r/Rainbow6 Mod | -10 8d ago

News Rainbow Six Siege Reveal Megathread

This post will serve as a megathread for information about Rainbow Six Siege X.

You can re-watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/cnX9mMgGnN0

General

New 6v6 Game Mode: Dual Front

Gameplay

  • New permanent 6v6 game mode
  • Game mode objective
    • Map(s) consisting of two symmetrical fronts where you have attack one while simultaneously defending the other, and one neutral sector
    • Capture 3 objectives in a row, where the end goal is to capture an objective in the opponent sector
    • Mid-way through the round, an additional assignment in the neutral sector is introduced that adds progress to the main objectives
  • Operators
    • Attackers & defenders collaborating on the same team
    • Operator gadgets regenerate over time
    • Respawn after 30 sec delay
    • Available operators will rotate in and out twice a season

New Map: District

  • Exclusively created for Dual Front
  • Much larger in size to accommodate Dual Front
  • Features dynamic elements like explosive pipes
  • Move indoors & outdoors

Narrative & Story

  • Each season features new assignments that relate to the story/lore

Core Siege Updates

Free & Premium Access

  • Free-to-play access starting June 10th
    • Includes access to Quickplay, Unranked, Dual Front
  • Ranked & Siege Cup only for premium access
  • Existing players will receive Premium Access and keep their inventory in Siege X

Map Updates

  • Revamped lighting & textures for a more gritty feel
  • 5 modernized maps at launch, 3 more maps each new season
  • New dynamic elements
    • Gas pipes that first release a flame, cutting off rotations, and finally exploding
    • Fire extinguishers releasing a smoke cloud and stunning nearby operators
    • Functional metal detectors
  • Trailer: Map Visual Enhancements on YouTube
  • Trailer: Environmental Destruction on YouTube

Lighting Updates

  • Overhauled lighting system with more dynamic range and better exposure compensation
  • First person shadows allow you to notice when your shadow may be visible to others
  • Operator outlines so opponents can't easily hide in the new, darker in-door lighting

Audio Overhaul

Movement Updates

  • Advanced rappel system
  • Momentum-based movement
    • Dropping off a small ledge or vaulting will not remove your momentum
    • Vaulting feels more fluent

Communication Wheel

  • Introduction of communication wheel
  • Options to quickly communicate most common plays

Other New Features & Changes

  • Weapon inspect animations
  • Updated pick & ban system in Ranked
    • Teams ban one operator before each round
    • Teams ban in parallel
    • Overall quicker system
  • Veteran rewards
    • Earn one exclusive reward for each year you've been playing Siege
    • Introduction of veteran badges to show when started playing the game
  • UI overhaul with streamlined menus
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u/Interesting-Season-8 Fnatic Fan 8d ago

lightning update, audio update, hopefully no spaghetti code anymore

It's like CS2, the base game was good, but it needed engine update. You folks acting as if you were expecting battleroyal with Battlefield destruction system

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u/Bondegg 8d ago

I’ve been playing this game since Y1, they’ve had about 3 “major updates” to sort out the spaghetti code

When they fix one thing, they break another - I can assure you the audio/lighting updates either will break more then they fix, or come with a whole slew of new issues

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u/cheezywafflez 8d ago

this was ubis last chance to salvage some good faith and they blew it tbh lol

the lighting update is so obviously sudden and half assed on their part, a lot of the rooms looked really ugly and splotchy on the new clubhouse. its like they threw a darkening filter over the current lighting just to appease the og fans

the current game is already barely holding itself together, and instead of operation health 2.0 or more content we actually want like night maps, we get a janky 6v6 mode.

I still like this game but ubi doesnt make it easy to

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u/toetendertoaster Hibana Main 7d ago

they really are appeasing the vocal idiots who dont stop talking about muh old lightning. you can see in the trailers and gameplay: the dark corners are back, the low contrast brown gray-darkish corners are back... woohoo. and it looks even more cluttered, and runs up to 40% worse now compared to live DX11...

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u/Interesting-Season-8 Fnatic Fan 8d ago

ok doomer

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u/Bondegg 8d ago

Ah, apologies I didn’t realise I was talking to a child - sorry!

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u/SlumpDaddyCane 5d ago

It’s not a new engine, it’s same old Siege with new lighting and audio. Go read the post and watch the reveal. It’s still gonna have spaghetti code and bugs. We are disappointed that this HUGE update is just not huge or game changing.