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Check out the first ten playable classes of Rainbow Six Siege in action

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LIMA OSCAR LIMA

I’ll be honest – I’ve never played a Rainbow Six game. The upcoming Rainbow Six Siege looks to fix that horrible void in my life though, so you can put your taser down. Forget the hostages… all I want to do is breach the heck out of every wall I can get my hands on, all while yelling “LIMA OSCAR LIMA” over comms. I’m the perfect addition to any team, good or bad! The only problem that comes to mind is deciding which class to play, as there will be a total of twenty when the game finally ships.

Ubisoft have only revealed the first ten. Here’s what they can do, as told by Ubisoft on their Rainbow Six Siege blog with the help of their lead Game Designer, Andrew Witts.

BREACH

Attackers

Sledge – British SAS – Sledge is the perfect Operator for the player who just wants to take care of business and doesn’t care if he or she makes some noise while doing it. Armed with a heavy-duty breaching hammer, Sledge is capable of destroying surfaces like walls, floors and barricades with speed and no small amount of force.

Thermite – American FBI SWAT – Like Sledge, Thermite doesn’t mind bringing the ruckus when it comes to getting a job done. His powerful thermite breach charges are capable of eating through the ultra-strong reinforced walls like they’re made of cotton candy.

Ash – American FBI SWAT – Ash is perfect for players who favor distance over up-close-and-personal combat. She can fire a long-distance breach charge, making her a handy Operator to have if you are down to only a couple of teammates.

Thatcher – British SAS – Armed with special EMP grenades, Thatcher can knock out all electronics in range for a short period of time. Use Thatcher to help your team get the upper hand against Defenders like Pulse, whose heartbeat monitor lets him track people through walls.

Twitch – French GIGN – Surveillance is key Rainbow Six Siege, and with Twitch, your surveillance can do some damage. Twitch has a handy little drone that can deliver electric shocks, dealing minor damage and disabling traps. She’s the perfect Operator for people who like to look before they leap.

PEWPEW

Defenders

Castle – American FBI SWAT – Once everyone has spent their wall reinforcements, they will look to Castle and his durable Kevlar barricades. These can be placed in windows and doorways and take about 12 melee hits to bring down (as opposed to the average barricade’s 3 hits). Sledge can knock it down in 2 hits with his hammer, but the noise he makes will be more than enough warning for the Defenders behind Castle’s walls.

Smoke – British SAS – Smoke is the silent killer. He can deploy and remotely detonate a chemical gas charge that deals damage to everyone in range of the smoke. Dropping a charge near a potential breach point ensures you’ve got an extra line of defense should Attackers make it through. Hit them with the gas and let the bullets fly.

Pulse – American FBI SWAT – We’ve all wondered what it would be like to be able to see through walls. With Pulse’s heartbeat monitor you can do just that. Track your opponents’ heartbeats and determine their locations to help your team prep for attack. As this is still the Alpha build, the dev team admits this device is currently a bit too strong and they are working on ways to adjust it. “We already know Pulse’s heartbeat monitor is a little over-powered, so that’s something we’re aware of and will be fixing,” says Witts. “This is the time for us to look at it and ask, How is it over-powered? Is it because you’re allowed to use it for too long? Is it because of the range? What can we do to perfect it?

Rook – French GIGN – Nobody wants to go into battle naked (or no one sane does, anyway). Rook ensures his teammates go into the fight with some extra armor that might mean the difference between living to finish the round and going out in the first 30 seconds. If you choose to play as Rook, I recommend dropping his box of armor in a central area during the prep phase so your team can start out the round with some extra protective covering.

Mute – British SAS – Like Thatcher, Mute can knock out all electronics, but unlike Thatcher’s grenades, Mute operates a special jamming device that remains active until it’s destroyed. “Mute’s class is kind of a protector,” says Witts. “He places his jammer in a certain spot and can protect that specific area from breach charges or drones. So if you go to breach a wall and try to remotely detonate your breach charge, his jammer might prevent you from doing that. You’ll either have to eliminate the jammer in that area or you can place a new breach charge somewhere else.”

OH NOES

Each team will also have access to the Recruit class – a more flexible role that allows players to customise their loadout somewhat. Witts describes its use as the following:

“The Recruit Operator is an extra lever for players to use and kind of perfect their strategy for that round. Let’s say what we really need for one round is a lot of tactical grenades – a lot of smoke and a lot of flash. The game allows you to do that by grabbing the Recruit Operator. The Recruit has more customization in terms of generic gadgets, but he has no unique gadgets”

Here’s every class in action (via VG247):

I’m leaning more toward the classes like Sledge or Thermite. EXPLOSIONS! CONFUSION! The Defenders will never see it coming. What about you? What class do you think you will be playing the most?

Last Updated: April 9, 2015

17 Comments

  1. So police vs police?

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    • Kensei Seraph

      April 9, 2015 at 09:23

      Love the new name and pic.

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      • Admiral Chief asked for this

        April 9, 2015 at 09:24

        I’m super excited about that game!

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        • Lord Chaos

          April 9, 2015 at 09:37

          Until they delay it 10 times

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          • Admiral Chief asked for this

            April 9, 2015 at 09:37

            Gives me more time to catch up on backlog haha

          • Mark Treloar

            April 9, 2015 at 10:01

            Its Ubisoft so probably it will be filled with bugs. Eg. when you shoot your bullets will turn into butterflies.

    • hairyknees

      April 9, 2015 at 09:31

      Yeah I find it odd too… they all look like police 😛 unless this attacker/defender classification is based on their role (like offense and support or something)

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      • Kensei Seraph

        April 9, 2015 at 09:38

        I just immediately assumed that this was supposed to be some kind of specialised training scenario.

        “Remember kids, those are just sophisticated paint-ball guns you are using, not real guns.”

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  2. Ir0nseraph

    April 9, 2015 at 09:17

    The more I see of this game , the more I get that feeling the co-op part has been killed off.
    Seems to be a big MP game now .When it was still rainbow six patriots I was more interested, so I hope they prove me wrong.

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    • Admiral Chief asked for this

      April 9, 2015 at 09:21

      R6 patriots died a horrible, unnecessary death

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      • Greylingad

        April 9, 2015 at 09:29

        Agreed, I was looking forward to Patriots so much… and now it’s gone, withered like a flower without water, died off an unnecessary death reserved for criminals that committed heinous crimes… Such a sad loss…

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  3. Greylingad

    April 9, 2015 at 09:31

    My question is still, what terrorist group sends in troops so well equipped that they even remember to fit them with nail guns?

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 9, 2015 at 09:34

      The Carpenters?

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      • Greylingad

        April 9, 2015 at 09:35

        Hahahahaha!!! Aah,that… sublime I tell you!

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      • hairyknees

        April 9, 2015 at 09:37

        xD

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  4. wbg

    April 9, 2015 at 09:59

    “heartbeat monitor fix ummm = take it out!” – back to cs:go and Insurgency for me.

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  5. Foul_Walker

    April 9, 2015 at 10:50

    War with tech,
    my style !!

    Reply

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