XDefiant Development Team Announces Changes to Weapon and Camo Progression in Response to Player Feedback

After receiving complaints about the weapon leveling progression and Mastery Camos requirements in XDefiant’s June 18 update, the developers have confirmed that new changes will be implemented.

In a post on X, the team revealed that the upcoming patch for XDefiant, which does not currently have a release date, will include updates to level progression and Mastery Camo based on player feedback following the June 18th update.

The upcoming update will increase the speed by twofold for players to progress in their weapon ranks, with 1,500 XP now required for primary guns (previously 3,000 XP) and 500 XP for secondary guns (previously 1,000 XP). As mentioned in a subsequent post by XDefiant’s Mark Rubin, unlocking attachments will be much quicker once the patch is implemented.

In order to maintain a fair balance, the progression for earning Mastery Camos will now be 14% faster compared to the previous patch. This decision effectively reverses the changes implemented in the June 18 update, while still providing players with a 14% speed boost to unlock attachments more easily. However, the grind for earning camos will still be necessary.

Upcoming patch sneak peak (timing TBD):👂Feedback on mastery changes is heard- will now take half as long to earn a rank🐛Fix audio bug where kill confirmation is missing🚶Fix bug where you can only move and nothing else pic.twitter.com/6jpQVLXUkd

— XDefiant (@PlayXDefiant) June 21, 2024

Furthermore, as a result of the criticism surrounding the advancements in weapons and the criteria for obtaining Mastery Camo, Mark Rubin offered a justification for the alterations.

In his post, Mark acknowledged that the current focus in the game is on Weapon Mastery, which led the team to worry that players might reach the end of this grind too quickly, resulting in the skins feeling less unique and rewarding.

Despite acknowledging the error in implementing the Mastery Camos requirement change while the game was still active, he realized that it had negatively impacted those who had already invested time and effort into their progression. As a result, the decision was made to reverse the changes and improve the process for unlocking attachments.

Finally, he assured that the team will continue to develop “innovative methods for obtaining exciting rewards”that will be implemented in various future updates for the game.