Ubisoft has "high priority" plans in 2016 for its new first person shooter title "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege"
Ubisoft has revealed that its tactical co-op shooter video game "Rainbow Six Siege" is getting a devoted "hardcore" playlist in 2016. According to GameSpot, Ubisoft said, "By having hardcore be its own playlist, we will have the liberty to have the hardcore experience that we want and that the community deserves."
Ubisoft has explained in the "Rainbow Six Siege" forum why they have decided to make these changes next year. As written, the company says, "As for a Hardcore Playlist, we fully understand the desire for a more 'realistic' mode and want to support this at its best, without compromising the game play."
According to Ubisoft, the things to expect in the hardcore playlist have not yet been fully decided as the company is still in the process of collecting as much data as they can. However, the company promises to come back for another discussion in the near future.
The following are the details of the hardcore playlist as shown by the developer:
HUD Elements
Scoring indicator-OFF
Threat indicator -OFF
Hit indicator-ON
Hit confirmation (gadgets & friendly fire only)-OFF
Frag grenade indicator-OFF
Teammate outline-OFF
Kill confirmation on crosshair-ON
Teammate name display-ON
Crosshair-ON
Reload indicator-OFF
Health Bar-ON
Weapon Panel-ON
Compass-ON
VS Notification-ON
Kill Cam -OFF
As to why Ubisoft is not creating the playlist now, the developer's explanation was, "We want time to build it properly and we want to avoid extra player segmentation that would not be absolutely necessary. This game is still in its early days and we will make it grow with your help. When we'll be ready for more playlist(s) -and extra segmentation of the player base- then we will gladly make these additional playlists, with your involvement throughout the whole process. What we want to avoid is creating a playlist or mode that does not have enough population, which would consequently have a negative impact on matchmaking and the overall experience of the game."
Available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows platforms, the game in the meantime has an existing pre-set Hardcore mode that can be found in Siege's Custom games. Ubisoft is inviting everyone to participate and would love to receive any feedback.
