The long wait is over: Ember Rise, the new operation in Rainbow Six: Siege, goes today, September 11, 2019 at the start. We have collected all the information about the launch times, the changes and everything else you need to know for the launch of the – Season . Of course, we also present the new operators.

Ember Rise: Release & Start time

First things first: when does it launch? Here are the official launch times for Rainbow Six: Ember Rise from the official Twitter channel:

• PS4: 15:00 German time
• Xbox One: 16:00 German time
• PC (Uplay/Steam): 17:00 German time

The timing is rather unusual this – Season , until Operation Velvet Shell the release of new – Season s always took place on a Tuesday, after that Ubisoft alternated between Thursday and Tuesday. The usual teasers (such as single introduction videos for the individual new Operatot) are missing this time.

Update size

The download of Ember Rise is expected to be about 6 GB of data include. The complete patch notes with all changes can be found on the official Ember Rise website. We summarize the most important information as follows.

How to play the new operators of Rainbow Six: Siege Ember Rise

The new operators: Amaru & Goyo

The new attacker named Amaru, brings with the Garra Grappling Hook brings an exciting new gadget into play that allows her to catapult herself up through windows and hatches at lightning speed and surprise opponents.

The new defender Goyo, on the other hand, barricades entrances with his Volcano Gadget, three deployable shields with an incendiary device that blows up when fired upon and blocks an area with fire.

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No new weapons?

Both Goyo and Amaru both fall back on weapons from Siege’s already existing arsenal. Many a fan is not happy about this, but Ubisoft gives good reasons for the fact that new operators no longer come with new weapons.

Drastic changes

Operation Ember Rise is going to shake up the Rainbow Six: Siege meta in a big way. This is not only due to the new gadgets: The loadout of nine old operators will change, the new deployable shields will come into play, Unranked will be introduced and the map pool will change.

So there will be some big changes for long-term players as well. You can find all important information in our overview of the Y4S3 patch for R6 Siege.

Fight against toxic players

Players who like to throw insults around in chat, team killers and ragequitters could be in for some tough times with Rainbow Six’s new Operation Ember Rise: Ubisoft has announced a catalog of measures to combat toxicity, including. harsher penalties and an extensive new reporting function.