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Occupy is another game mode that might be familiar to you, with both teams fighting for control of a single capture point<\/strong> over the course of the game.<\/p>
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Hot Shot <\/h3> Shiny. Screenshot by Dot Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The last game mode in XDefiant<\/em> is Hot Shot, and it’s similar to Kill Confirmed from Call of Duty<\/em>. When killing an enemy, they drop Bounties you have to collect to earn points.<\/strong> <\/p>
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If attackers are not around the robot while it is moving, it will retreat in the opposite direction.\u00a0 After the first team gets the robot as far as\u00a0they possibly can, the teams switch.\u00a0The team that manages to move the robot the farthest wins. If one team gets the robot to the end, the opposing team has to do the same, but faster. Zone Control In the Zone Control game mode, you are tasked with\u00a0attacking or defending various control points, which makes it similar to the Domination and Occupy game modes but with a few key twists. In Zone Control, there are five zones for you to capture and defend, with only a few available at the start of the match. Attackers should capture all the available points to unlock the next set of zones. Meanwhile, defenders have to stop their progress. Just like\u00a0in Escort, after the time ends or all the zones\u00a0are captured, the\u00a0teams switch\u00a0and play again to see who's the best. This mode reminds me a lot of\u00a0Battlefield,\u00a0which had a similar mechanic for attacking and defending objectives, so it should be\u00a0fairly\u00a0easy for experienced players to get to grips with. Domination A game mode that should be familiar to almost any FPS player,\u00a0Domination has three\u00a0zones\u00a0on the map, and teams\u00a0have to\u00a0control them to earn points. Having two or more zones held at any time will give you an advantage, and the first\u00a0team that reaches the point target wins.\u00a0 Domination has been a staple for\u00a0Call of Duty\u00a0players for years\u00a0and is\u00a0an\u00a0easy\u00a0game mode to pick up,\u00a0particularly\u00a0as it offers a lot of mobility and is a go-to option when farming weapon experience. Occupy Occupy is another game mode that might be familiar to you, with both teams fighting for\u00a0control of a single capture point\u00a0over the course of\u00a0the game. The capture point changes locations during the game, and you will either be attacking or defending the\u00a0point, depending on whether your team holds the capture point. If\u00a0you're experienced\u00a0with\u00a0Call of Duty, this game mode is essentially the same as Headquarters. Hot Shot The last game mode in XDefiant is Hot Shot, and it's similar to Kill Confirmed from Call of Duty. When killing an enemy, they drop Bounties you have to collect to earn points. Collecting a certain number of Bounties without dying makes you a Hot Shot, granting increased movement speed. Every Bounty you collect as a Hot Shot also grants bonus points.\u00a0The team that reaches a target number of points first wins.","apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19135428\/Capture-11.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893995"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=893995"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237700,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/893995\/revisions\/1237700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=893995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=893995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=893995"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=893995"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=893995"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=893995"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=893995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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