For players deep in the trenches of Ubisoft‘s Rainbow Six Siege, Year 9 will soon roll into its second season on June 11, and that means even more content will come the way of operators. Operation New Blood will feature a complete remaster of the Recruit, the beloved original Operator, impactful balancing changes, the introduction of the R6 Membership, and other important gameplay updates such as Playlist optimisation and changes for player comfort.
The Recruit in Rainbow Six Siege
It’s time to get a fresh look after close to a decade, and the Recruit will jump into the action as either the Attacker or Defender archetype. The ability to further customise your loadout by selecting two gadgets dependent on archetype will help players form more coherent teams and tactics in engagements to come.
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. The defensive Recruit, Sentry, 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.
As all players have access to the Recruit, Premium 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 instead.
Fair Play
With Operation New Blood comes balancing changes for Defending Operators Fenrir and Solis, who were deemed to be too strong in matches and demanded significant attention from Attackers. The number of F-Natt Dread Mines in Fenrir’s possession has been reduced to 4 and they are no longer bulletproof. Additionally, for the first part of Solis’ balancing update in Rainbow Six Siege, the duration and range of her SPEC-IO Electro Sensor have been reduced to reflect player feedback and maintain balance between Attackers and Defenders.
Training and onboarding remain a priority, with significant updates to ensure that new and veteran players can sharpen their skills. Players can now train their aim and map navigation with feedback in Endless Drill. Versus AI also sees significant map and Operator additions to diversify the training experience. Other updates for this season include Caster Card changes to improve experience, changes to the Stadium layout, as well as player comfort updates for audio and flashbang customization.
Operation New Blood also adds the Standard Map Filter with selections for the Ranked Map Pool, Non-Ranked Map Pool, and All Maps. Players can now curate their unranked matchmaking experience to resemble casual or competitive play.
Also arriving this season is the R6 Membership. Active Membership holders will enjoy 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. Following the introduction of the Marketplace beta, starting June 25, players who have Two-Factor Authentication enabled and 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.
