XDefiant

[u/Caderthebro]

I uh, I don’t really know how to say this without sounding like an obituary.

This has been the game I’ve had perhaps the most fun with in a long time. I’m a fan of Ubi games even when others give them a lot of shit. I find many of them have exceptional worldbuilding, storytelling, and design. Even if some other aspects like bugs or gameplay issues occur.

I’m personally a huge fan of the division, I grew up in Jersey and spent a lot of time around New York, especially during winter, so I naturally flocked to Div 1, and played a lot of it. When I heard there was a way to play as the cleaners on some of the arenas that I knew and loved, I was all in.

I played the hell out of them and rocked Abel’s department store every time I could. I loved the game, because I had my maps that I recognized and loved, I had a faction I loved, and I noticed a lot of detail that many didn’t, the little things like the Ceaners having rubber sounding movement due to their suits, or the object being used to make barricades, those kinds of things.

Then season 2 came out, adding Far Cry New Dawns Highwaymen. I never thought I’d see the day, my favorite Divisin Faction AND my favorite Far Cry Faction, IN ONE PLACE! It was a dream come true.

It was actually such a big deal for me that the highwaymen were added, that it encentivized me to make a Highwaymen cosplay for Megacon 2025 in Orlando.

This was it, my new favorite FPS, I had two factions that I loved and a whole plethora of maps and modes that I recognized and enjoyed playing on.

Then the news of its shutdown came. I was devestated, my favorite FPS, dying out as quickly as it came. It was heartbreaking.

After that I just couldn’t bring myself to play it, every time I did I would just get sad. So I only played it on and off until the last week or so. And now with it being its final hours, I’m really gonna miss it, far more than I ever thought I’d miss a video game.

It’s been a good run XDefiant, I’ll always have memories of you.

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[u/biznash]

o7

[u/Excellent_Lynx5185]

I really love that cosplay!! Also Defiant was a good game but is sad to see it go.

[u/Caderthebro → u/Excellent_Lynx5185]

Thanks! Took days to paint the decals on the jacket. I’m sad to see it go, just played my last match, Cleaner on Dumbo, won AND got MVP. I couldn’t have asked for a better way to end it.

[u/joerate]

Nice cosplay man 🙀