Yesterday, we told you that Counter Strike Rainbow Six Siege will feature 10 maps when it launches – with more coming by way of DLC. It seems that with EA becoming a little more consumer friendly, Ubisoft wants to follow in those footsteps – leaving Warner Bros as the current archfiends of anti-consumer DLC practices.
Ubisoft has confirmed that while, yes, Rainbow Six is going to get a bunch of Map DLC, those maps will all be available for free.
“At launch, Rainbow Six Siege will have 11 maps, playable both day or night, all using the full potential of our Real Blast destruction technology,” Ubisoft said in a statement. “In addition, all post-launch maps will be downloadable for free. We want players to stay with us for the long term and have ambitious post-launch plans that we will detail at a later stage.”
This is becoming increasingly common, as publishers try their best to not segregate their player bases with paid-for maps. Evolve, which managed to not segregate its player base by not actually having one, did the same, and Halo: Guardians developer 343 Industries has promised that it will deliver at least 15 maps as free DLC.
It’s a problem that’s plagued competitive shooters for ages, and I remember the first Gears of War suffering, especially here in South Africa where the content was geo-fenced, and only those who bothered with proxies and VPNs had the newest maps.
Of course, publishers will find other ways to monetise things in their full-priced retail games. I’m okay with that, as long as it doesn’t enable winning; if you want to throw down a bunch of cash for a vanity item, a bauble that exists for aesthetic purposes, go right ahead.
Last Updated: September 17, 2015
Grand Admiral Chief
September 17, 2015 at 13:34
FREE DLC + OOBI on the same page?
O_O
EA AND OOBI becoming……reasonable???? IN ONE WEEK?
O_O
*goes to check window for flying pigs and whatnot
Nikola
September 17, 2015 at 14:03
I was just about to post the same thing hahah it is going to snow today EA and Ubishit are actually turning over a new leaf:))))….maybe not;)
Grand Admiral Chief
September 17, 2015 at 13:35
“11 maps, playable both day or night”
That changes the tactics quite a bit, so you MIGHT call it 22 maps, just maybe
Mossel
September 17, 2015 at 15:06
Battlefield also has night maps, it is really cool. Until you keep dying and realize you are a dead giveaway with your red dot sight.
Grand Admiral Chief
September 17, 2015 at 15:51
We should jam some BF again sometime
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 17, 2015 at 13:35
“Evolve, which managed to not segregate its player base by not actually having one” ROFL
Grand Admiral Chief
September 17, 2015 at 13:39
xD
bluegoon
September 18, 2015 at 05:33
Good move, even with the massive AAA stuff DLC maps just don’t work, they should think of other ways to micro monetize.