there will be no skill-based matchmaking in the casual playlist. As part of XDefiant's "commitment to transparency," Ubisoft outlined what matchmaking will look like in a blog post on XDefiant's site.

Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming first-person arena shooter, XDefiant, will not utilize Skill Based Match Making (SBMM) to connect lobbies in casual playlists. SBMM as a lobby assembly tool ...

XDefiant is a first-person shooter that ... including ping-based matchmaking instead of skill-based matchmaking, or SBMM. As of yet, Ubisoft has not announced an actual release date, but a ...