Ubisoft has revealed the third season of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 9, Operation Twin Shells. This season introduces the Greek Operator Skopós, Siege Cup beta, and important gameplay updates including improvements to anti-cheat.
Three isn’t a crowd for Operation Twin Shells new operator
Introducing Skopós
Operation Twin Shells unveils game-changing new Defender Skopós and her V10 Pantheon Shells gadget. With her shells Talos and Colossus, two remotely operated robots, Skopós can quickly allocate offensive or defensive support to different areas of the map. While Skopós can only control one shell at a time, one acts as an Operator while the other functions as an Observation Tool, making her adept at gathering intel and providing support.
Skopós is a two speed, two health Operator, and her loadout features the new PCX-33 assault rifle as a primary weapon and a P229 as a secondary weapon.
The Siege Cup beta
Year 9 Season 3 brings an exciting arrival to the competitive Rainbow Six Siege experience via the Siege Cup beta.
Siege Cup is our most competitive playlist, where 5-player squads are placed in a skill-based ladder tournament to compete for rewards every two weeks. Additionally, players who participate in Siege Cup and Ranked playlists can earn Competitive Coins to redeem exclusive items every season.
The Siege Cup beta will be available in Western Europe and North America on PC only, with the objective of testing servers and ensuring fair competition before launch. You can register here for a chance to be one of the first to experience and provide valuable feedback for this exciting playlist.
Quality of Life improvements
Fair and strategic play remains a priority in Rainbow Six Siege, with significant security measure improvements. The Anti-Cheat Development Team continue focusing their efforts on testing and supporting new security updates. These include binary hardening and developing QB System expansions aim to disrupt cheat development and usage. These developments should also make it difficult to introduce new cheats in the future. This is a long-term, ongoing investment where updates will be made more frequently to ensure that Rainbow Six Siege is played fairly.
Operator Balancing
With Operation Twin Shells comes the second part of Solis’ balancing update and changes for Attacking Operators Nøkk and Dokkaebi. Now, Solis’ SPEC-IO Electro-Sensor only detects electronic devices in central view. The scan for detected devices has also been replaced with the Overclock function, which has limited uses, cannot be turned off, and alerts nearby enemy Observation Tools of Solis’ presence. In addition, changes have been made to Dokkaebi’s Logic Bomb and Nøkk’s Hel Presence Reduction gadgets to reflect player feedback.
Versus AI 2.0
Rainbow Six Siege continues to call back to its core tactical gameplay with new training and onboarding updates. With Versus AI 2.0, players can defend bomb sites against AI Operators, providing a well-rounded training experience. In addition to this, they can also defend against AI from Year 8 Season 4. This will allow players to hone their skills in an accurate and challenging environment before jumping into competitive play.
Other updates for this season include quality-of-life changes that bolster player experience. After Action Report 2.0 has been fully redesigned to provide a clear overview of valuable and relevant post-match information. Additionally, drones will receive a boost mechanic that increases navigation speed and improves players’ ability to gather intel.
You can watch the entire Operation Twin Shells reveal panel below:
Check out the full patch notes here to get all the information you could ever need.
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