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Mid-season patch notes a.k.a. "Jäger's getting another mild nerf, but is still top pick, why damn it?!"





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Match replay being put to good use:





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This is video-game adjacent, I suppose, but Siege is about to be a board game. The KS is starting in the near future.

Sounds cool, but I worry that such a limited map will see the game lose the verticality of the actual game.

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It will be interesting to see how it'll transition into a boardgame and if the same bone-headed strats will also work there. If affordable, will get it just for the IQ mini and from the look of things, year zero only, so DLC expansion packs ahoy, which may or may not introduce more maps as well. If they're clever about it they'll name them after previous expansions, White Noise etc.

And new season breakdown:





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The KS page is finally up.

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After watching an unboxing, only map included is top floor of consulate, an iconic site for sure, but if that's the only map included, yikes.

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GIGN and Spetznaz shown in trailer, so first DLC confirmed.

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Only one map in the core box is poor form.

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Yeah, it'll really hinge on the price for me now. The minis look great, the laser cut scenery looks good as well, as do all the tokens, standees and whatnot.

They could've gone with another map on the reverse of the map at the very least. Or maybe they will, this was a prototype being previewed after all.

But biggest fear now is that more maps and ops are put behind expensive DLC packs.

As a palette cleanser, our boy Roy has his own charm now:





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So the Siege 6 game has app integration. It's a timer build into the rounds.

Now I have more concerns...

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Hmmm, I suppose a hard time limit is part of what makes Siege fun to play or watch. Could've gone with a good old hourglass, but that's too low tech for the likes of Tom.

But yeah, not a fan of having to bring a phone or other device to play a boardgame.


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And it's live.

Starting Operators are:

Bandit
Doc
Jager
Kapkan
Mute
Pulse
Rook
Smoke
Lord Tachanka
Castle
Twitch
Blitz
Glaz
Montagne
Ash
Sledge
Hatcher
Thermite
Fuze
IQ

And there are expansion boxes with tons of additional Operators.

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And pass, don't have the money to chip in on such a short campaign, plus $199 + shipping for everything..

Hyping Zero is also not a good idea, as he's not that popular within the Ubi fandom right now.



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Spotted at the Ubistore:



25CM tall statuette, €59,99 though you can get an extra 20% off is you cash in your Ubicoins or whatever they're called that you earn through playing games. Also comes with the obligatory code for an ingame charm. Release date is 14th of October this year.

If they do an IQ or Valk I'd consider.



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And here we have a new Mira:




... who is an attacker???

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First reaction was, oh great, another shield operator / someone replacing Blackbeard. But having seen footage of her in play; an interesting take on shield operators, without being OP. It was fun watching MacieJay doing quick counters with impacts, especially when players tried the crouched advance with someone behind OSA, resulting in nice double kills. I can see her having uses on certain maps, but as with many ops, situational and certainly not a must-include like say, Ace.

I'm also pleased with the updates they've implemented to the maps. Not massive overhauls, but some much needed fixes or changes, like the removal of the bars on bank and moving the bomb site on Coastline so the hilariously effective backwards Monty plant can no longer be done.

Other operator tweaks are nice as well.
- IQT's gadget getting more utility with better pinging of gadgets and yay, being able to ping defenders who are called by mom's Logic Bomb
- Twitch's drones can finally jump as well, along with an almost unlimited range laser instead of tasers
- Fuze being able to puck reinforced surfaces at the cost of one puck

Usual fething around with weapon recoil and attachments to try and nerf the top picks again, which surprisingly bumped Iana up in the attacker win delta, pretty much on her way to replace Ash. It's amazing how quickly Zofia dropped down after they nerfed the recoil on her M762.



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Is it good that Twitch doesn't get her special drones during the prep phase?

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Had to think on this for a bit, as a jumping Twitch drone hunting defender utility during prep would be a nightmare. It's not an elegant solution, but it works best for the defenders, who can now do actual prep without having to worry about Twitch disabling mirrors, ADS’ and whatnot that were placed early in the prep phase, normally being forced to wait until end of prep / early attack phase to place them and run afoul of rushes or being in a spot they don’t want to be.

I think it'll be okay, but watch Ubi prove me wrong and change things again as this all messes with the pick-delta of Twitch.



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New season is here, so plenty of (sponsored) breakdowns and showcases incoming.

Varsity's breakdown of what's going to happen this season, well worth the watch for the patch notes, nerfs, buffs and the reasoning behind them, their reasoning for the Twitch drone in particular is an interesting one.




Sam's take on things.




And our boy Roy with another great headshot montage.





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New defender from Japan who has kunai that can close holes with bulletproof material, also works on horizontal breaches or as a means of creating cover in open places.

Also.. new map incoming, team deathmatch incoming, Goyo got nerfed (shields removed, only canisters from now on), everybody gets access to every X1 sight in the game and Nomad is getting the next elite, with Monty and Kaid after.



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Also this:




So... is Ella joining a different group besides Rainbow?

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Sometime ago Kali decided to not-so covertly recruit talent away from from Rainbow, taking with her some of Rainbow's talent to her own PMC, Nighthaven, creating the team Ash versus team Kali schism. Not all that bad, as she's mainly siphoning away some of the more annoying characters, like Ace. Sadly, my Q.T. IQ has also turned traitor now.

Regarding Ela; another animated film implies however that Ela has gone undercover for Harry and isn't really part of team Queen Bitch, which may be a nice twist, but seeing as this is a multiplayer game first and foremost, lore takes a backseat to what really matters.

That said, this may all be an attempt by Ubisoft to fix things (but knowing Ubi, one step forward, ten steps back at this point..), as the introduction of Nighthaven was a very unpopular one, many fans declaring that Team Rainbow would never resort to taking in mercenaries.



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