jump the gunfight is already over 90% of the time. Should kick in after the second jump imo, that way you can do your initial jump around a corner which is totally reasonable, then one more after that before being penalized
Imo the bunny hopping penalty should kick in after 2 consecutive jumps, people can still have 4 jumps in a row with no penalty 🙃
Good
Facts
100%
if u cant deal with a little jump i cant imagine how shit u were on jet pack cod
Yeah, I don't think this is gonna fix the issue whatsoever. 3 hops is still too many
I hope the netcode is drasctically changed with this update. Athough one update usually doesn't do the trick the fact that this was a known issue since before the game even came out is kinda unaccetable that it was at this level to even begin with.
That sniper flinch tho? delicious. the fact it can go up or down regardless of what triggers it is very very well thought out.
LOVE THESE changes.. man they are nailing it .. feel like after the 1st jump it should kick in .. edit just happy they are listening so heres hoping they go a bit more
I’m not touching this game again till they fix hit registration
stop playing wireless kid
@@V1NCENT84 I play with gigabyte wired internet. You should probably ask before assuming
@@V1NCENT84 i played weird and still this game hit resg is messed up
@@V1NCENT84i play wired with gigspeed internet and my hit reg is awful. It is not the player’s fault.
I been playing it for about 5 days and I’m loving it. I find it challenging, maybe bc I’m not very good (yet) but I see myself putting good time into it. Though connection can be frustrating at times, it’s a fun game!
Jump spam just as effective. I feel no change
You can still jump a couple times just can’t spam it 5+ times anymore. Good change.
This isn't battlefield buddy
@@chunkymonkey428zero gunfights last 3+ jumps 💀
No change still spamming
A much better solution would have been to just put a half second delay between allowed jumps
I wonder what the ratio of console to PC players are in relation to the people who are ok with the B-hopping vs not ok...
Might be a hot take but i think an overlooked component is also the framerate difference between pc and console. PC players get a better reaction time window due to more frames displaying, updating the player with more accurate information. I think its an overlooked component (not the whole problem but a piece of it).
Very happy with development team behind this game they clearly trying to make it the best game possible. I just wish they would fix emp granade not unlocking for some players
Why is no one talking about the grenade indicators?
It shows up red all the time, where it doesn't hurt you when it blows up. The obvious example is if the grenade is at a wall, and you are hugging that wall on the other side, then it will show up red on your hud. But it shouldn't be red, as you get no damage - honestly the indicator shouldn't even be there at all. It happens all the time with small pieces of damage - and more often than not, you have to guess/see where the grenade actually is.
I like how they handled this. Add stuff in gradually and then gather data. If it needs more, add more later on. Not just swing too far all at once and break the game.
stupid idea probably but you should make a video covering how penetration works in xdefiant, i haven't seen anyone cover it yet and i'm personally curious about it.
Can tell you never played Seige lol. The riot shield has a strobe flash on the front and you can use a pistol while holding the shield, the “wall camera” is basically a trophy system. Should be great for objective modes like control. Great vid as always, bhop nerf feels underwhelming, the sniper nerf looks good but haven’t been able to play yet.
The fact that it’s on the third and not the second makes me Karen
It actually kicks in on the 4th. You can make 3 consecutive jumps in a row before the sway penalty kicks in.
@@tktxlegend4540 *I want to speak to X defiants manager*
@@EasyIsHerethink you just need to get good at the game
That’s fine.
@@Tom-vy2pb 5.kd your opinions invalid, get a TH-cam channel to proveyou are better 🥱
Uh oh. They basically didnt address the bunny hopping at all. Honestly that is not a good look for its first update. At the very least they need to remove air strafing.
Air strafing is fun, you must just suck
try playing jet pack cod then u can cry even more
They never said they are getting rid of jumping. Only the spamming. They want movement in the game and they made that clear. Air strafing is still here
@@V1NCENT84 sounds like you should play it since thats what you want.
@@Kuukuukaachoo Yes and it should be removed. Its not in any of the games XDefiant is taken from. Also any more than 1 jump around a corner is already spamming. Should take effect on the 2nd jump.
That sniper flinch looks really aggressive imo, I guess we'll have to see how it plays
Hey some people think their nice at sniping in this game (lol) I'm sure this couldn't possibly bother them?
Is still very good, am not even a pro yet on quick scoping and I still manage to kill 15 and up in every match, so now I understand why they were complaining before Lol.
@@cl587suuurreeeeee
its super aggressive ive played and tested alot today and being in close range and getting sprayed at makes it close to impossible to shot enemys especially if they hit multiple shots because every single shot will make you flinch that hard. I personally think they should have just made it a 1 time flinch which would already make it hard enough to stay on target while being in ads. just my thoughts tho i personally enjoy sniping since bo2 but i dont think any COD had this extreme flinch for snipers. And nobody really cared back then but it seems like now people are too soft to understand that a snipers still needs to hit their shot for it to be a kill and missing makes you extremely vulnerable thats why they always yappin "Snipers are 2 op" well then go back to Black OPs 2 or 3 and play against a good sniper there lets see how much youll rage then because back then snipers had fast ads and only a little flinch which made it easy to land quickscopes
@@robinstrohmaier6367 you aren't supposed to use snipers as a shotgun, at close range...
Good changes, but i hope the movement penalties become slightly more aggressive. I hope we continue to see such prompt updates further out from the launch window. :)
Eat dirt noob
I like the feel of the game. The new faction, the trophy system like ability is very welcomed. Good video Ace keep up the XD content. Also, best to you and your wife with the new little one almost here.
is it just me or did they make guns into fire-extinguishers post-patch?? I'm using the MP5 and I can't even see the people I'm shooting at, 5m away. That never used to be a problem before. Also, still getting the 0dmg hitmarkers thing, which is very annoying
Any update on the emp grenade unlock not tracking?? I've been stuck on -1/400 since the beginning! I play on XBox
Them adding TDM will definitially give me reason to play it more, I've not played much as I'm not a massive fan of the modes but something as simple as TDM will be hugely enjoyable atleast for me.
Only note is I thing the camera thing you mention is not actually a camera, but is Jäger's ADS from R6, this will shoot down grenades and throwables I think. Also I think the shield will have a flashbang ability but I have no idea how that'll work compared to Phantom's shield, I assume just something you can maybe press once or twice while holding it with the ability button.
your reticle did move during the camera shake btw, it just resets to the same spot after
That camera shake patch note is straight up lying because they specifically said it shouldn't shake when not taking damage, but quick test in firing range and I found multiple examples where my camera still shakes despite taking 0 damage.
You can reliably reproduce a scenario where you don't even have a nade indicator on your screen yet the camera still shakes. Go to firing range and throw a nade behind the desk on your right, then move away until you see no nade indicator - the camera still shakes despite nade being behind cover (so it deals 0 damage to you regardless of distance) and so far away it physically cannot hurt you.
It just isn't true that damage makes the screen shake, even though the patch notes say so. Screen shake is still based on the distance from the explosion, and it looks inconsistent as well.
Whoever decided that the sway would on the 4th jump was not cooking. Worthless change unless it starts on the second jump.
The biggest issue in my opinion with the bunny hop spammers wasn’t that they could spam jumping itself, it’s that they can shift directions mid air. When I’m tracking someone through the air as they jump to the right, my brain understands the physics of where he’s gonna land based off of muscle memory, playtime etc, but NOT when they can start jumping right, then as they start to come down they’re going back left in mid air… that needs addressed more so imo
Learn to track instead of predict then
Just downloaded the game a few hours ago & really enjoying it ..
Feel free to drop a few tips 😅
There's tips everywhere
Don't use the MP5 unless you going for challenges. That gun is worse than all the guns in the game no cap.
Ditch the M4 and MP5 as soon as you can, and play the objective
@@jacob818tanner used it today and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten as many assists 💀
Always play the objective. AK-47, M16, MP7 are very strong K/D doesn’t matter. Win/Loss and Avg Skill Rating are the important stats.
the new rifle is a zro delta ar-15, curious how thats going to play out. also why not make sawed off an attachment for the already double barrel?
I’ve noticed, pre and post patch, that after 5-6 games played my connection starts to degrade. Hit-reg, aim assist, and desync. After completely closing the game, that seems to refresh things pretty consistently.
I'm Seriously Impressed a MAP a month. That what sold me on this game.
I think bunnyhopping nerf needs more work, but I'm happy we are seeing communication & frequent updates. Really missed watching your videos, I stopped playing CoD after not enjoying MWII that much. XDefiant way to go now!
Skill issue
The problem is the change in direction mid air. This patch does nothing.
A small issue I picked up is that when using a variable scope it resets to the lower zoom every life, this is so frustrating to have to reset every life to the higher zoom
Packet Burst and Packet Loss issue not resolved fully..Though not getting the dreadful Red square icon time and again,the Yellow square icon is still somewhat prevalant…My connection is flawless..Only Xdefiant gives me problem
Quite surprisingly i think this is a good update by ubisoft. They didn't fully caved to the low skill cod players but they also made some necessary changes that were needed. Hopefully future updates are going to done in a similar manner.
2:49 the camera shake is still there when bomb doesn’t hit you; I refuse to believe it’s FULLY” fixed.
You should make a video on the rapid fire barrel and the muzzle booster and how it effects the ttk and maybe recoil for each gun please!
Did they fix the emp grenade challenge bug? Mine has been stuck at -5/400 since the game came out. Doesn’t matter what I use it doesn’t change.
I feel like my connection is worse than ever actually.
connection is gonna be the achilles heel of this game, siege still has iffy connection issues to this day. Connection issues will persist i think for a long time.
Have they mentioned anything about console only crossplay? I hope that actually becomes a thing in the future! I have a PS and find matches consistently quick, but would like a bigger player pool. I don't hate PC players, but they do have some advantages.
I’m just still confused what the year delay was for, the netcode feels no better than how it did in the beta: horrific
Ive got to say, ive noticed everything to be generally smoother from before, hit reg also seems tight now.
It’s how people really think the jump spam isn’t a problem is crazy you can still get a kill while they are but the amount of people would rather having a jumping contest & good video no sub
I have played 5 matches so far. And at least for me personally, the netcode is really good now. I've only died around a corner twice! I really hope it is like that for everyone now.
next week a other patch comes that will make netcode even better
Great content as always! Can you please do an explanation of how the different radar hiding attachments work? The in game descriptions and advanced stats are not very helpful!
Bunny hopping nerf was worthless but the sniper nerf is great
Yeah i had to change to my dual sense edge just because of the B hopping 😂
Womp womp get good
I'm just shocked that a characters ability was soaking up bandwidth and thats why there were netcode issues. Like how did yall not notice this during the betas?
They probably did, you’re probably one of those people that think pressing one button fixes it.
Especially when Libertad was meta back during the open beta.
Like everyone is saying, its not a camera its a turret that shoots grenades before they detonate
Still can’t unlock the EMP grenade challenge,tried everything like the pre-made class with an EMP,no damage counting🤷♂️
Just add a recoil multiplier when you're jumping and shooting. That would have solved most of the issues with excessive b-hopping.
Skill issue
@@t.o.a.s.t.e.r No, it's not a skill issue. There has to be some sort of punishment for excessive jumping and still being able to ADS and shoot at the same time. The snipers got nerfed for a reason, and the same goes for excessive b-hopping.
I'm still getting disconnected due to "poor local connection quality" despite the fact my internet is flawless.
I know my internet is working fine because: #1 As I see that red connection warning on the upper left hand side of my screen: I'll ALT-TAB, open up Chrome, and load a TH-cam video instantly (in total taking less than 3 seconds.) #2 No other game disconnects me: it's only XDefiant.
This is a major issue for me because the longer game modes like Escort or Zone Control take a LONG time to complete, and all it takes is a single disconnect for me to lose ALL of my progress in a match.
A fix would be to change the way the game handles spikes of poor connection. Rather than completely kicking me from the match and forcing me to reconnect all the way from the start menu: simply reconnect / re-establish a connection in the same match. Never completely kick me, and punish me for something completely out of my control.
It could be an issue with resolving IP6 addresses, NAT translation issues, or maybe some port forwarding issues in the router firewall.
@@coolbrotherf127 For additional context, I'm running on ethernet, with 300mbps up & down, have verified the games files multiple times, and have XDefiant set to: "run as administrator" every time I open it. Whenever I play XDefiant I close all background apps like Steam.
The sniper nerf didn't do enough
Idk you was making xdefiant videos 🔥🔥🔥
The penalty needs to be on second jump. Or just force players out of ADS while jumping. Also, it the hit reg fixed yet?
Skill issue
What's up Ace another great video hey what's your gun setup
appreciate the patch notes, but kinda wished there was more changes. Surprised how there was little weapon balancing/faction balancing
Probably saving that for a season 1 big patch
its a pre season they dont change to much atm! and i dont rly see what you would need ot chagne weapon wise much feels pretty good balanced even the abilitys are insanely good balanced for a arcade shooter with a nice stone paper scissors typ
Which weapon needs balancing tho?
@@shusakudake the MP7 might need a slight adjustment. If something becomes meta, it should be brought down to bring up the vector and the MP5
Yep factions could use some balancing
FUCK the cleaners and their damned fire bombs lmao
BABE WAKE UP THE X IN X DEFIANT STANDS FOR XCLUSIVE ACE
8:36 This is not a camera! This is a device that will bounce back any grenade that is thrown towards it, or just stickies...
Jump spamming is still as bad, aim penalty it should've been progressively worst after the first jump. Enemies still have the acceleration of a Tesla, mixed with the slide jumps it's making the lobbies terrible.
Bro stop complaining 😂
im still getting hit several times after going completely in cover and sniper flinch is too strong imo
My only problem is still the spider from the watch dog faction. it's so bad. It's tanky, lasts for way too long, and randomly decides if it wants to jump on your face or stay on the ground. It needs a reduction in health and cripple time.
So are they gonna change the jump and change direction in mid air?
Glad they didn’t nerf movement too much tbh. It’s still core to how the game plays. If the game relied entirely on map knowledge and gunskill there’d be nothing but people holding head glitch peek spots and I don’t think it’d be fun if they did that either. (I know it’s not actual head glitch but that’s what we called it back in the day)
Hit reg felt way way better most of the time but still getting killed around corners real bad.
Yup
That will always happen in a hit reg game
I am not saying people NEVER get killed behind walls, because they do, and so do I from time to time.
But I have to wonder how many die behind corners, and don't cehck the killfeed to see a flaming bullet killed them!
I am sure it is not you :) But I bet at least half of the complaining is people being shot down to 2 or 4 HP and get ticked by fire damage!
flinching in xdefiant happens opposite in the direction you take damage from the position of your reticle
Good update. I don’t think they need to nerf movement but fine with the change
What about the sniper damage? One shot range and regions?
Good. the Devs kept their word on the aim stagger mechanic they mentioned was going to be implemented for the bunny hoppers. I dont know if it will do much but from the looks of things they will be missing alot of their shots. I can see the amount of player base dropping because of this mechanic alone or they can bite the bullet and learn how to play another way. Either way good on the Devs. As far as Factions is concerned, They need to bring Wolves, Black Tusk and Hyenas back since they removed them from closed beta. I know the Wolves would be the direct counter to Phantoms since they play the same. but we'll see how it fairs
Tells ppl using the movement to learn a different way to play but refuses to do it themselves you sir a skilless hypocrite
I've yet to experience connection issues, i don't know where you got that from that the connection is not that great, what kinda issues do you mean by that ace?
4:51 last night it felt better but I’ll come back and update for sure 💯
Does anyone still have that bug, where the emp grenade is not getting unlocked? The progress bar is not moving, anf says for me that I've dealt -3/400 dmg... So frustrating that I cant unlock it
I would love jump spam penalty in CoD
in 2 jumps you either die or kill
Did they change the mid-air direction change/jump strafing?
This is part of the movement mechanic. This is not the problem, the problem is the bad netcode. This is why you can not follow the enemy in the air with your crossahir.
Skill issue
Should be the 2nd for sure this isnt gonna change much prolly.
I feel like the jump penalty kicks in too late -- most gunfights are over by the time a third or fourth jump occurs.
Love the xdefiant content!
I had near zero hit detection issues and I don't remember a single issue last night.
Did they fix the cross hair recovery?
I honestly would have loved a fix to flash bangs. I honestly Can't even use them because of how bad they effect my screen. It seems like no matter how far away i am, if i have line of site, i get flashed as well.
2:10 so we can look forward to the new meta being the bunny drop / Bdrop.
I played today and my ping connection was so bad I thought thee were server problems. I’m usually around 50 ping and today I had as high as 145 ping and was kicked out of several matches.
Its nice that hits are mostly registering now.
It gets wonky vs premades.
P90s beating vectors when the vector has the damage AND firerate upgrades in its effective range is getting weird. Phantom vs phantom.
I wonder if its just peer to peer no server.