Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft’s FPS shooter, is receiving its Year 9 Season 4 update, Operation Collision Point, bringing a remastered version of Blackbeard, Crossplay, new balancing updates, and more.
Ubisoft is about to end Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 9 with the last seasonal update Operation Collision Point. Siege’s Y9S4 is about to shift the current meta, favouring shield operators heavily.
But the introduction of Blackbeard with the new shield has left many fans confused, as players are already very frustrated with the abundant use of Attacking Shield operators.
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When is R6S Year 9 Season 4 Coming Out?
Ubisoft has officially revealed that R6S Y9S4 Operation Collision Point will be released on Tuesday, December 3rd, across all platforms. However, the exact release and maintenance times have not been revealed yet. But judging from the previous seasons, the Y9S4 patch might be released at 13:00 UTC across all different platforms with a 1-hour downtime.
The Blackbeard rework now gives him a proper shield like Fuze and Blitz, and he can ADS with the primary weapon. Blackbeard can now also dash through soft walls and castle barricades, but the number of charges is limited.
The new season of Rainbow Six Siege is also introducing full crossplay between consoles, matchmaking improvements, a revamped Reputation system and more.
