Rainbow Six Siege Skull Rain: My Thoughts

Hey Guys, more information for Skull Rain was presented yesterday during the Season 2 Pro League Finals. I didn't get a chance to see the reveal stream, so I checked it out before I started writing this. If you want to see the stream from yesterday, you can check it out through YouTube.

"Kept you waiting, huh?"

I'm not going to go over everything that was announced in the stream; I am merely giving my opinions on what I find interesting from the stream.

First off, let me start off with what I don't like. Unfortunately, I am not a big fan of the new operators. If anything, they just feel like a gimmick. Seriously, am I the only one who got a Metal Gear Solid vibe when they first looked at these operators? I just see Big Boss or at least a channel of Big Boss whenever I see images of these guys.

By the way, Capitao is an Attacker and Caveira is a Defender.

Well, I get more of a Big Boss vibe from Caveira since she's the one with the stealth skills. Capitao only gives me a Big Boss vibe solely because he wears an eyepatch.

Anyways, Caveira's ability is unique in the sense that it can be used for an "unlimited" amount of times with a cooldown of course. She can interrogate an enemy to find the locations of the enemy team for a certain amount of time. In concept, this sounds incredibly OP. Well, it will be OP for new players in casual. However, veteran players can easily work around her skill because of either communication or pure strategy.

Capitao is essentially Smoke, but he has a crossbow! Smoke is a good operator, so I could imagine Capitao can be useful to the team if they need a smoke screen or some asphyxiation smoke. Otherwise, he's just an additional operator that can help with crowd control.

What I do like is the new map. My God is it awesome. Ubisoft wasn't kidding when they said this was going to be the most destructible map in the game. Shotguns have a purpose on this map because of how small the inside of the building is and the destructive capabilities of the map. I even like the new feature where you can see the loadout of your entire team. It's convenient during situations where you want to know who has a certain item that can be of use.

I can safely say this has to be the best DLC map that has released so far. I mean the operators aren't anything special, but I'm looking forward to the outer-layers destruction.
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Rainbow Six Siege Cheaters

Hey Guys, if you didn't already know I love to play Rainbow Six Siege. I put in just over 100 hours into the game. Ever since I had written my review on the game, the game has been progressively getting better. As a matter of fact, new DLC has been dropped for it this month that makes the game worth a buy.

Because I have been playing the game since its launch, I have gotten much better at the game. It's a game that I admit to actually being good at. However, I've been playing casual matches for the longest time without realizing how more lucrative it was to play ranked matches.

Anyways, Season 2 for ranked matches has recently started up, which means everyone's rank refreshed. Personally, I ranked Silver IV. It's nothing special, but I am happy about since I ended Season 1 in the Bronze ranked. However, I've been jumping back and fourth between Silver III and IV. I'm tired of it.

There are times where I legitimately lose because there are just players who are better than me. However, there are times where I lose because there are a bunch of assholes who think glitching is the best way of winning. Here's what I mean.

This isn't the only map where you can glitch into the truck. I think every map that has one of these huge trucks can be exploited. I am not showing you how these assholes do it because I don't want other assholes to do the same. I know I don't curse much, but these guys deserve to be called assholes. As a matter of fact, I don't even care that I didn't censor their gamertags. These guys need to be exposed.

Something has to be done about this. It's aggravating to have to die from one of these cheaters.
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Two new Xbox One Bundles to be released by Microsoft- This kind of sucks....

Hey Guys, I stumbled upon a couple of articles about two new Xbox One bundles. I didn't really believe them to be true. However, I actually found out it was legit because they were announced by Major Nelson. I'm not even kidding. Look, let me actually give you the details before I move onto what I think.

Image Provided by Major Nelson's blog

What you are seeing right now is one of the two new bundles. This bungle comes with a 1TB Hard Drive console with Rainbow Six Siege as well as the digital copies of Rainbow Six Vegas 1 and 2. This bundle will cost you $399. Of course there are certain countries that will not be getting this console, but you'll have to check that out at Major Nelson's blog.

Image Provided by Major Nelson's blog

This is the Name Your Game Bundle. The key differences between this and the Rainbow Six Siege Bundle is that you can choose 1 out of the 4 games listed and this only has a 500GB hard drive. This is also the cheapest coming in at $349. You can choose Forza Motorsport 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, and Rare Replay.

If you want to know more details about these bundles, please check them out over at Major Nelson's blog. The release date on both consoles is different for my US viewers. It really isn't specified in the blog.

Okay, now onto my thoughts.

Rainbow Six Siege is a good game. Hell, it's a great game! However, I do not believe that it's a console seller. The game itself lacks serious content, but I guess it does make up for it by coming up with 2 games and a 1TB hard drive. However, you can do much better considering there is more 1TB Xbox One console bundles.

The Name Your Game Bundle actually had so much potential. The games listed are great games! However, it still feels so restrictive because you're still given a choice. If you paid for the console, you should be able to get a code that allows you to get any game on the Xbox Live Marketplace or something like that. Just think about that.

Additionally, why would they release this bundle with 500GB despite the fact that this isn't enough space? Don't even bring cost into account. It's pretty much the equivalent of the Rainbow Six Sige Bundle besides the fact this bundle comes with a different game and hard drive.

Well, I guess I'm done complaining for the day. I'm working on my next article and it does have something to do with Assassin's Creed.
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Rainbow Six Siege Review

Hey Guys, I'm going to start off by saying that I absolutely like this game. I like this game so much that I got in one of these generic black cases you get at GameStop. Anyways, I digress.

I feel that Rainbow Six Siege is one of the most underrated games of 2015. It really is a gem, but I wouldn't say it's a hidden gem due to all of the promotion it has. However, this game does have its flaws and even gameplay "flaws" that some people may not like. Some of these flaws are actually much bigger than you think.

This is a screenshot I took during a game of Hostage. I blocked out the names due to privacy reasons.

What I like
Although the game is online only(I'll get more into this later), there is indeed a lot more variety in the game in the sense that your experience will be different every time you play. Because there are no respawns nor health regeneration, the pace is slow and intense. You even have time to prepare which involves either creating barriers or using drones to find the objective.

Because of the pace, the game really does force you to be creative on how to make your next move because messing up just once could easily get you killed. One well placed shot will put you down if you're not careful.

Additionally, you are able to access cameras to see where your enemies are located. It could be either the drones or surveillance cameras. If you see an enemy with your camera, you could tag their location giving your team the upper hand. When you die, you still have access to the cameras or even drones laid out by you or your teammates. However, these cameras can be destroyed in order to keep the game balanced.

I really do love this game because of how balanced it is! There really isn't any overpowered weapons since all of them are totally determinant on the player. There is no use of having a shotgun if you don't know how to use it.

Although the game does have microtransactions, there really is no need for them because the in-game currency is renown. You can get a good amount just by playing matches. The amount you get totally depends if you win or not.

I do love the Operators in this game. A couple of them may seem useless, but all of them do serve a purpose. The way someone uses an operator can effect the outcome of a game, but there really is no "best" operator in the game since the gameplay really isn't effected significantly based on the operator you choose.

Teamwork is important in this game. If you don't have a mic, there is no point to even buying this game as communication is key. Sure, you can tag enemies and your characters talk depending on their surroundings, but it's not the same as using a mic.

Let me tell you about the destructible environments. They are incredibly important. If you're standing behind a wall that can be blown up, then you will die unless it's reinforced. At the same time, the feeling of killing someone by shooting them through the wall is awesome. Additionally, you can create openings from walls or ceilings in order to have a tactical advantage.

The game already sounds awesome, right? Should I just stop here and say to just buy it? Well, let me give you the bad news.

Word of advice, always crouch in this game in order to make less noise

This is what sucks
It's clear that all the work was emphasized on the gameplay. I really can't complain about the gameplay, but what I'm about to say may easily hinder the game.

First of all, why is there no singleplayer? Most people played Rainbow Six for the story mode as well as its multiplayer. Sure, the story mode really wasn't anything special in the Rainbow Six Vegas games, but it was there for people to enjoy especially if they did not have Xbox Live or PSN.

Sure, most people should be having internet connections for their game consoles, but it doesn't mean that singleplayer should be omitted from the game. Even if you don't play story mode or singleplayer, there is no denying that you are still losing content.

I don't care how fun a game is. If there is a lack of content, then there is no reason why a game should even be sold for full price. This is my main problem with the game.

This is an online only game. Meaning, if your internet ever gets taken down or go anywhere without internet connections, then this game is pretty much unplayable.

There is a singleplayer mode in the game, but it's just tutorials essentially.

You remember how I said teamwork is important? Yeah, there is a good chance that people just will not talk in the game if you are playing with random people. If you don't have friends online(or even friends to begin with), then your chances of winning are slim.

Remember how I mentioned a lack of content? Well, there really isn't a lot of maps. I find myself on the same map maybe about five times in a row or I hardly notice that I'm on a new map. There really is no variety.

Additionally, I've only played Hostage and that one mode where you have to defend the biohazard  equipment or something like that. Sure, they can be fun! However, most of the time people don't even play the objective. Most people just eliminate everyone on the team. In Hostage, just hope you or your teammate don't kill the Hostage or the game is over.

Don't even get me started on the wait times. It takes me about 5 minutes or longer to find a game. I don't know if it's because the Xbox One version is barren or the game's servers are just failing. This is just unacceptable! Sometimes I'll get stuck during the map rotation and I'll be forced to restart the game.

Final Thoughts
Before I actually go onto my final thoughts, let me talk about the Season Pass. Although the Season Pass promised it wouldn't effect gameplay, it kind of does. Here's what I mean. If you have the Season Pass, you get to have a permanent renown boost. If you are in a game with someone who has the Season Pass, the entire team will get a renown boost. Although it doesn't really effect the gameplay, it's still unfair to people who have to grind to get renown points in order to get attachments or something like that. I really can't complain about it since it's only $30.

The game is enjoyable! I loved my time with the game. However, the game just lacks so much content to the point where it just doesn't feel like a $60 game. It doesn't matter if we are getting more maps for free, those maps should have been released day one.

It's cool we are getting them for free though. It's not like a Destiny situation where they asked for an additional $40 if you bough the expansion pass for the game.

My final thought,
Price Drop
Rainbow Six Siege is not a bad game, so I'm not going to say to not buy the game. However, I would say get the game when it's less than or equal to $40. This game had a lot of potential. For the most part, it proved itself to be a great game, but it's not a $60 game.

Unfortunately, I am going to part ways with this game because I don't want to support less content from Ubisoft. I'll buy the game again when the price drops and there is more maps or modes to play on.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate will be the next game I'm reviewing. It might take some time though as I haven't gone too far in the game.
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***UPDATE***: I tried returning the game, but GameStop wouldn't let me since I didn't pay any cash for it since I got it from the Buy 2 get 1 free sale. Oh well, GameStop is just an awful store anyway.

Update:Games I'm currently playing & my new review format

Hey Guys, I wanted to let you all know that I am doing the best I can on spending as many hours as possible on all the new games I have. However, there is one game in particular that is holding me back from playing my other games: Rainbow Six Siege.

I just can't stop playing Rainbow Six! I won't say much about it in this post as I'll have a full review up for it as soon as I put in enough hours. I'm having fun with Halo 5 and Assassin's Creed Syndicate as well.

This brings me to my next topic. I will no longer be using scores in my review. Instead, I will talk about the game in certain categories then come up with a verdict to either buy it, skip it, price drop, or don't buy. The reason why I'm changing up my review format is because I just hate giving out scores as it's too much of a chore. 

I know it's been over a month since I said I would have the Fallout 4 review up. I'm still working on it and actually have to do it over in order to accommodate for the new review format. 

Expect to see a review for Rainbow Six Siege first as I'm just spending every waking minute playing that game. I might try to get Halo 5 next, but that might take a while.

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Why Rainbow Six Siege is alarming for the future of Gaming

Hey Guys, I'm actually posting on a Monday! I do not know how many times I have to apologize, but I really have nothing to talk about when not much is going on. Additionally, there is no way I can do my own "Top 10" awards for video games because I did not play 10 new games this year. I literally just do not have the time to really invest in all of them and give honest opinions on them all. The only games that I have just sunk my time into were Fallout 4 and Metal Gear Solid V. I did not really put in much time into Black Ops III nor Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.

I actually do not remember what new games I have played this year. However, I know for a fact it had to be less than 6. The holidays are coming up, so I know that I am going to get a couple of more games, but I really am not sure which ones actually interest me enough to play.

Anyways, let me go on to the point I am trying to make on this article.

This was a screenshot I took back in the beta. I meant to use it in my impressions post that was never made.

Rainbow Six Siege has to be one of the most decisive games of the year possibly second to Star Wars: Battlefront. Why would I even mention both of these games in the same sentence? Well, these games actually only give more reason why lack of content is just seemingly acceptable for the public!

Okay, let me get this straight. I loved Rainbow Six Siege! I played the beta back in September or whenever it was released during the closed beta state. I thought it was a great idea. Sure it was merely Search & Destroy from Call of Duty, but team work was the emphasis of the game! If you have been reading my content for a while, you will know how much of a fanboy I am for the Battlefield franchise.

I really do not know much of the difference between the beta and the "finished" game because I have not played the "finished" game. However, the game does not feel much different from the beta, but that is both a good and bad thing. Why good? Well, all of the awesome game mechanics from the beta are still in the "finished" game! The customization is pretty cool especially when it comes to the character you are using. Why bad? The beta was free. If not much has been done to the game and there really is not a lot of maps, then why even charge $60!? Look, I know a lot of betas are like this. However, this games does not have a campaign! Additionally, Rainbow Six is known for its co-op campaigns.

Regardless, I think it's a good game, but I do not believe it should be $60. I think it would be worth $60 if the DLC were free in order to compensate for the lack of content the game released with. However, I guess it would be worth $60 if you were into multiplayer games, but it still does not excuse the fact that you are paying a video game company full price for a video game that feels partially complete.

I could say the same thing about Star Wars: Battlefront! The game lacks maps and a single player campaign. Both Rainbow Six Siege and Star Wars: Battlefront have a ton of replay value. However, it doesn't matter because both games were launched incomplete and are receiving DLC you need to pay extra for.

I really can't say much about Star Wars: Battlefront. I only played the beta and feel that not much has been done to the "finished" game much like Rainbow Six Siege. I'm not saying either are bad games. As a matter of fact, I really loved my time I spent with these games. However, quality does not necessarily come over quantity.

If you enjoy these games, then great! However, this kind of behavior from video game companies should not be condoned. If you are paying full price for these multiplayer-only games with lack of content, then you are only asking for these companies to bend you and your wallet over.
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Why Rainbow Six Siege's release date delay is alarming

Hey Guys, if you didn't already know. Rainbow Six Siege was delayed to December 1st due to the fact that Ubisoft is planning on making improvements to the game. On the other hand, the closed beta will begin on September 24th, 2015 as planned. Anyways, give me a chance to explain why this is a good thing.

Remember who the developer is? Ubisoft. The same company that launched the completely broken Assassin's Creed: Unity and the disappointing Watch Dogs.

In all seriousness, how many times was Watch Dogs delayed? I really can't come up with a number off the top of my head, but I know it had to be more than twice. You think that Ubisoft would improve the game during the time it was delayed, but it was obvious that no such work occurred.

The driving controls were awful, the main character wasn't very interesting, and the hacking was a pretty big disappointment. Trust me, they could have improved two out of three things I just mentioned!

They didn't fix Assassin's Creed: Unity until much later, so players were still left with the game's many bugs and glitches. Imagine how angry people were that they paid $60 for a game that was broken!

Do we really trust Ubisoft to really improve Rainbow Six Siege? Who's to know if this game is disappointing or not. If this game does turn out good, then I owe an apology to Ubisoft, but I'm still concerned for the status of this game.
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