What we have is an engine that has only ever been an MMO.

And so all of the infrastructure for an FPS has had to be built up from the ground floor.

Even CoD started on ID tech which was a shooter engine.

Characters from XDefiant in the foreground with the game’s Zoo map in the background

Apex started on a shooter engine.

We’re not a shooter that’s been out for 20 years.

But if the game isn’t for you that’s ok you might move on.

From left to write: a DualSense, a film reel, and an open book.

The Ubisoft FPS makes you run a long way to get in on the action.

While his response does give an air of frustration, he’s not entirely wrong.

In other words, things take time, and franchises don’t always have the most glorious starts.

Gigantamax Machamp next to a Premier Ball from Pokemon Go.

The issue is that the space as it is currently constructed is packed.

Players have come to expect perfection on Day 1 lest they return to whatever franchise they were previously occupying.

It’s scrub the effort is there, so perhaps a little patience can go a long way.

Xdefiant player shooting an assault rifle.

And maybe in the end, XDefiant will reach the heights of other games.

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