Rainbow Six Siege Beta: 10 Big Things You Need To Know
4. Health Doesn't Regenerate
Now this? This I like. Fitting in with the mantra of ultra-realism for the latest Rainbow (players are limited to only one life in all its modes), players don't get the opportunity to regenerate health. The one annoyance that accompanies this gameplay element is a rather annoying greyed-out filter that hinders the game's visuals, which can get increasingly aggravating as players discover just how easy and quick it is to lose health. A lack of regeneration factor really acts as a boon to Siege's mechanics, as the only way to heal is determined by whether or not your team has a medic present to offer a boost. The 'last stand' mechanic made famous by Call of Duty is also present in Siege, though this does lead to some anomalies where you'll actually recover more health with a revive than you originally had when you were downed. All this and more shows that Siege is a different kind of beast altogether. It's wholly dependant on teamwork and communication in order to work, and that shows an aura of confidence in its community not many other developers would be so willing to invest in.
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.
