After our illustrious few months with the new additions of Grim Sky operators Maverick and Clash, it’s about that time to move on with our two newest additions to the Rainbow Six team!
At last month’s Season 8 Finals, we received a full taste of what is to come with the December content drop in the form of Moroccan operators Kaid and Nomad, a new locale ‘Fortress’, and the slew of patches and bug fixes that come with the usual seasonal content. We reached out to some pro players within Rainbow Six, notably Jared ‘Beastly’ Medeiros of Rise Nation (ex-mouz) and Daniel ‘Goga’ Romero of G2 Esports to discuss these changes, what they think of the new content, and what they would change overall.
Q: We've received quite a backlash over the addition of Nomad, how does she affect the Pro League level of gameplay and will she become the proverbial 'Lion' of Season 9?
Q: Kaid provides a unique dynamic for defenders with his ‘Rtila’ claws, will this be seen as a nuisance or a welcome addition for Pro League?
Q: What nerfs or buffs that have not been implemented to the new operators at this moment, would you like to see in order to balance these operators out?
Q: The new map, Fortress, has had been paid little attention amidst the raucous attention that both new Moroccan operators have been gaining. How are Pro League players taking to the new locale, and could we potentially see it in a future map pool?
Q: Moving off of the new content and into the season's patches and fixes, we've heard a lot about the new throwing mechanics and seen absurd imagery of CS:GO-like cross-map Valkyrie cameras, what are your thoughts on these new mechanics?
Q: Mute's getting an SMG-11, the SMG-11 has been buffed slightly, Clash has received a slight damage buff, Zofia loses a concussion grenade, and Lesion has received a nerf to his T-5 -- do these affect the game at its current state?
Q: We are reportedly getting some kind of a rework to Kafe Dostoyevsky -- a map that much of the Pro community disliked and was removed post-2018 Invitational. What would you propose be done to the existing map to balance it out?
Q: Are there any other changes to existing operators you'd like to see launch with Operation Wind Bastion?
Operation Wind Bastion is expected to drop on Tuesday for the main build, and will open up the new adventures in Morocco for all to enjoy. Meanwhile, due to the earlier-announced operator evaluation period, it might be awhile before you can see your favorite players try out the new additions of Kaid and Nomad.
What do you think? Are the Wind Bastion operators balanced in their current state? Is Fortress competitive-worthy? Are the season changes and buffs/nerfs acceptable?