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Rainbow Six Siege X launched earlier this month as a free-to-play model after years of, well, not being. While this will undoubtedly have brought some new onlookers to peer through its window, existing players are worried that fears that the free-to-play iteration was only ever going to lead to publisher greed are already coming true.
Siege’s in-game currency, called Renown, has been significantly harder to come by since the switch to free, meaning more of a grind to unlock operators and skins, unless you are, of course, prepared to pony up some real-world cash to get there quicker.
A huge nerf seems to have been applied to the gained Renown when you lose a game, and as most people will lose games, it means it is going to hoover up a ton of extra time before you save up the amounts you were getting before the big switch.
Check out the surprise on my face currently. No, seriously, look closer.
A genuine bug, or a commercial decision… or both
Ubisoft has moved to soften the criticism with Creative Director Alex Karpazis telling PC Gamer,
“We have noticed that we do have a smaller payout, something close to 10% less than what we used to have before Siege X’s launch,” he said. “And actually, as of a couple of hours ago, we have made a buff to that. We’ve seen the communication online, and we acknowledge it in the data as well.”
Isn’t it strange how nobody expected it?
Siege X, since it’s name and model change, has been roaring back up the Steam charts when it comes to players, with many ex-players returning alongside plenty of noobs. Ubisoft, to its credit, has always backed the game when others may have ditched it alongside games like, er, The Crew.
It’s a tricky balance when it comes to reinvigorating the playerbase, trying to gen more revenue and keep existing players happy. Almost impossible, I would imagine, and while it isn’t really clear yet, how much of a buff renown has got – it’s unlikely to have returned to previous levels, it may at least keep the veteran wolves from the door for a short while at least.
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