Operation Shadow Legacy marks Sam Fisher’s introduction to Rainbow Six Siege. Ubisoft has announced the upcoming operation – the update of Year 5, Season 3 – which plans to introduce Sam as this season’s new operator, restart the Chalet map with a new overhaul, and bring several changes. As usual, Ubisoft did not announce a release date, but the new deal is coming to the PC test server on August 17, so you do not have to wait long to try Sam Fisher for yourself.
Sam Fisher comes to Rainbow Six Siege with the code name ‘Zero’ and his Argus Launcher gadget, a pistol that shoots a two-way drill camera that can penetrate soft and reinforced walls. This allows the attacking team to see both sides of a wall, while Sam manages to shoot one laser that is powerful enough to destroy gadgets or deal damage to a defender. Sam can also carry the MP7 as two unique weapons: the SC3000K assault rifle and Karambit knife. Sam’s classic Five-Seven suppressed pistol is also available in his arsenal.
As for players’ arsenals, you may notice something different next season: Ubisoft has changed a lot of the optics and sights. Some of the optics have been redesigned, while several assault rifles no longer have access to the ACOG range. This has been replaced for some operators with several different scopes that have different ranges. It’s a little disappointing that I’ll be used to new optics, but yeah, it’s nice to see something shake in an area that needed it.
Sam and the new sights see Siege next to the reimagined Chalet map, which makes some substantial changes. There’s now a new hall in the basement, and the trophy room is no longer home for no purpose – its bomb site has been moved to the dining room. The kitchen also has no window anymore, and prevents players from being able to peer into the house for an easy kill or vice versa.
One of the most important changes is the new reinforcement pool, which was one of the big highlights of the Siege’s exemplary event. Each team has a pool of 10 reinforcements, and each player can reinforce a maximum of four walls. This means you will not be sitting without reinforced walls if someone decides to walk and run.
The new operation also introduces the Hard Breach Charge secondary gadget. This is a large square gadget that operators like Capitao and Ying will have access to, allowing them to open a kill hole in a reinforced wall. While Thermite, Hibana, and Ace still feel coupled, this gives talented teams more options to break a goal.
Operation Shadow Legacy also introduces an improved ping system that helps players ping traps, enemies and locations with more detail. Each player is given a number at the beginning of the game, and when someone pings, their number is displayed. This should make it easier to tell where a specific person is pinging if they are multiple pings that appear on a map.
Speaking of cards, players will now be asked to ban cards at the beginning of certain modes such as rank. Each team will be dealt one card out of three, and the one that remains is where you will play – although you can choose not to ban any cards, so the game will be randomly selected from the remaining playing fields.
Operation Shadow Legacy may include only one operator, but it does change a lot – one of the minor changes will see Thatcher’s EMP grenade switch off gadgets instead of destroying them. We will report back when an official release date is announced, but until then, PC players can enjoy the test server with effect from August 17th. And if you want to get involved in Siege, Ubisoft has announced a weekend for free games that will run from August 27 to September 4. This free play period will give you access to the full game and its 20 legacy operators.
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