The next major update for Rainbow Six Siege has been revealed today, and it involves an Operator rework alongside the announcement of a new subscription program for the game called “R6 Membership.” Thanks to Ubisoft, MP1st was invited to a closed door preview and presentation of Rainbow Six Siege Year 9 Season 2 “Operation New Blood,” which launches June 11 on all platforms.
Rainbow Six Siege Year 9 Season 2 “Operation New Blood” Info:
The big news for R6 Siege’s Y9S2 is the complete rework of the Recruit operator. Alongside this, there are significant balancing changes affecting Fenrir and Solis, the introduction of R6 Membership and more! Read on for the breakdown of each new feature incoming to all players this June.
The Recruit
After nine years, Siege is reinventing its first Operator. The Recruit now sports a fresh look and features two new archetypes for playing as an Attacker or Defender, as well as the ability to customize their loadout by selecting two gadgets from those available depending on their role. This allows the Recruit to adapt to players’ strategies, fill gaps wherever needed, and provide new players with opportunities to explore different secondary gadgets and gameplay tactics.
Striker: the offensive Recruit, can select two different gadgets from the wide range of attacking secondary gadgets. They’re armed with the M4 or M249 as a primary weapon, and a 5.7 USG or ITA 125 as a secondary weapon.
Sentry: The defensive Recruit can select from any defensive secondary gadget in the arsenal. Sentry’s loadout features the Commando 9 or M870 as a primary weapon, and the C75 Auto or Super Shorty as a secondary weapon.
Since all players will have access to the Recruit, Battle Pass owners will receive an Operator voucher that can be redeemed for any Operator. Players who own all available operators will receive 600 R6 Credits.
Balancing Changes:
With Operation New Blood comes balancing changes for Defending Operators Fenrir and Solis, who were too strong in matches and demanded significant attention from Attackers.
Fenrir: he number of F-Natt Dread Mines in Fenrir’s possession have been reduced to 4 and are no longer bulletproof.
Solis: For the first part of Solis’ balancing update, the duration and range of her SPEC-IO Electro Sensor has been reduced to reflect player feedback and maintain balance between Attackers and Defenders.
Rainbow Six Siege Y9S2 New Features:
- Starting June 25, players who have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled are at least clearance level 25 will have access to the Rainbow Six Siege Marketplace where they can safely and anonymously trade skins using R6 Credits.
- The new season will add the Standard Map filter with selections for Ranked Map Pool, Non-Ranked Map Pool and All Maps. This will let players curate their unranked matchmaking experience to resemble casual or competitive play.
- Training Updates – Players can now train their am and map navigation with feedback in Endless Drill, Versus AI will also see a significant map and operator additions to diversify the gaming experience.
- Caster Card changes are also planned to improve the experience,
- Stadium layout changes
- Player comfort updates for audio and flashbang customization
R6 Membership Info:
Price: $9.99 a month or discounted at $79.99 a year
Active members will receive monthly drops of exclusive content that includes time-limited gear, animated Legendary skins, 10x Battle level skips, a Bravo Pack and access to the Premium Battle Pass.
Once the title update is live, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
