XDefiant roadmap: New weapons, more Factions, and additional maps

If you’ve spent some time blasting in a few rounds, you may have already gotten accustomed to XDefiant’s weapon and map collection. There’s not a lot of content compared to some first-person shooters, primarily due to its recent launch. Fortunately, players can expect new features based on the XDefiant roadmap and Ubisoft Forward reveal, showcasing new locations, weapons, and many more. 

XDefiant roadmap explained

According to the XDefiant Year 1 Roadmap and Season 1 announcement, you can look forward to new seasonal content and features. Here’s what to expect:

Seasonal Content

• Season 1 (July 2):
  • New Faction – GSK
  • 3 New weapons
  • 3 New maps
  • 90 tiers in the Battle Pass
  • Capture the Flag mode
  • Ranked Play full debut
  • Ranked Progression
• Season 2:
  • New Faction – Buzz
  • 3 New weapons
  • 3 New maps
  • 90 tiers in the Battle Pass
• Season 3:
  • New Faction – Orchard
  • 3 New weapons
  • 3 New maps
  • 90 tiers in the Battle Pass
• Season 4:
  • New Faction – Horde
  • 3 New weapons
  • 3 New maps
  • 90 tiers in the Battle Pass

New content

• New Arena
• Private Matches
• Caster Cams

The new Factions are one of the most exciting new features for XDefiant, offering unique abilities and playstyles. Ubisoft Forward confirmed Season 1’s upcoming Faction with GSK, which derives from Rainbow Six Siege. While we don’t know the specifics of this particular group, the reveal did give us some insight into their gear. In particular, the ensemble comes with a formidable shield and an explosive grenade. The shield seems to cover much more ground than Phantoms, so it’ll likely be catered to defense enthusiasts.

It isn’t quite clear if GSK is the same ‘Ruby’ Faction that was mentioned previously in the roadmap. So, another Faction, outside of the ones mentioned earlier, could still be in the cards for a later season.

Ranked Mode will officially be released in Season 1. Currently, XDefiant only presents a Trial Run version to give players a small taste. Ubisoft will likely use the feedback from this mode to prepare for Ranked Mode’s full debut. Ranked Progression rewards are also included to provide you with exclusive content, making it all the more satisfying.

If you want more variety in XDefiant, the upcoming seasons will bring forth new weapons and maps. It will make the game much less tedious once these roll out, especially if you’re gunning for another weapon. Plus, three new maps have been confirmed: Clubhouse, Daytona, and Rockefeller. These locations will help set the stage for the upcoming game mode, Capture the Flag, diversifying XDefiant’s current lineup.

Ubisoft will also improve XDefiant altogether by maintaining a balanced experience for all players. This mission goes along with their choice of not including SBMM, which has become a controversial topic in shooter games. More pushes like this will likely come up more and more to keep things fair in-game.