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Ubisoft has released lots of news about the upcoming year of Rainbow Six Siege content which includes loot packs, UI fixes, improvements to gameplay, and more.
Now that the Six Invitational tournament in Montreal has ended, it’s obvious that lots of Rainbow Six Siege news have come from the event. Among the expected news of hit registration updates and general bug fixes arrived more exciting revelations, like the fact that the Year Two DLC of Rainbow Six Siege will be getting Alpha Packs, which work as a free loot crate system for Ubisoft’s tactical e-sports title.
For every game players finish, no matter if they win or lose, they will gain a chance to receive one of these Alpha Packs. Winning matches will gain more momentum towards getting the packs than losing will, but the main point for a player to increase his chances for them is not to abandon matches. Players can then roll for a pack when they win a match, and even if they lose this roll, their momentum will build onto the next game. Chances will only reset when a player wins one of these loot packs, which dish out a random prize each time. It’s worth noting that the alpha packs can also be purchased with in-game Renown, meaning that players won’t have to spend real cash when they gamble for prizes.
Apart from the newly announced alpha packs, Ubisoft is releasing a few other much requested updates like a brand new take on the game’s UI system, which will finally allow players to navigate the menus and choose loadouts as the game searches for matches. Ubisoft also confirmed that another Six Invitational event will occur in 2018, meaning that at least 8 new operators will be included for the future tournament’s roster.
Rainbow Six Siege’s second year content is set to begin on February 7th, with two new Spanish operators and a coastal map starting things off. The new attacking operator is equiped with a footprint tracking technology which makes him a great counter for lone roamers like Caveira, while the new defending operator can use a one-way bulletproof glass panel onto walling to help out the defensive team. Like usual, these operators will be exclusive to Season Pass holders for their first week of their release, before regular players can buy them with in-game currency.
Rainbow Six Siege is available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
