Ubisoft cannot seem to help themselves when it comes to pissing off gamers. The latest set of gamers to voice their displeasure are Rainbow Six Siege players who vociferously booed the company’s announcement of a new paid membership system for the game.
A screenshot from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (2015), Ubisoft
Ubisoft announced their Year 9 Season 2 Operation New Blood with a video premiere on May 26th. The company’s Business Strategy Director Mohammed Benhenneda announced the new paid membership system at around the 10:20 mark of the premiere.
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He revealed, “Membership is a new and the best way to get some of the game’s new and exciting content as well as exclusive customization that won’t be available in the shop.”
Next, he explained how it works, “Each month as a member you will have access to the premium battle pass along with its privileges that comes in the form of the 10% shop discount and the 30% faster progression. You will also get 10 battle pass tokens in order to kickstart your battle pass Season, one Bravo pack, one full Epic bundle, and one legendary item which is part of a legendary bundle that will be tied to the season.”
“The premium battle pass, the 10 tokens, and the Bravo pack will be given as soon as you enroll, and will be given each month at your rebilling date, while the full Epic bundle and the legendary item will be given on the 28th of the month,” he continued.
A screenshot of Rainbow Six Siege’s Membership perks
Benhenneda then detailed, “For the players who stayed members throughout the season and got the three legendary items, and therefore the legendary bundle, you will also get an extra operator card unlocked as a bonus. For players who will join on the first week of season 2, you will get an exclusive epic bundle only offered during that period, as well as 600 Rainbow Six credits.”
“We want to make membership evolve in order to make members feel like true VIPs on Siege. So as always, we’ll be listening to your feedbacks to see how we can make membership better for the upcoming seasons. So stay tuned,” he concluded.
A screenshot of Rainbow Six Siege’s Membership perks timeline
According to a blog post detailing this new membership option, players who “enroll between June 11th and June 18th to take advantage of the one-time early adopter bonus” will “receive an additional Ash epic bundle and 600 credits as a special thank you for joining early.”
This membership option costs $10 per month or can be purchased at a discount for an $80 annual fee. In order to claim your rewards you “must log into the game on the platform that you signed up on, each month.”
A screenshot from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (2015), Ubisoft
Players at the BLAST R6 Major Manchester booed the announcement as they were watching live. After booing they began chanting, but it is unclear what exactly they were chanting.
@royzagaming New siege membership #r6 #r6siege #r6update #royzagaming ♬ original sound – Royza
Here’s another video that showcases just how loud the boos were:
The game had an all-time peak concurrent players in March 2024 with 201,933 despite being released back in 2015. The most recent 24-hour peak concurrent players was 81,797. It’s estimated that the game has sold between 19.7 million and 28.82 million copies.
Rainbow Six Siege Steam DB player chart
What do you make of these players booing the announcement of the Rainbow Six Siege membership option?
