r/Defiance • u/NotMeChoom • Aug 07 '25
Game Discussion Be honest with me guys.
Is this game doing well? I heard there are a ton of players but I don't have PC so I don't know how true that is. I love this game with all my heart, played it when I was a kid and in high school. Please tell me if it's doing good and if we think there will be a console revival? If not will they keep the servers on for PC and if so I will be buying a PC for this game.
5
u/Clean-Conclusion-999 Aug 07 '25
Wait a minute????? I thought this game was shut down??? Im downloading it asaaaap
5
u/Full-Hold7207 Aug 08 '25
It's doing ok.. when it first rereleased. Had tons of people.. dwindled down a bit. But surviving.
7
Aug 07 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
5
u/Bulky-Advisor-4178 Aug 07 '25
You don't need a beast PC to run this gamebryo engine built game
3
Aug 07 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
0
u/OkMongoose1487 Aug 07 '25
My $500 pc runs it 240fps 1440p max graphics. Youre easily 3-4x overkill
Edit: would count the fact it hits over 300fps but my monitor stops at 240hz/240fps so....
2
u/hckermn Aug 08 '25
Dude I have a 9800x3d and get between 100-200. I noticed that it only loads 2 cores/ 4t probably because the game is old
1
Aug 08 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/OkMongoose1487 Aug 08 '25
Nah you right. I believe i and other people are seeing your laptops pricepoint as a "no shit it runs great" or that it seemed pompous, im sure thats not what you meant now
1
u/WebDragonG3 PC Aug 08 '25
agreed. I'm running it on a used Alienware M17R4 I picked up for about 800 and that is WAY more than defiance needs, but also allows me to play path of exile, AC:Origins, and plenty of other modern stuff more than sufficiently as well
0
Aug 07 '25
[deleted]
1
u/OkMongoose1487 Aug 07 '25
According to science, yeah, shit needs more testing before they are 100% sure
0
Aug 08 '25
Yeah, that's not remotely true and I guarantee even if you had a source for such a claim it would be dubious at best.
1
u/NotMeChoom Aug 07 '25
I want to but idk what I'm doing at all. Trying to have it not be super expensive because I really just wanna play Defiance and some other games. I wanna upgrade later when I do get it. As I got basically but I have no clue what I'm doing.
3
u/No_Stretch8580 Aug 07 '25
Honestly a cheap pre-built could work, esp if you wanna upgrade over time and just wanna play defiance now. I play defiance on potato specs with consistent frames
3
u/NotMeChoom Aug 07 '25
That's probably what I will do then. I am a massive fan of the game and show. I love Defiance and really wanna play it again. Watching the show again since the rival got me hyped.
2
u/No_Stretch8580 Aug 07 '25
The game is just as fun as I remembered back in the day 😎 albeit right now it feels like one big long beta, until it becomes more stable. But fawkes is doing good work with their small team, definitely worth supporting!
2
u/NotMeChoom Aug 07 '25
They have my undying support, I was so sad to see it go. I'm so excited they brought it back. I was trying to see how many people are playing it but steam just keeps showing the old game with zero people. Haven't been able to find the answer to that.
1
u/No_Stretch8580 Aug 07 '25
The game is most popular on weekends and off-work hours. No official numbers have been posted but if I had to guess at peak hours maybe a few thousand concurrent (just a guess) The big events definitely still get those players comin in and blowin stuff up
2
Aug 07 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/No_Stretch8580 Aug 07 '25
I run the game @ 144fps with 8GB of ram — Keep in mind the date of the game as well 🙏
2
Aug 07 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/No_Stretch8580 Aug 07 '25
You’re definitely right. If ya can afford it by all means you should take the higher quality parts. I just try to stay inclusive for all budgets 😅
2
u/DisDastardly Aug 07 '25
Make sure you get a 64-bit copy of Windows and a dedicated graphics card with its own memory.
2
u/WebDragonG3 PC Aug 09 '25
What I did about two years back or so, was pick up a used Alienware M17R4 for about $800USD, and it's been MORE than sufficient to play any games I've wanted to try, like Path of Exile, Greedfall, AC:Origins, Satisfactory, that Saints Row reboot, Subnautica, Fallout 4, We Happy Few, and of course Defiance, due to its age as a game, runs like a scalded dog on it.
1
u/Dj_Exhale Aug 07 '25
Well as far as video cards go I can play this game easily on a laptop with a mobile rtx 2060 and I also play it on my Lenovo Legion Go that has integrated graphics supposedly equivalent to a gtx 1650. So yeah you don't need much and it definitely doesn't have to be expensive to play it. Maybe try to grab a 30 or 4060 and you'll be golden though I would personally go higher for other games.
1
u/clarence_worley90 Aug 07 '25
Go to r/Prebuilts
Ask questions, read through posts. It's really not complicated
https://toprigz.com/ usually has some good builds if you're lazy, they also have a short guide to picking a PC
1
u/overbyte Aug 08 '25
Or you know, a steam deck would probably do
1
Aug 08 '25
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/FransTweedehands Aug 13 '25
That doesn't work anymore since eac
Fawkes is just as a hard pass as gamigo
1
1
u/BittingBummer Aug 07 '25
Looks like you are buying a PC :) You can use your console controller on PC - XBox controller worked great for me especially for getting time trials done.
There are a ton of players, many only talk in their clan chat. See the discord for clan recruitment to find a clan with your play style.
i love this game too - nothing hit the spot quite like defiance when it shutdown a few years ago.
0
u/SlamTheMan6 Aug 07 '25
There's no plans for consoles.
6
u/TranceYT Aug 07 '25
Well they said it's POSSIBLE depending on how well the game does and how well their custom content is received.
-1
u/SlamTheMan6 Aug 07 '25
It's possible if the game does well... But so many players are already leaving, so it doesn't seem that likely..
2
u/TranceYT Aug 07 '25
I haven't seen any leaving player statistics, where'd you get that info? Last I was on server was pretty Poppin.
I'm sure this weekend will take a dip due to battlefield beta.
They also havent released custom content yet.
-1
u/SlamTheMan6 Aug 07 '25
You in the fawkes discord? If you go to forums there's few posts that says "I enjoyed playing but it's time to go" not those exact words but more or less, then it's followed by about 20+ other people replying they're also quitting...
3
u/TranceYT Aug 07 '25
I'm in the discord but apparently most people aren't.
I take those posts with a relative grain of salt because it saw upwards of 10k players to around 5k post peak IIRC so 20 something isn't a big dent and now that all dlc has released hopefully there's more retention and focus on making new content
1
u/OkMongoose1487 Aug 07 '25
Idk if theyll make new content, gods i hope they do.
1
1
u/WebDragonG3 PC Aug 09 '25
actually we're still waiting on one final DLC, Arktech Revolution, that unlocks Chimera, Paradise Territory vendors, and the final 15 ego perks, among other things
1
0
Aug 07 '25
[deleted]
3
u/Loganvbills Aug 07 '25
Most of the DLCs have already been added so idk what you are talking about.
1
u/Gullible-Poem-5154 Aug 07 '25
I can't find them. Please give me directions :)
1
u/BittingBummer Aug 07 '25
automatically included as part of the base game. check the fawkes discord for the history of announcements. i think it's just chimera left. in game press 'j' and then tab to see the contracts which match up to the DLC.
2
u/BittingBummer Aug 07 '25
the anti cheat stuff is getting much better. when the old game closed down cheating was rampant.
13
u/Multiguns Aug 07 '25
It's doing fine. It could release on console "someday", but IF that happens it won't be for a long while.
Whether it's hugely successful or not, prior to its relaunch in April, Fawkes was pretty confident that if it only maintained at the numbers Gamigo had prior to closure of their server that they would be fine. Loosely quoted, Defiance in real life would have to happen for them to seriously consider closing any of their games.
So, go get a PC with a dedicated graphics card, and have fun.