Rainbow Six Siege Players Are Unhappy About One Upcoming Change

Highlights

• Ubisoft introduces R6 Membership, causing backlash from Rainbow Six Siege fans over perceived lack of value and another added cost.
• Set at a $9.99 monthly fee, or $79.99 yearly, the membership give splayers access to the battle pass and exclusive cosmetics.
• Despite criticism of R6 Membership, Rainbow Six Siege remains a popular and acclaimed tactical shooter in the gaming community.

Fans of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege are not happy with the tactical shooter’s newly announced premium subscription, R6 Membership. Developer and publisher Ubisoft promises that this service will elevate the game experience for players.

During the recent BLAST R6 Major Manchester 2024 tournament, Ubisoft revealed more information regarding Operation New Blood, or Y9S2, the next season of Rainbow Six Siege. The company delved into the long-awaited rework for the game’s recruit character, but it also unveiled R6 Membership, a paid service that will start when Y9S2 goes live on June 11. The reactions from the Rainbow Six Siege community, however, have suggested that some players are already unhappy with the service even though it has not been launched.

Footage of R6 Membership’s live reveal at the Manchester Major that was uploaded on Reddit showed crowd members booing and making thumbs down gestures. For a $9.99 monthly fee, or $79.99 yearly, R6 Membership will give subscribers access to the game’s battle pass, as well as other rewards. Those who enroll before June 27 will get an Epic-rarity bundle for Mozzie, 10 battle pass levels, and a Bravo pack. Anyone who subscribes between June 11 and June 18 will get an additional cosmetic set for Ash and 600 of Rainbow Six Siege‘s premium currency, R6 Credits.

In the Reddit post, users criticized R6 Membership, with one community member claiming it offered little value to players. Another user wrote they were able to understand how the service was taken from Epic Games’ popular Fortnite, but they noted that the latter title is a free to play game unlike Ubisoft’s FPS. The Standard Edition of Rainbow Six Siege, which is considered to be one of the best tactical shooters of all time, regularly goes for $19.99 on Steam and the Ubisoft Store.

Rainbow Six Siege Operation New Blood (Y9S2) Recruit Rework

The community has been more welcoming of Operation New Blood’s rework for the game’s default operator, recruit. In Rainbow Six Siege‘s next season, both attacking and defending teams will each get a new 2-speed, 2-health recruit that can carry two secondary gadgets. Striker, the attackers’ recruit, has access to the M4 assault rifle, M249 machine gun, 5.7 USG pistol, and ITA12S shotgun. Meanwhile, their defending counterpart, Sentry, can use the Commando 9, M870, C75, and Super Shorty.

In addition to introducing R6 Membership and the new recruit operators, Rainbow Six Siege‘s Operation New Blood will nerf Fenrir and Solis, two of the title’s strongest defenders. The update will also change how barbed wire will work by making the gadget inflict a small amount of damage on any enemy it comes into contact with. Y9S2 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is expected to deliver bug fixes and other game tweaks, as well.