XDefiant: All the content coming in Season 1

As promised by Ubisoft last month, the first season of XDefiant is set to arrive on July 2nd with new content. While we were given a sneak peek of what was coming, such as the new faction, weapons, game modes, and more, today we know everything thanks to the stream of the XDebrief.

GSK faction:

• Skill 1: GSK Shock Wire – Slows and shocks enemies that walk over it.
• Skill 2: GSK ADS (Trophy System) – Can be mounted on walls and will destroy all incoming grenades within a specific radius.
• Passive: Deflects headshots (reduced damage to headshots, sniper rifles will even require two headshots to take out)
• Ultra: GSK Flashshield: Shield equipped with a flashbang, players will be able to use a gun to shoot while the ultra is enabled.

New weapons:

• LVOA-C Rifle (Assault Rifle) – According to Patrick “Aches” Price, this is an “upgraded M4.” Better handling, faster rate of fire, but with less range and more recoil. One of the fastest-killing assault rifles when it comes to body shots.
• L115 Sniper Rifle – A middle ground between the M44 and TAC-50. Not too slow and not too fast, but still reliable for one-shot kills.
• Sawed-off Shotgun (Secondary) – Much weaker than primary shotguns, especially in terms of range. Its movement speed will be slower compared to pistols. It will be faster than SMGs, but 5-10% slower than other secondary weapons.

New maps:

• Clubhouse (available at launch)
• Daytona (season launch)
• Rockefeller (in season launch)

New game modes:

• Capture the Flag (Available at Launch)
• Search & Destroy (during the season)

New Weapon Masteries

• Titanium Violet (Mastery Level 4)
• Blue Titanium (Mastery Level 5)
• Titanium Prism (Mastery Level 6)

Ranked mode finally arrives in XDefiant

As expected in a game with competitive features like XDefiant, Ubisoft is ready to implement ranked mode to the game with seven classifications: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Ruby, Emerald, Diamond and Legends.

Among the most notable details of the mode are the following:

• Players will be able to play ranked right when Season 1 begins, but that will be in “Ranked Practice” for seven days. Once the warm-up period is over, ranks will reset.
• There are no restrictions from Bronze to Diamond (a four-man team can be all Bronze, a mix of the different tiers). However, once a player reaches Diamond, the Diamond player’s party size will be reduced to two per team (same with Legends).
• Once a season ends, depending on how well you did in that season, players will revert to Silver (various levels of Silver depending on performance), except for Bronze level players who will remain in Bronze.

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