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The sad reality is, it's become increasingly difficult to get XDefiant tournaments filled.
As harsh as this reality is, if there are no signups this week we'll likely be forced to expand outside of XDefiant for good if there are no players willing to play.
We want to see XDefiant's Competitive scene thrive, and we can't do that without you. So we're not giving up unless you give up.
Let's regain ❤️🔥
$100 EU on Tuesday
https://t.co/ibnT5Pzd3Z
$200 No Winners Wednesday (Winners from previous tournaments like @Astonish2k can't sign up)
https://t.co/a1mauUdvUy
Free-Entry Friday Duos Switcheroo
📥 DM for signups
$100 4v4 Saturday
https://t.co/6tY63rlpEM
$10k NA S3 League
https://t.co/Ezia86zJH2
Dear Players,
Important message: XDEFIANT IS SUNSETTING!
Thank you for your incredible support and dedication to XDEFIANT. We regret to inform you that we are initiating the sunset process starting today, December 3, 2024.
As a result, new downloads, player registrations and purchases will no longer be available.
Season 3 will still launch. The servers will remain active, and the game will be fully playable until June 3rd, 2025.
For those who purchased the Ultimate Founders Pack, you will receive a full refund. Players who made any purchases within the last 30 days will also be fully refunded.
Please note that processing these refunds will take up to 8 weeks. For more details on refunds, please visit https://t.co/qe4cCr9mPh.
Below is a personal message from our Executive Producer, Mark Rubin.
Thank you for being a part of our journey.
Hello XDefiant Fans,
I am unfortunately here today to announce that XDefiant will be shutting down.
Starting today (December 3, 2024), new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. We will still release our Season 3 content in the near future (exact date TBD) and the servers will remain active until June 3, 2025.
For those who purchased the Ultimate Founder’s Pack, you’ll receive a full refund. Players who made any purchases within the last 30 days will also be fully refunded. Those refunds should happen automatically within 8 weeks of today and you can find more details on our official website, https://t.co/pNWQ3cifIZ.
A few years ago, Ubisoft and the SF Dev team embarked on a bold adventure to develop a new arcade shooter called XDefiant. It was from the start, an incredible challenge. Not only were we trying to shake up the genre by removing Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM) while bringing back a more “old-school” arcade shooter experience, but we were also diving into the high-risk, high-reward realm of free-to-play. And for that I want to applaud not only the Dev team but also Ubisoft leadership for taking that chance!
Free-to-play, in particular, is a long journey. Many free-to-play games take a long time to find their footing and become profitable. It’s a long journey that Ubisoft and the teams working on the game were prepared to make until very recently. But unfortunately, the journey became too much to sensibly continue.
I am, of course, heartbroken to have to be writing this post. Yes, this game has been a personal passion for me for years and yes, I know that not all challenges lead to victory, but I also want to recognize all of the developers who are being affected by this closure. Each and every one of them is a real person with a real life separate from our own and they have all put so much of their own passion into making this game. And I hope that they can be proud of what they did achieve. I know that I will always be proud and grateful to have worked with such a great team! A team that really punched above its weight class.
And what they achieved is truly remarkable. The early response from players when XDefiant launched was amazing—we broke internal records for the fastest game to surpass 5 million users and in the end we had over 15 million players play our game! That is something to be extremely proud of, especially considering how tough this genre is. So, thank you to all of the developers who put their passion into making this game!
If there’s one thing, I hope we can all take away from this experience, it’s the importance of open, honest communication between developers and players. This “player-first” mentality along with respectful, non-toxic conversations between developers and players has been one of the standout differences that made XDefiant so special. From my very first post about XDefiant, this was the vision I wanted to champion, and I hope it leaves a positive mark on how the game industry treats its players and communities.
To our players, THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible community that has grown around XDefiant. Your passion, creativity, and dedication have inspired us every step of the way.
With the utmost of love and respect,
Mark
@PHREE2Y See my issues with streaming is scheduling and yeah , constant positive attitude ain’t me lol. I don’t really drink or get high at all and part of me just wants to stream just to streak but have fun overall.
@PixelsofMark Mark , just want to say this . Thank you for making a great game like this . Most fun I’ve had in a while . But I would like to know if it is possible to add a theater mode down the road for ranked games especially. Other games like R6 Siege did this. Just a thought.
Summer’s got nothing on the heat XDefiant is bringing in Season 1!
🔥 New faction- GSK
🔥 New maps- Clubhouse, Daytona, Rockefeller
🔥 New Mode- Capture the Flag
🔥 Play the game in the next 48 hours and get 3 free ERUPTION weapon skins!
🔥 Season 1 coming in HOT July 2!
@Beyond_Toxin I’ll be honest and say this , First one was boring for the first half but the second one was pretty good. The lore for the series is insane for how much detail there is , I’ll give them that.
I ever even knew about Dune till I heard about the hype with part 2