Ubisoft has introduced a $9.99 a month membership for its shooter Rainbow Six Siege — and it’s not taking place properly with the core fanbase.
Rainbow Six Siege, which isn’t a free-to-play sport, just lately revealed the second season of 12 months 9, dubbed Operation New Blood, and with it Ubisoft additionally launched the R6 Membership.
Right here’s the official blurb from Ubisoft:
Energetic Membership holders will take pleasure in month-to-month drops of unique content material that features time-limited gear, animated Legendary skins, 10x Battle stage skips, a Bravo Pack and entry to the Premium Battle Go for $9.99/month or a reduced $79.99/yr.
It’s secure to say this membership has not gone down properly with core Siege followers, lots of whom are stating that the sport prices cash to purchase and already has varied microtransactions in addition to a battle go. As revealed by a TikTok clip posted by Royza Gaming, beneath, the announcement of the R6 Membership particularly was booed by followers throughout the BLAST R6 Main Manchester 2024 occasion for Rainbow Six Siege that occurred over the weekend.
@royzagaming New siege membership #r6 #r6siege #r6update #royzagaming ♬ original sound – Royza
One other clip posted by redditor I-Am-Bodge additionally confirmed the booing on the R6 Membership announcement. According to I-Am-Bodge, when a prerecorded video introduced the R6 Membership, some within the viewers chanted “grasping bastards.”
Siege isn’t the primary reside service to supply a premium membership, however it compares poorly to these from different video games by way of worth. The R6 Membership is even being in contrast unfavorably to the Fortnite Crew subscription, which is for a free-to-download sport. “Though yeah you possibly can merely ignore it (and I am conscious this technique is not tailor-made for individuals like me for instance), that does not take away to how shitty is each the intention of constructing a subscription on the life-point of this sport and general how dangerous of a deal it’s,” redditor Jesus_PK commented.
There at the moment are calls to boycott the R6 Membership, though such calls have been met with scepticism by many throughout the neighborhood. As Rainbow Six Siege nears its tenth yr on sale, Ubisoft is beneath strain to proceed to develop cash created from the sport, simply as different publishers are with their very own reside companies. However it should even be conscious of neighborhood sentiment, and the power of feeling from some core gamers about how the sport is monetized now and sooner or later.
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