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Rainbow Six Siege has a cyberpunk-y limited time event starting todayThe trailer gives me weird Mass Effect meets 80s sci-fi vibes
The trailer gives me weird Mass Effect meets 80s sci-fi vibes
Rainbow Six Siegeis getting in on some 80s sci-fi action with its new limited time event, M.U.T.E. Protocol, kicking off today. Ubisoft’s tactical FPS has cyberpunked-up one of its Secure Area game mode maps, dropping players in as all manner of funky neon robots to attack or defend a Comm Tower. It’s not just cosmetic, though, as players will be able to use special futuristic powers to warp themselves through their tech, too.
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There’s a bit of a twist to this Secure Area mode, where players are able to do a thing the devs call “Morphing”. For Attackers, this means you’ll be able to turn into your little drone that you’d usually send out at the beginning of a round. You’re actually able to freely switch between being said drone and your Operator, but it’s not entirely clear what happens if you get shot at as your tiny droney self. Presumably you don’t just die on the spot, otherwise it wouldn’t be a very good special power.
Most of the Operators will be available to play in the event, bar “a few exceptions for gameplay reasons”. Those “few” include Twitch, Thatcher, Mozzie, Mute, Maestro, Valkyrie, Dokkaebi, Echo, Goyo, Clash, Montagne, Blitz and Caveira. Which seems like more than a “few” to me, but hey, there are still 41 characters left that you will be able to use.
The M.U.T.E. Protocol event takes place between today and August 17th, and you can find out more about it over onthe Rainbow Six Siege website.
