Operation Twin Shells brings a technological marvel to Rainbow Six Siege. Veteran Operator Skopós returns to active duty with the brand-new V10-Pantheon Shells, two remote-controlled shells she switches between to provide offensive or defensive support. Hailing from Cyprus, Skopós brings her engineering genius, strategic mastery, and a long history with her former squadmate—Deimos—to the team. Read the Y9S3 Patch Notes below for full details.
PCX-33
ASSAULT RIFLE
P229
HANDGUN
Impact Grenade
PROXIMITY ALARM
With a pair of V10 Pantheon Shells, Skopós enters the battlefield in control of one as an Operator and the other as an Observation Tool protected by a reinforced shield. While she can only operate one at a time and will lose connection to both shells if one is destroyed, she can switch between them at will, making Skopós an effective intel and support Operator.
Binary hardening aims at disrupting cheating and making it harder to develop and maintain cheating tools by using various security techniques. We've focused our efforts over the course of the year with new security updates that hit current cheats while making it difficult to introduce new cheats. This is a long-term, ongoing investment where we will continue to push updates on a more frequent basis to ensure that the game is played fairly.
More infoSiege Cup arrives in Beta this season.
Siege Cup is our most competitive playlist where 5-player Squads are placed in a competitive ladder based on skill to compete against other squads to earn rewards in a bracket tournament. Players who sign up for the beta will receive an invitation to help its development by providing valuable feedback and reporting issues. Rewards received are based on your Squad's performance. Siege Cup will run every season for 2 weeks and will be PC only for now with plans to expand to console in the near future.
Register now at https://rainbow6.com/register/siegecupbeta for a chance to play the beta and be one of the first to experience this exciting new playlist!
Competitive packs are exclusive to the Siege Cup and Ranked playlists, offering exclusive items for the season. Players can use Competitive coins to redeem Competitive packs.
Competitive coins are a new currency awarded in Competitive playlists, Siege Cup & Ranked, and can be used to redeem Competitive Packs or individual items from the Competitive packs.
This season introduces two new Custom game presets which allow players to play a 1v1 match on their favorite maps.
Starting this season, players who unlock the Ranked playlist will have a rank assigned via a new calculation that takes their prior journey through Siege into consideration, determining a more accurate level of skill for the player. This way, players matchmake into a match that is more fair and closer to their level of skill. This season, players who reach at least Gold 1 in Ranked will receive a new exclusive Twitch headgear as a reward.
Snipers Only game mode is being removed from the rotation, and Weapon Roulette is now a Free-for-All based game mode.
Dokkaebi starts with 0 Logic Bomb charges that fill over time up to 2 charges maximum.
Nøkk's Hel Presence Reduction only depletes when the ability protects them from being viewed by observation tools. The time to refill has been increased.
SPEC-IO Electro-Sensor only detects electronic devices in the central view, and a function called Overclock replaces the scan to reveal the identity of detected devices.
Overclock has limited uses, can't be turned off, and alerts nearby enemy Observation Tools of Solis' presence.
Proximity Alarm no longer grants score points after being triggered.
Claymores now instantly explode instead of after a short delay.
The Post-Action Report has been overhauled to provide a clearer picture of relevant details in a way that is more valuable, motivating, and efficient.
Standard Drones, Brava's Kludge Drone, Twitch's Shock Drone, and Echo's Yokai Drone now have a speed boost resource that players can use to increase drone speed for a short time. Settings for the drone speed boost can be found in the Controls section of the Options menu.
Caster Cards have been updated in Match Replay and spectator mode to reduce clutter and simplify the information shown about an Operator during the match.
Changes include:
Players can now review their Team Deathmatch games in the Match Replay tab. Match Replay will be rolled out to other game modes in Arcade Mode in the future.
Versus AI has been updated to allow players to defend bomb sites against Attacker AIs, meaning Versus AI now offers the full match experience in both Beginner and Advanced modes. Attacker AIs will be able to use drones, rappel, use gadgets, breach walls, and plant defusers. Similar to a Casual game, players will enter the game as either Attackers or Defenders and will play against a full team of AI Bots on one of the 8 supported maps. Players will switch sides after 2 rounds.
The Attack team will feature 5 Operators: Ash, Thatcher, Thermite, Nomad, and Sledge. As a Defender, players can choose between 16 Operators, including Skopós.
When navigating to site, AI will take aim at strategic positions using Machine Learning based on player behaviors. Similar to defenders, Advanced Attacking AI have improved accuracy for a more challenging experience.
There is more than one path to a great triumph. The Ancient Diplomacy Bundle is a reminder to bring every tool to the battlefield. Acquire the Olive Branch Charm, the Olea Europaea weapon and attachment skin, as well as the Peace and Resilience operator card background. The seasonal weapon skin will be released at season launch and is available for purchase throughout the season. Once unlocked it remains in your inventory indefinitely and can be applied to all available weapons.
Versatility is at the forefront of Operation Twin Shells, and Skopós isn’t the only one prepared to adapt! This season, select Operators are seeing a price decrease. Decreasing to 20,000 Renown or 480 R6 Credits, is Operator Ram. Grim sees a reduction in cost to 15,000 Renown, or 360 R6 Credits. Lastly, Osa moves to 10,000 Renown or 240 R6 Credits. This is the perfect time to add these Operators to your arsenal.
To learn more about the mischievous bugs we've fixed for this season, follow the link below.
BUG FIXES LIST