There’s plenty to explore in XDefiant Season One, but more than anything, players will want to try out the GSK faction. While some will undoubtedly purchase the faction outright, it can be unlocked for free as long as you manually activate the Major Challenge.

There are two ways to unlock the GSK faction in XDefiant: by purchasing it outright for 1,000 XCoins (roughly $10 USD) or by completing the GSK Major Challenge and earning 700,000 XP. Avid players have already jumped straight into XDefiant to unlock the new faction but have bypassed the activation button entirely, meaning some have been left spending hours earning XP that didn’t really count towards the lofty 700,000 XP requirement.

“This is horrible: new casual players (99 percent of the playerbase) will play dozens, maybe even hundreds of matches without realizing that they are making zero progress toward the new faction,” one player said in a July 2 Reddit post on the topic. Others expressed frustration that they couldn’t complete the GSK and DedSec challenges at the same time, nor unlock factions at the same time. Instead, they had to choose.

To activate the GSK Major Challenge, click on the Factions tab in the main menu and select GSK. Then click on Earn via Major Challenge and select Activate. Earning XP in XDefiant contributes to the objective, so play games, complete the objective, land kills, and support teammates to get the most out of each lobby.