The feeling after a good match knowing I won’t be immediately punished for doing well is so relieving. It doesn’t matter how many bugs or flaws this game has I can play this way longer than I can play mwiii.
In sbmm you are rewarded with better opponents that provide a more suitable challange for your skill group. Winning gunfights against people below your level is gonna get stale very fast.
@@1337Skrjabinn in real life, the people who are better succeed and the people who suck have the choice to improve or quit playing, you are a communist.
same here. it's nice to have the opportunity to play in a much more relaxed manner and still do decent. im so sick of the past 5 years of being put with wanna CDL players because i do good for one match.
ain’t the title the truth dawg, it’s finally here. i’ve had a full 6 on the game since launch and the boys are loving every second of it. it’s awesome this game revived the squadron. they were getting bodied in my cod lobbies and i just had to sit there helplessly knowing they were having a terrible time. games far from perfect but it’s free and fun, that’s all that matters. W xdefiant
@@HandlerYT i know and at the beginning of summer, when everyone came home from college, perfect time for the drop. it’s not much different from the betas so i wish we had gotten it sooner but i couldn’t care less now that it’s here. well worth it none of my friends got cod this year and i don’t blame them. they were like 3-27 in my lobbies when we tried out the beta. and remember how bad the spawns were in the beta? lmao, they did NOT like it
Brooooo I would have to try to carry my friends but I had fun doing it since they made me laugh with the shit talk while they're at the bottom of the leaderboard by saying "we still won". I don't have friends playing it with me yet but I do hope so soon
IMO: It is a good game with enormous potential, there are issues that I would like to see fixed, such as more game modes and playlists, making it a little bit easier to level up the weapons, having rewards or something after getting a "kilkstreak" ,have more sense of replayability once "everything" is done, etc etc (i know this is just the second day of the game and i have to be patience, dont reply it) but other than that, Xdefiant is outstanding, and let's hope that with the passage of updates they make it even better and more fun. And nope guys, this is not the "Cod killer", but it is a more fun FPS than the latest Call of Duty titles.
6:36 As much as I would like that ult to affect everyone inside it (to "balance" it), what happened there was the enemy popped his ult inside Handler's ult. So it wasn't Handler's ult that was giving him the bonus hp and healing unfortunately
That’d be a neat feature for the ult but yep I agree. You can see the enemy’s bubble appear and disappear a couple seconds after Handler’s bubble. Good eyes!
I've been enjoying it, fair bit of wins and losses, don't ever feel like I'm getting stomped... Yet. Biggest complaint is hit reg, feels super weird like half the time I'm mag dumping someone and they just turn around and kill me in a few bullets. I see this complaint on other games but I REALLY feel it on this one every few matches.
Yeah I feel liked I get "ping diffed" alot with this game. Like I'll get a hitmarker as I die, but I'll do no damage. Ik this is somewhat normal in fps games, but it just seems to happen alot in XDefiant, even when I have good ping.
Refreshing to actually know how good or bad you are AND THEN KNOW WHAT AREAS TO IMPROVE IN compared to CoD where A SOLO QUEUE FEELS LIKE A STAGE TOURNAMENT.
game's really fun! I'm sure they'll add an SND-like mode, there's always a steady audience for it. Fun to watch you cook as always, will keep an eye on my kill feeds to see if you're stomping me ;)
no there isn’t. there’s sbmm in the welcome playlist. there’s no sbmm or eomm whatsoever. just team balancing but i queue with a full 6 so idk how tf that works lol
"I can't believe that worked, I killed everybody because I ult'ed right there" Well, that's what ults are for, turning the tides. A 1v3 is definitely ult worthy.
I lost interest in multiplayer FPS, one of the reasons is SBMM on CoD. So its good to see that at you wont be forced to have to sweat all the time in this game.
Not really. The game has a welcoming mode which HAS SBMM up until you reach level 25, same goes for the upcoming ranked mode. You still need to sweat in the No SBMM servers though. Since there’s nothing from stopping the #1 players in the game from being matched against a literal fetus.
The no sbmm is extremely nice. I am an average player and on cod if I drop like 50 kills I immediately get punished with a sweaty lobby. On this game I dropped 50 kills and the next lobby is the same. It’s so nice, I get to actually PLAY THE GAME
Handler I’d suggest using the med pack you can throw down instead of the stim thing. It stays for a good while and I feel like you get more from it especially if you wanna stay in the fight and re peak the same angle
When I watch clips on UA-cam, it takes .00000000000001 seconds to kill someone, but when I actually play the game, it takes an entire goddamn clip lol love the game though
People are such cry babies about sbmm, if sbmm truly only matches you with players of your skill level, and nothing else. It's the "everybody gets a trophy" generation and mentality. I for one, seek out challenges. I'm Gen X. I've never even played with aim assist on. Currently I play Combat Master on my iPad, and I play with Crossplay on (so I'm matched against PC players on m&k as well). I LOVE this challenge. Give me the BEST players possible. That's the only way you'll know how good you are. Currently I'm number 150 in the Hardcore League out of over 8000 players in that league.
For there being no SBMM I am surprised of the amount of sweaty players I come across. I don't know if gamers are just better these days or what, but It definitely feels like a more organic experience. The mix of player skill per game is really nice and despite the game prioritizing ping/location/party size over KDR or player skill, my games have been all pretty close games. I have very few complete stomps.
SBMM has been around for a while now. Naturally playing against your skill level or above all the time will improve your skills as every game you have to try really hard and constantly improve
I enjoy this game, like what a lot of others are saying, no SBMM makes this game fun. I just wish the Sonar goggles or the pistol is nerfed in the future
I must be in the wrong lobbies because it’s a sweat fest playing unranked hot shot every game. I’m either playing 6 stacks or 6 well coordinated players who always stick together. It’s wild.
Lower?? How would that make sense if I’m playing sweats every game. I ain’t the greatest but I can shoot my gun. Not to mention no SBMM means it wouldn’t matter what my rank or skill is…..
@@DanglesSeason I'm saying you're worse at the game than you think. You're getting beat by "sweats" who might just be average players who are better than you. Sorry but just being able to shoot your gun doesn't make you a good player
Ive enjoyed xDefiant a good amount since release. Ive noticed that i want a hardcore mode where it doesnt take as much ammo to kill one guy. Aswell as a SND type gamemode.
My biggest complaints with the game are that guns level up so freaking slow. It took me probably about 5 or 6 games just to get my m4 to level 2 to finally put a sight on the gun. I also feel like the hip fire needs to be looked into. I'm trying to do the hip fire challenges to unlock guns yet I'm missing 99% of my shots even with the crosshair dot on an enemy while hip firing. It's making that challenge ridiculously hard.
Could you share your mouse settings? It feels so weird to aim in this game for me. I want to like it but how it feels to aim vs MW3 is throwing me off hella hard.
The slightly increased TTK also helps IMO. Still sucks if you're getting one-shot by an M44, but if that happens play a Phantom for the extra health LOL.
I'm playing this and the finals atm. Sure both games have issues but I don't think I need the next cod for my fps fix. I'm glad there is competition in fps games again.
The only bad thing I see is that it takes a while to kill and when you are shooting at a sniper it can perfectly take 2 seconds until you kill him and the sniper has enough time to shoot you.
How do you change the setting where when you use the scroll wheel to cycle weapons, it makes it cycle my weapon back to my primary... like it's registering the input twice
what were your big changes for the settings? I can't seem to figure out my perfect sens, feels floaty almost... I have similar sens to you on call of duty and 4k polling rate. Great content as always sir!
I had a couple of games where I start getting shit on but I don't back out like I did with mw2 or mw3. It's pretty cool to know that next game I could be the ones doing the best. Most kills I've gotten In a game so far is 70s. Feels nice knowing I could have fun using any gun without having to worry too much about meta rn. I'm loving LMGs like the rpk. I got 6 man feeds using it with the firebomb cleaner as my favorite class rn. Good luck out there fellas cuz this game is fun even with a shit ton of ttv and squads I'm going against
Meanwhile my matches consist of getting killed instantly by people I got multiple hitmarkers on yet they remained at full health. And I average 25-30 ping.
The feeling after a good match knowing I won’t be immediately punished for doing well is so relieving. It doesn’t matter how many bugs or flaws this game has I can play this way longer than I can play mwiii.
I always say, in Soviet America, GAME PLAYS YOU
In sbmm you are rewarded with better opponents that provide a more suitable challange for your skill group. Winning gunfights against people below your level is gonna get stale very fast.
@@1337Skrjabinn in real life, the people who are better succeed and the people who suck have the choice to improve or quit playing, you are a communist.
@@GSKYYTlol you're definitely still a teenager with that ridiculous cognitive dissonance.
same here. it's nice to have the opportunity to play in a much more relaxed manner and still do decent. im so sick of the past 5 years of being put with wanna CDL players because i do good for one match.
I'm letting you know that I want to see more xdefiant gameplay
I second that
i third that
I forth that
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Sixth dat
ain’t the title the truth dawg, it’s finally here. i’ve had a full 6 on the game since launch and the boys are loving every second of it. it’s awesome this game revived the squadron. they were getting bodied in my cod lobbies and i just had to sit there helplessly knowing they were having a terrible time. games far from perfect but it’s free and fun, that’s all that matters. W xdefiant
Agreed. It's nice to be able to game with some IRL friends, and they don't completely hate their life when playing with me haha.
@@HandlerYT i know and at the beginning of summer, when everyone came home from college, perfect time for the drop. it’s not much different from the betas so i wish we had gotten it sooner but i couldn’t care less now that it’s here. well worth it
none of my friends got cod this year and i don’t blame them. they were like 3-27 in my lobbies when we tried out the beta. and remember how bad the spawns were in the beta? lmao, they did NOT like it
Brooooo I would have to try to carry my friends but I had fun doing it since they made me laugh with the shit talk while they're at the bottom of the leaderboard by saying "we still won". I don't have friends playing it with me yet but I do hope so soon
Same here, feels good not feeling bad for the lobbies u get ur friends in hahhahahz
Please keep making XDefiant videos! It's such a joy to see how you utilize the available mechanics and movement.
IMO: It is a good game with enormous potential, there are issues that I would like to see fixed, such as more game modes and playlists, making it a little bit easier to level up the weapons, having rewards or something after getting a "kilkstreak" ,have more sense of replayability once "everything" is done, etc etc (i know this is just the second day of the game and i have to be patience, dont reply it)
but other than that, Xdefiant is outstanding, and let's hope that with the passage of updates they make it even better and more fun.
And nope guys, this is not the "Cod killer", but it is a more fun FPS than the latest Call of Duty titles.
i think weapon leveling is fine but man do they have to nerf marksman rifles.
my acr is already lvl 52 lol
@@snaqeu A Little bit, not literally the game gifting u XP.
@@snaqeu god dang son
the game will die within a month if not less and it takes waaay too long to level up weapons
unfortunately the only "cod killer" is the franchise itself 🥲
That ultimate at 28:20 was killer. My jaw dropped, I forsure thought you were dead. Great video Ryan!
it’s so good seeing you fry with the MP5 🥹
6:36 As much as I would like that ult to affect everyone inside it (to "balance" it), what happened there was the enemy popped his ult inside Handler's ult. So it wasn't Handler's ult that was giving him the bonus hp and healing unfortunately
Ohhhh I see
That’d be a neat feature for the ult but yep I agree. You can see the enemy’s bubble appear and disappear a couple seconds after Handler’s bubble. Good eyes!
Xdefiant is so fun. I feel like a kid again playing the old cod. Never thought I’d say this but thanks Ubisoft for no sbmm. Please never change!
TBH SBMM was the whole reason I don't play newer CoD titles. This seems like a breath of fresh air.
I've been enjoying it, fair bit of wins and losses, don't ever feel like I'm getting stomped... Yet.
Biggest complaint is hit reg, feels super weird like half the time I'm mag dumping someone and they just turn around and kill me in a few bullets. I see this complaint on other games but I REALLY feel it on this one every few matches.
Yeah I feel liked I get "ping diffed" alot with this game. Like I'll get a hitmarker as I die, but I'll do no damage. Ik this is somewhat normal in fps games, but it just seems to happen alot in XDefiant, even when I have good ping.
That ulti multi kill at the intro was dope AF
"It was day one so that's when all the sweats are out I think" Excuse me sir, you are one of them.. Respectfully
Ubisoft make cold war without sbmm, what a time to be alive. Playing this shit 24/7. Can't get enough
I’m the same as handler, I need it to have a 1 life mode, then I’ll play it more
If you're in the welcome playlist, it uses sbmm.
THE GAME IS FINALLY OUT LETS GOOOOOOOO
It feels so good to have one or two players on the enemy team that have my number, everyone else is food.
Handleeeer!!!! More videos of xdefiant please! Hope they add a S&D game mode
The no sbmm has felt amazing. It doesn't feel like every match is a fight for my life. I can relax and still get kills.
As long as cheaters don’t absolutely run this, I can see myself sticking around. I would also love to see more vids.
Would love to see you doing more xdefiant content handler ✨ good video
Need to give this game so much love Cid won't ever get better if there is no competition
I think this man is GAMING.
Refreshing to actually know how good or bad you are AND THEN KNOW WHAT AREAS TO IMPROVE IN compared to CoD where A SOLO QUEUE FEELS LIKE A STAGE TOURNAMENT.
game's really fun! I'm sure they'll add an SND-like mode, there's always a steady audience for it. Fun to watch you cook as always, will keep an eye on my kill feeds to see if you're stomping me ;)
Buddy forgets he’s one of those sweaty players
The guy in the bubble has a shotty sort of thing
There is technically SBMM, there's no EOMM, and THAT is a true breath of fresh fucking air
no there isn’t. there’s sbmm in the welcome playlist. there’s no sbmm or eomm whatsoever. just team balancing but i queue with a full 6 so idk how tf that works lol
@@ysmmac6015 pretty sure he was playing the welcome playlist was he not?
06:55, he actually used the same ultimate inside (or on top of) your ultimate lmao, thats wild
Whatever soundtrack you got going in the intro is really nice.
Sick gameplay I’ve been loving this game! Post more plz
Man I'm loving this game! I haven't played cod since. I just wish they'd tune down the bunny hopping and the sniping is too OP!
Fr it feels good. Just to play to play. I get good games and I can mess around as well. Shits refreshing. The maps though, they go hard
"I can't believe that worked, I killed everybody because I ult'ed right there"
Well, that's what ults are for, turning the tides. A 1v3 is definitely ult worthy.
You have a point, and it's more than obvious, but for some reason I feel like being shamed for contributing to the competitors' enjoyment as a casual.
I lost interest in multiplayer FPS, one of the reasons is SBMM on CoD. So its good to see that at you wont be forced to have to sweat all the time in this game.
Not really.
The game has a welcoming mode which HAS SBMM up until you reach level 25, same goes for the upcoming ranked mode.
You still need to sweat in the No SBMM servers though. Since there’s nothing from stopping the #1 players in the game from being matched against a literal fetus.
What about trying other Multiplayer FPS besidise cod? I mean they exist and are 1000x times better, cod isn't your life is it?
The no sbmm is extremely nice. I am an average player and on cod if I drop like 50 kills I immediately get punished with a sweaty lobby. On this game I dropped 50 kills and the next lobby is the same. It’s so nice, I get to actually PLAY THE GAME
If handler isn’t talking prepare for a clip or 10.
The title of this video is the only thing that makes XDefiant worth playing
It’s actually crazy I didn’t even realize the fact there is no SnD game mode, I definitely hope Ubi adds that, this game is quite fun Imo
Honestly this game is the best shooter right now. I´ve been only playing it for a day and already got my TAC-50 sniper at lvl. 31.
dont worry an SND like mode is coming!! who knows when but its coming!
this game feels oddly better than i thought it would
i’ve been getting absolutely shit on in this game idk 😭
It is a controller game
Maybe sbmm was protecting you
As a player who was sbmm protected, that’s probably what you had. I didn’t realize how much I sucked at fps games
Love the videos keep up the good work
Handler I’d suggest using the med pack you can throw down instead of the stim thing. It stays for a good while and I feel like you get more from it especially if you wanna stay in the fight and re peak the same angle
i think a lower kill time would honestly make this game ideal, 1-2 headshots should be the absolute limit or any weapon
Lower TTK = less skill to kill
@@JustAChillFemboy precisely my friend! I SUCK!
@@JustAChillFemboy lmao they call it hardcore to make us plebs feel better
@@LowEndPCGamer100 Just use a sniper, I use one because I can't consistently hit multiple shots so I just quickscope
@@JustAChillFemboy yeah ive noticed the m44 is pretty hot so far, it may just be my thing
When I watch clips on UA-cam, it takes .00000000000001 seconds to kill someone, but when I actually play the game, it takes an entire goddamn clip lol love the game though
If it becomes available on steam I will definitely try it out!
People are such cry babies about sbmm, if sbmm truly only matches you with players of your skill level, and nothing else. It's the "everybody gets a trophy" generation and mentality.
I for one, seek out challenges. I'm Gen X. I've never even played with aim assist on. Currently I play Combat Master on my iPad, and I play with Crossplay on (so I'm matched against PC players on m&k as well). I LOVE this challenge. Give me the BEST players possible. That's the only way you'll know how good you are. Currently I'm number 150 in the Hardcore League out of over 8000 players in that league.
PLEASE make this a normal series! ( an SnD mode would be really cool)
I like the game. I just wish it had its own identity in the sense of having voice lines, battle announcements, ULT voices lines etc.
Oh, Handler is on XDefiant now?
*turns on input-based matchmaking*
finally a cod alternative
For there being no SBMM I am surprised of the amount of sweaty players I come across. I don't know if gamers are just better these days or what, but It definitely feels like a more organic experience. The mix of player skill per game is really nice and despite the game prioritizing ping/location/party size over KDR or player skill, my games have been all pretty close games. I have very few complete stomps.
SBMM has been around for a while now. Naturally playing against your skill level or above all the time will improve your skills as every game you have to try really hard and constantly improve
my mans is getting a stable 300 frames. teach me the ways
I enjoy this game, like what a lot of others are saying, no SBMM makes this game fun. I just wish the Sonar goggles or the pistol is nerfed in the future
XDefiant’s been a great experience for me so far. Feels like I’m playing BO4 a bit
i relate it to BO4 a lot aswell
I must be in the wrong lobbies because it’s a sweat fest playing unranked hot shot every game. I’m either playing 6 stacks or 6 well coordinated players who always stick together. It’s wild.
You might just be in a lower skill bracket than you thought
Lower?? How would that make sense if I’m playing sweats every game. I ain’t the greatest but I can shoot my gun. Not to mention no SBMM means it wouldn’t matter what my rank or skill is…..
@@DanglesSeason I'm saying you're worse at the game than you think. You're getting beat by "sweats" who might just be average players who are better than you. Sorry but just being able to shoot your gun doesn't make you a good player
Yeah I’ll take my 1.5 K/D and live……
That’s how you kill CoD multiplayer!
It was said, that an S&D mode is being added
Ive enjoyed xDefiant a good amount since release. Ive noticed that i want a hardcore mode where it doesnt take as much ammo to kill one guy. Aswell as a SND type gamemode.
PLEASE MORE XDEFIANT
Yes to your inquiry at the beginning of the video
They jus gotta fix the sniping in getting Cold War flashbacks
Super fun game so far but I am in the same boat as you, I NEED an SnD type mode to stay even remotely interested.
I've been playing XDefiant and I'm loving it tbh
ngl, looks pretty sweaty to me
I havent had this fun in a game since The Finals launched
After reaching lvl 25 it feels like im getting lobbies with a bunch of sweats
The welcome playlist has sbmm the other game modes do not
My biggest complaints with the game are that guns level up so freaking slow. It took me probably about 5 or 6 games just to get my m4 to level 2 to finally put a sight on the gun. I also feel like the hip fire needs to be looked into. I'm trying to do the hip fire challenges to unlock guns yet I'm missing 99% of my shots even with the crosshair dot on an enemy while hip firing. It's making that challenge ridiculously hard.
It’s already confirmed search and destroy is coming
I'd love to see more XDefiant content if you have the patience for it, but I'm perfectly happy with your regular stuff if it ain't quite your bag.
Would love to see a solo squads game from you on Resurgence!
If you weren't aware, you can actually hit a couple bhops after a slide jump just like you could in CoD
Could you share your mouse settings? It feels so weird to aim in this game for me. I want to like it but how it feels to aim vs MW3 is throwing me off hella hard.
The slightly increased TTK also helps IMO. Still sucks if you're getting one-shot by an M44, but if that happens play a Phantom for the extra health LOL.
Season 2 is releasing on the 25th with BOMB!, the 6v6 s&d mode! Hope u gonna check back in, im having so much fun with the game!
Is that nuddle map from watch dogs 2
Bro what is your playlist? I love that while I game!
I'm playing this and the finals atm. Sure both games have issues but I don't think I need the next cod for my fps fix. I'm glad there is competition in fps games again.
This handlerk guy is pretty good
I was shocked that I did well in all my games. I never realized the impact SBMM has
So glad they don’t have it
reminds me of the old days of call of duty when you played at night you played sweats and if you played in the morning it was easier
The only bad thing I see is that it takes a while to kill and when you are shooting at a sniper it can perfectly take 2 seconds until you kill him and the sniper has enough time to shoot you.
Only issue I have is that the welcome playlist does have sbmm. My welcome playlist is sweaty as ballz lol
just don't play it, you can queue default game modes
When I play this game I always die instantly somehow you just tank a bunch of shots running into 3 people??
How do you change the setting where when you use the scroll wheel to cycle weapons, it makes it cycle my weapon back to my primary... like it's registering the input twice
well of radiance is crazy in xdefiant
what were your big changes for the settings? I can't seem to figure out my perfect sens, feels floaty almost... I have similar sens to you on call of duty and 4k polling rate.
Great content as always sir!
I'm on 15 (800dpi). I use mouse sensitivity converters to match it. Thank you!
i hate that they fuck with the charging handle even though you still have a round in the chamber
My very 1st match here was atrocious.
the gibby bubble shield doesnt kill you lol. his ult is some kind of shotgun that one shots but you have to be super close.
Really hope they add a Search and Destroy type game mode
I had a couple of games where I start getting shit on but I don't back out like I did with mw2 or mw3. It's pretty cool to know that next game I could be the ones doing the best. Most kills I've gotten In a game so far is 70s. Feels nice knowing I could have fun using any gun without having to worry too much about meta rn. I'm loving LMGs like the rpk. I got 6 man feeds using it with the firebomb cleaner as my favorite class rn. Good luck out there fellas cuz this game is fun even with a shit ton of ttv and squads I'm going against
What was 24:15? lol
I would love to see XDefiant ganeplay
Handler will you ever play halo reach? Or any halo game? I think you would dominate
Meanwhile my matches consist of getting killed instantly by people I got multiple hitmarkers on yet they remained at full health. And I average 25-30 ping.
I've had a great time so far, just wish grinding weapons was a little faster or there was a map made for grinding weapons.