Rainbow Six Siege Beta: 10 Big Things You Need To Know
2. Class Variety Is Great
Of all the additions to the franchise, the class mode found within Siege is probably the best. Though it's come at the expense of character customisation (needlessly, I might add), Siege's class system is great, and goes to great lengths to really differentiate the different CTU units that feature in the title. The British SAS use sledge hammers, gas grenades and jammers in combat, the German GSG9 have IED countermeasures and riot shields, and one Russian Spetsnaz agent even has an incredibly fun 'cluster charge' that can clear enemies out of any area it's pointed towards. The fact that only one character can be used by one player per map also demonstrates fantastic foresight on Ubisoft's behalf, as it forces fans to experiment and experience all the characters Siege has to offer. Each unit has four operators to offer, with two forming a part of the attack roster whilst the others form defence. The only negative of this is that players can only use 'attack' characters on the co-op modes, when defensive characters would be just as useful.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
