It’s okay Ubisoft. YOU fell behind our expectations a looooooooong time ago.
Ubisoft Says That XDefiant Has Fallen Behind Expectations
Submitted 2 days ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://insider-gaming.com/xdefiant-fallen-behind-expectations/
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callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 days ago
dwalin@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I guess Ubisoft needs to get comfortable with people not buying their games
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ironically XDefiant a free game.
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Got to be honest, this is the first I’ve even heard of this game.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 2 days ago
XDefiant sounds like an anticheat.
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Or a Wrestling Faction from the late 90’s
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Didn’t help that the game got next to no promotion. I don’t even remember how I found out about the game, I think it might’ve been a random game one of my Twitch follows was streaming at the time, wasn’t even a promoted stream for all I know.
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Have they stopped using their launcher? The only way I will ever play an Ubisoft game is if they ditch that jank ass launcher.
PunchingWood@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m legitimately wondering what’s so incredibly bad about the Ubi launcher that people hate it so much?
I’m not a fan of each brand having their own thing, I’d rather have everything in my Steam library or some other universal launcher (not GOG).
But I never had issues with Ubi’s launchers, despite having played a lot of Ubi games on there.
VonReposti@feddit.dk 1 day ago
Anything that isn’t Steam works like shit on Linux (mileage may vary, but that’s my experience). I find it hilarious and sad that I can get a better experience by pirating it and launch through Lutris.
yamanii@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ubi’s launcher and EA app, are the only ones that keep forgetting my login info, forcing me to painstakingly go to my email to authorize this brand new device (my own PC) every few weeks.
kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That seems to be a problem with their expectations, not the game.
simple@lemm.ee 2 days ago
It’s also a problem that it’s exclusive to the Ubisoft launcher and isn’t on Steam…
PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I was going to play it, but poor linix compatibility with the ubisoft launcher killed that for me.
stardust@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
It was enough to make me too lazy to bother even when the hype was there. Now it seems even the community that plays/played it is negative on it so even less likely to bother with Ubisoft launcher for it than at launch. I have UPlay installed too, but I don’t even know if anyone in my friend list from Steam was playing it compared to other games that they are shown playing.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You are actually right. I tried this game as a friend liked it, and it basically does everything that COD does, but for free, so it’s not the worst way for somebody to spend their time online. Still, I imagine Ubi execs promised to dethrone every other shooter and have 100 million payers to milk for MTX.
yamanii@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not installing your shitty launcher and this game launched with several, basic issues that took too long to fix, they fumbled it so hard! Ubisoft is frustrating, just let your devs cook in peace.
garretble@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The market is so saturated with these type of shooters — especially ones with generic army dudes.
I’m not really surprised.
kowanatsi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sounds like some body spray Lynx would come out with
vxx@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Axe - Defiant
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 days ago
What is the last Ubisoft game that actually did well?
simple@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, I assume
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
I played this when it came out because some people were hyping it up. It’s solid and a fun game, but I didn’t feel it brought anything whatsoever to the table that other shooters hadn’t brought 15 years ago. It isn’t even the first free game to provide a similar experience. Not surprised it isn’t holding players.
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 21 hours ago
sad i thought this game was pretty fun
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Not even enticing people with “free premium currency” just for logging in could entice me to play an Ubisoft shooter.
Bdtrngl@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Probably because it’s hot garbage and people can play call of duty instead.
yamanii@lemmy.world 1 day ago
70 bucks and still have all the freemium cancer, or just free with the freemium cancer?
CMLVI@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, that’s the draw XDef has over CoD. It’s F2P and generally the content is earnable, outside of some cosmetics and additional currency. I think both “locked” factions can be bought through challenge completions, so not really P2W either, paying just unlocks it faster. And it’s not a bad shooter either imo, it’s just…the same as every other shooter. Very average.
obinice@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The fuck is XDefiant…
slaacaa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ubisoft’s free version of COD. I tried it as a friend was raving about it, tbh it’s a fine game if somebody likes this style. The character’s from the Ubi universe are just a gimmick, most olay the same
Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Apparently, it’s like Smash Bros in the Ubisoft universe, except it’s a first-person shooter.
So, you got different factions from Far Cry, Splinter Cell etc. with which you can play…
Katana314@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If nothing else, it is kind of fun that they’ve merged universes a bit.
In Watch Dogs Legion, DedSec is contacted by the Assassin Order who needs their help taking down Templars that are working with Albion - basically merging protagonists/villains of both series.
Ghost Recon has also previously guest starred Sam Fisher and operators from Siege.