Yesterday Ubisoft published all the details about the next Big Rainbow Six Siege Update – We show you what to expect with Operation: Shadow Legacy.

The Rainbow Six Siege Y5S3 update will bring a lot of new content, new attachments & equipment, chalet map rework and a lot more.

When will the Y5S3 Operation: Shadow Legacy Update be released ?: A new date was not mentioned, but Season 3 will start on September 11th. Then the update should also be published.

Below the preliminary Patch Notes 5.3, you will find a gameplay trailer for the Legacy Update.

R6 Operation: Shadow Legacy Preview

New Attacker: Sam “Zero” Fisher

• 2 speed, 2 armor

• Gadget: Argus

  • Cameras that can be drilled into a breakable or reinforced surfaces

    • Shot by a launcher

  • Provides intel from the other side

  • Each camera can fire a single laser to destroy gadgets or deal minor damage

• Primary weapons:

  • SC3000K

  • MP7 (with an option for magnified optic)

• Secondary weapons:

  • 57USG with an integrated suppressor

• Secondary gadgets:

  • Grenade

  • Claymore

• Counterplay & other interactions

  • Makes a distinctive noise when drilling through a surface

  • Can be shot

  • More visible than a Valkerie camera

  • Destroyed by electrified walls

  • Disabled by Mute’s jammers

  • Camera projectile intercepted by Jäger & Wamai

Map Rework: Chalet

• More traversal options

  • More options for rappel

  • Roof now accessible

  • New staircase in Trophy Room leading upstairs

  • Blue hallway now also leads into wine cellar

• Bombsites:

  • Top floor bombsite (not shown on stream)

  • Kitchen & Dining

  • Bar & Gaming Room

  • Snowmobile & Cellar

Gameplay Updates, New Features & Other Changes

Ping 2.0

• Gadgets can now be marked by pings

  • Gadget type included on the marker

  • Pinging Operator-specific gadgets will also reveal the Operator to your team

• Can be used in-person or through a drone/camera

• Can ping both enemy and friendly gadgets

• Old yellow pings now numbered per player

  • Numbering consistent across a match

New weapon optics

• Two new non-zoom optics: Red dot & Holographic

• New zoom optics: 1.5x, 2.0x & 3.0x zoom

  • Note: ACOG moved from 3.0x to 2.5x zoom

  • 3.0x zoom optic available on DMRs

• Sensitivity can be adjusted per zoom level

Accessibility

• New Accessibility settings tab

• Adjust reticle color and opacity

• Select a color blindness profile

New secondary gadget: Hardbreach Charge

• Creates a small hole in a reinforced wall

  • Vaultable or crouchable

• Long fuse (longer than a Thermite charge)

• Can open a reinforced hatch

• Automatic activation, no remote triggering

Reinforcement pool

• Defenders have access to a common pool of 10 reinforcements

• Applies to multiplayer and Training Grounds

EMP Grenade Rework

• Previous behavior: multiple effects on gadgets (destroyed or temporarily disabled)

• New unified behavior: all gadgets will now be temporarily disabled instead of destroyed

  • Increased importance of EMP timing

Map Ban

• First introduced to Ranked & Unranked

  • Might be added to other playlists in the future

• Each team can ban one of three random maps

  • Unbanned map will be played

  • Random map from the selection will be played when less than two maps get banned

Match Replay

• Saves past matches, gives access to spectator mode

  • Lets you watch back any perspective

• Up to 12 matches can be saved locally

• Accessible via new Watch tab in-game

• Currently in Alpha

Other changes

• Roof hatches reinforced by default on the Test Servers

  • Ubisoft is open for feedback and ready to revert this change

  • Not coming to live servers this season

• New online stat tracker: My Siege Stats

• New-ish squad finder: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/rainbow-six/siege/squadfinder

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Shadow Legacy: Gameplay and Tips

Source: Reddit