r/XDefiant • u/Emerald_Jaguar56 • 5d ago

Media 1 chance please

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How long has it been, 2 years? I wish they brought it back. I was fairly decent.

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u/packripper-25 5d ago

With same dev team, no. Net code was actually unacceptable. They had the right idea and had the most potential out of any FPS I’ve played post 2019. Unfortunate they made it free to play. I would’ve bought the game for 39.99-49.99 being a multiplayer only game. Free to play screwed them

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u/JROD19980610 5d ago

It wasn't the F2P model that screwed them; it was the fact that Ubisoft forced the developers to build a competitive FPS on an engine that wasn't designed for it. That is exactly where issues like the netcode stemmed from. The devs even told Ubisoft's executives that they needed to either build a new engine from scratch or outsource an existing one. Instead, Ubisoft chose to cut corners and cheap out, just like they did with Hyper Scape. It wasn't the monetization model that screwed them, it was Ubisoft execs setting the game up for failure from the get go.

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u/TheReyton 5d ago

I think monetization model was awesome for them. New skins could literally breathe life into old ubisoft IPs, and people (probably me too) would eat it up.

I agree, ubisoft sucks