Bunny hopping has always been a controversial aspect of FPS titles like XDefiant, and players are fed up with other people using this tactic constantly to get wins. Even though Ubisoft have been releasing to address several issues in , and ratty tactics, just like most online shooters, have been prevalent in the game since its launch. This is why, many players have been complaining about them each day, with bunny hopping being one of the biggest offenders.
For those unaware, bunny hopping is an age-old tactic in where players jump around and change directions while shooting their weapons simultaneously, making it difficult for their opponent to get a decent shot, and of course, it’s widely hated. Reddit user ‘curiousity2424’ is quite unhappy with this playstyle in XDefiant as they posted a video of their death against a bunny hopper in the subreddit, claiming that these players are “insufferable” to deal with. The post completely took over the XDefiant subreddit as other players were on the same page as the OP, claiming that “it’s an annoying playstyle.
” One of the biggest reasons why people are fed up with such players is how they easily change directions mid-air, making it practically impossible to get a shot on time. Alongside the mid-air movement, players have said that bunny hopping in XDefiant offers an extra layer of protection to such players as the hitboxes seem to move out of the character’s model, resulting in unsatisfactory hit registration. “T.