XDT

XDT is a New Conglomerate outfit on the Miller server. It specialises primarily in infantry play, but above all else relies on cohesive squad-play to get the job done. It prides itself on having players from all over the world which contributes largely to its unique identity as a community.

Planetside 1
XDT was originally an outfit on the Werner server of Planetside 1, created by TheBackDoorBanditCrew, MilkerPilker and RyGy among others on January 4th, 2004. The outfit steadily grew over the years, but was never considered large, primarily due to its strict recruitment policies. It was often thought by its members to specialize in spec-ops including generator-drops and stealth drain & hacks.

In summer of 2005 !!X][D][T!! applied membership for the New Conglomerate Werner Alliance (NCWA) and was subsequently accepted, joining the ranks of outfits like Fight Club, Brutal Deluxe, Armored Fist, and 58th Marine Corp. Strong inter-outfit relations was established or strengthened and players enjoyed great levels of teamwork and cooperation.

Though never officially announced, NCWA has since ceased to exist, and XDT can no longer be considered to be part of the alliance.

During October of 2005, TheBackDoorBanditCrew stepped down and SkullHunter was appointed as the outfit leader.

In 2006, due to the declining popularity of Planetside, !!X][D][T!! became unsustainable and SkullHunter stepped down as outfit leader, playing with Fight Club for the remainder of his time in the original Planetside.

Vindicater was left at the helm of !!X][D][T!! from then on.

Planetside 2
!!X[D][T!!, now simply XDT, regrouped for Planetside 2 on the Miller EU server in 2012. Key original members returned, such as TheBackDoorBanditCrew (now tbdBandit), SkullHunter, Rainbow (now NetRain), Vindicater and LordDraisey forming a solid basis to grow again.

Initially co-led by tbdBandit and SkullHunter, by early 2014, due to external commitments, they had taken a backseat and NBnator took the reins.

From that point the outfit underwent multiple changes in recruitment policy, operational procedures and tactics. Public platoons and advertising grew the outfit to a strength of 2 squads' worth of active players during ops days. While still at its core focused on tight infantry gameplay, XDT also used ground and air vehicles as support elements. All this was only possible due to the invaluable aid of outfit members such as Napoleon64, Freeridda, Sternkraft and others. Their contributions in leadership positions, coordinating public platoons, infantry squads and even a dedicated airwing made the outfit what it was at the time. XDT participated in multiple server smashes (contributing to at least one win for the Miller server), coordinated with many other NC outfits (shout out to 252v!) and, so we hoped, contributed to a good gaming experience for all on Miller.

Despite this, by late 2016 the outfit had fallen largely inactive due to waning interest in what was seen as an increasingly stagnant game, with several members moving on to more active outfits, including forming TR outfit ALPHA LEGI0N ([TIA]).

In March 2020, after several abortive attempts, tbdBandit put out a call to remaining and previous XDT members ahead of the Escalation update due to signs of revitalised Planetside 2 development. Since then the outfit has returned to active status with Bandit and NBnator co-leading and many old members returning. Outfit numbers are back up to fielding a squad's worth of members on ops nights, often more. XDT has, since regrouping, taken part in multiple coordinated multi-outfit ops including regular participation in the ZFC coalition ops alongside FRMD, NCAV, P0L, 8LU3, DWTM and others.

Our Discord server can be found here.