At the moment Ubisoft revealed the roadmap for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Yr 9, which is able to embody 4 seasons as typical.
One of many components which is able to absolutely really feel very completely different from earlier years is that the 4 seasons will not convey 4 new operators as they used to.
Solely two new operators are deliberate for Yr 9, the antagonist from Yr 8 Deimos in Season 1, as revealed yesterday (we additionally realized his actual identification a few days in the past), and a brand new Greek operator in Season 2.
The remaining two seasons (2 and 4) will as a substitute convey a “remaster” of an current operator. The primary can be Recruit, and the second can be an unannounced American operator. You possibly can see the complete roadmap under.
To make it up, those that buy the Battle Cross in Seasons 2 and 4 will obtain an Operator Voucher.
Following the modifications introduced yesterday for Season 1 (titled “Operation Lethal Omen” and releasing on March 12), Season 2 will embody the complete launch of the Status System; map filters within the Customary Playlist; the addition of recent maps and new Goal drills within the Map Coaching Playlist; and the ultimate launch of the Siege Market.
Fenrir can even be up to date alongside the primary a part of an replace for Solis.
On high of the brand new Greek operator, Season 3 will convey the badges and profession system, the flexibility to attend for matchmaking within the Taking pictures Vary, and the flexibility for the AI to manage attackers in coaching mode, permitting gamers to play as defenders. New operators and maps can even proceed to be added to the mode.
Solis will get the second a part of her replace, alongside a rebalance for Dokkaebi.
Season 4 will let console gamers be part of matchmaking with PC gamers (this can be opt-in), whereas cheaters can be robotically kicked. Extra operators can be rebalanced, and extra maps can be allowed to the coaching mode.
The builders can even proceed engaged on anti-cheat and anti-toxicity measures all year long. You possibly can watch the complete video presentation and listen to about all of the modifications straight from the builders under.
Rainbow Six Siege is at the moment accessible for PC, PS4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S.
When you look ahead to the beginning of 12 months 9, the earlier season (Operation Deep Freeze), and its new operator, Tubarão, are nonetheless accessible to take pleasure in for a number of extra weeks.