XDefiantUbisoft’s free-to-play first-person shooter was supposed to be a Call of Duty-Killer, or at least that’s what it’s been called. The game borrows some things from other shooter titles and adds factions from other Ubisoft titles to create a pretty unique experience.
The anticipation for the game was great and a large number of players tried it out immediately after its release. Since then, however, the game has been referred to as “center‘ is used by many and there are a lot of problems including scammers and hackers and the fraud problem has only gotten worse over time.
XDefiant’s cheating issue could mean the end of the game if not fixed
There was a lot of hype about XDefiant and the game actually made a lot of noise when it was released. Fans really like the classic shooter feel of the game and want to continue playing with characters from various Ubisoft franchises.
But like all good things, there were also bad things that cheaters were after. From shooting through walls to using auto-aim, speed tricks, and other illegal hacks to gain an advantage over other players.
Although this is seen in almost every shooter title and there are hackers in every game, the situation has gotten worse as the cheaters kick players out of the lobby.
Cheaters are now kicking you out of the game lobby, wow this game is CRAZY. (Link to the full story in the comments)
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A fan shared a clip on Reddit showing a streamer playing the Occupy Arena game mode getting kicked out by a hacker right at the start of the game. The player himself couldn’t believe it.
He admits it and will open a new account if he gets banned. pic.twitter.com/lBVQthtPGi
— MatchaBabe00 (@MatchaBabe_00) 10 August 2024
The hacker even told the streamer that if he was banned, he would continue with a new account.
Cheaters have been widespread since the launch of XDefiant
Fans have said that this is very common in ranked play and happens in almost every other game. The streamer is apparently also a Ubisoft partner according to his X-handle, so hopefully the developer knows this is happening.
The game desperately needs stricter bans and new methods to keep hackers away. The game had a big launch, reaching one million users in record time for Ubisoft.
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But just a few days after the release, cheaters were discovered in the game. Mark Rubin and Ubisoft took some measures, but these did not seem to bring the expected results.
The hackers started using wallhacks and aimbots, and the legitimate players were disappointed and could not do anything. The The game uses the anti-cheat BattleEyethe same one used in games like Rainbow Six Siege, Escape from Tarkovand other games.
But it doesn’t seem to help at all. The developer needs to address this if they don’t want to lose more players. Apparently many have given up on the game because of this and if nothing is done, many more will follow.
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