What is Recoil Recovery – XDefiant Weapon Stats Explained

XDefiant has many powerful weapons with incredible stats but some, like the AK-47, seem hampered by high recoil. Fortunately, you can upgrade your weapons and unlock attachments that improve your recoil recovery. Here's exactly what Recoil Recovery is in XDefiant and how you should handle it in the future.

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Upgrading weapons is an important part of XDefiant, and many players are looking to get game-changing attachments for their favorite weapons. Attachments will improve a range of stats, including knockback recovery. This could potentially make your weapon of choice a little more stable and accurate when shooting.

Like most FPS titles, XDefiant attempts to keep weapons balanced and realistic with recoil patterns. Basically, you will notice that the longer you shoot a gun, it will move up and to the side. When you stop firing, the gun returns to the chosen initial position.

Of course, when weapons move like this, it can become more difficult to accurately aim at opponents. You either need to find accessories that reduce the recoil of your weapon of choice, or even memorize its recoil pattern so you can position it correctly with that movement in mind.

Recoil recovery is the time it takes for your weapon to return to its original position. The shorter the time it takes for your weapon to recover, the faster your weapon adjusts and returns to that spot. There are many weapon attachments that will help improve your recoil recovery rate so that your weapon snaps back into place faster in an effort to help you regain control.

In the grand scheme of the game, however, focusing on improving recoil recovery isn't really worth it. There are other stats that are much more useful and will have a greater impact on your weapon's performance. This includes handling, magazine size, accuracy, and rate of fire. Recoil Recovery is barely noticeable compared to these stats, especially since XDefiant favors fast-paced gameplay and lots of run-and-gun action.