Two new Operators arrived in Rainbow Six Siege right now, the wall-busting attacker Ace and enemy-slowing defender Melusi. The newest replace, Operation Steel Wave is go go go and brings a rework of the House map too. One of the brand new Operators makes use of water gadget to punch holes in partitions, and the opposite has machines that’ll shout at your enemies. Come meet them.
Hailing from Norway, Ace has a water-powered gadget named S.E.L.M.A. which punches holes in surfaces. Thrown at a ground it’ll knock out one panel, however on partitions it would roll right down to blow out as much as three panels. South Africa’s Melusi can stick up Banshee Sonic Defence devices, that are proxomity-activated to make a horrible throbbing noise which slows enemies and allow you to know they’re round. The Banshee isn’t invulnerable however is bulletproof so it’ll take some work to destroy.
As is commonplace for Siege, people who personal Siege’s 12 months move will get Ace and Melusi instantly however everybody else might want to wait till June 23rd then unlock them with Renown or R6 Credits.
A brand new secondary gadget, the Proximity Alarm, arrives right now too. It does precisely what it says on the tin.
Today’s replace additionally brings a rework of House, certainly one of Siege’s unique maps. The home itself has been expanded with new rooms, a brand new bomb website, and remodelling in different areas to fiddle with sight traces and entry factors. Ubisoft defined, “While we strived to keep this map as casual as possible, we still felt there were some things we needed to change in order for it to be well balanced.”
See Ubisoft’s Steel Wave page for extra particulars and the patch notes. Few extra stability tweaks and bits happening there. This little addendum notes a couple of last-minute fixes and tweaks too.
The new season’s battle move will launch on June 29th.
