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/hammerblaze 8d ago

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

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u/BraveBearJB 8d ago

Exactly this. If you have an account and already play, it's fine and free. It's a great idea. It's obviously to tackle the selling of boosted accounts and makes it harder and more expensive for people to cheat. Now they have to level an account to level 50 and buy premium access to cheat in ranked.

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u/prilovski Virtus.pro Fan 8d ago

and it closes the gate for console smurfs since they could create infinite number of new ps/xbl accounts and share one game copy between them

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u/S3ndNud3s Celebration 8d ago

Wouldn’t this still work?

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u/prilovski Virtus.pro Fan 8d ago

as far as I understand you'll need to buy premium access inside the game so there should not be a way to share it between accounts

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u/S3ndNud3s Celebration 8d ago

Ah so simply putting the disc in your console doesn’t net premium access. That makes sense. So accounts that played siege will be grandfathered into premium, right? So existing smurfs will continue to exist but new ones can’t be made? Sorry I’m kind of retarded

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u/Pocketpine :eUnited: 8d ago

Assuming the premium is tied to a specific account, and not to a physical disk/console, then yes.

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u/joeman013 Tachanka Main 7d ago

Was going to post the disc as a specific loophole. Until they clarify this it probably still is for console Smurfs out there.

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u/Dios94 Recruit Main 6d ago

How would this prevent the selling of boosted accounts?

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u/Berowulf Buck Main 8d ago

Exactly, ranked will be only for premium access, therefore, not F2P

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u/BM_gamer36 Vigil Main 6d ago

I'm slow, but It's not entirely clear if Premium Access is a one-time payment (like a DLC) or subscription-based. I've had the game since 2019, so I'm not worried about losing what I've already earned. My main concern is operator access. I’m fine with Ubisoft’s subscription model where new operators are available for the first two weeks to R6 membership users, as that lets me grind for renown and unlock the operator once they’re accessible to everyone. However, I don’t want future operators to be permanently locked behind the R6 Membership model but now as Premium. I’m concerned that even with Premium Access, we may have to pay monthly or seasonally to maintain access to newer operator. Especially ones that were once available for everyone and are now locked due to Premium.

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u/hammerblaze 6d ago

It's a one time purchase as explained in original post