Grapezard Member Nov 16, 2017 8,377 Round 1's vote was Entei (24.8 %) versus Raikou (14.3%) versus Suicune (60.9%). It was a Suicune sweep. Round 2 is cute vs. cool. The original vs. the copy. Mew - Cute - Elusive - The ancestor to all Pokemon (ish) - Lives under a truck Mewtwo - Edgelord - Built in a lab, destroyed said lab - Game Freak's special boy who got 2 mega evolutions   Shane M Avenger Jan 1, 2018 780 Thorold, Ontario, Canada Mew   Baphomet Member Dec 8, 2018 21,836 I love both but I like Mew more, simple but very cute design.   Falchion Member Oct 25, 2017 44,377 Easily Mew and especially shiny Mew.   TaySan SayTan Member Dec 10, 2018 36,640 Tulsa, Oklahoma Mew is more cute :D   Darryl M R The Spectacular PlayStation-Man Member Oct 25, 2017 10,582 Mew   SanTheSly The San Symphony Project Member Sep 2, 2019 8,074 United Kingdom Mewtwo is basically the first ever Superboss/Final Challenge/Best Weapon I ever experienced in an RPG in my life so I have to give it to the edgelord.   Zebesian-X Member Dec 3, 2018 25,277 Gotta be Mew. Such a simple, effective design. Combine that with how elusive and mysterious it felt (nobody I knew had a non-action replay mew), and you've got an easy winner   Stencil Mailing His Own Damn Business Member Oct 30, 2017 13,499 USA Mew. So iconic, the simplicity is a master class in character design. I have a Mew tattoo in the works.   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 123,929 Mew for sure   strait Member May 12, 2025 19 Grapezard said: - Built in a lab, destroyed said lab Click to expand... Click to shrink... Well, he never asked to be created and was going to be forced to be a tool of destruction.  Last edited: Today at 11:02 AM z_rgb Member May 23, 2024 25 A mean, 0 doubts. Mew. Because of everything.  Joe Member Oct 25, 2017 9,747 I still can't believe they've had the self-control not to go for a Mewthree. Anyway, Mew wins. Lives under a truck!  Zebesian-X Member Dec 3, 2018 25,277 Joe said: I still can't believe they've had the self-control not to go for a Mewthree. Anyway, Mew wins. Lives under a truck! Click to expand... Click to shrink... Pokemon Legends: MewThree is gonna sell 50 billion copies   RochHoch One Winged Slayer Member May 22, 2018 21,288 Voting for the Pokemon equivalent of Freeza   Saikyo Member Oct 25, 2017 2,540 Today, we are all Mewtwos   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 123,929 I love how Mew to this day is the most unbothered Pokémon ever   Mekanos ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 17, 2018 48,526 Mewtwo is my #3 favorite pokemon, and Mew isn't #1 or #2. Mew doesn't even chart.   Forerunner Resetufologist The Fallen Oct 30, 2017 18,757 Mewtwo GOAT Mew is lame  Ouroboros Member Oct 27, 2017 16,092 Mew is such a dork, I love it.   Dark Knight One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 21,310 I like Mew, they are a real cutie.   super-famicom Avenger Oct 26, 2017 30,500 I prefer Mew, but I like to think that Mewtwo needs a friend/family so I'll vote for them.   Scarlet Spider One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 6,130 Brooklyn, NY Mewtwo. Such a tragic powerhouse of a Pokémon.  Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 123,929 super-famicom said: I prefer Mew, but I like to think that Mewtwo needs a friend/family so I'll vote for them. Click to expand... Click to shrink... A vote isn't a friend or family tho :P  HiLife Avenger Oct 25, 2017 44,345 The cuter option always wins.   Phendrana Member Oct 26, 2017 7,911 Melbourne, Australia Hard choice. I would say I prefer the design of Mew, but it's really Mewtwo that makes both of them so iconic. In a vacuum Mew would honestly be a fairly standard (though very cute!) mythical Pokemon. It's Mewtwo's existence that adds this whole extra mythology and significance to the pair. And I don't think the inverse is true; Mewtwo would still be an incredible and pretty unique design amongst Legendaries even without its backstory and relation to Mew. I'll give it to the clone.  W1ckedEvoX Member Oct 27, 2017 397 You know that scene in Dragon Ball Super where SSBlue Vegeta is holding up SSRose Black by his hair?? Yea, Mew is Vegeta and Black is Mewtwo. Thats my answer lol.  Joe Member Oct 25, 2017 9,747 Phendrana said: Hard choice. I would say I prefer the design of Mew, but it's really Mewtwo that makes both of them so iconic. In a vacuum Mew would honestly be a fairly standard (though very cute!) mythical Pokemon. It's Mewtwo's existence that adds this whole extra mythology and significance to the pair. And I don't think the inverse is true; Mewtwo would still be an incredible and pretty unique design amongst Legendaries even without its backstory and relation to Mew. I'll give it to the clone. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, I think this is a good point  Thornquist Member Jan 22, 2018 1,536 Norway Pokemon was always best before the anime retconning it all around "cuteness". Mewtwo all the way. Still the best legendary by a country mile.  Lady Bow Member Nov 30, 2017 11,799 Mewtwo has bars and the fits   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 123,929 Phendrana said: In a vacuum Mew would honestly be a fairly standard (though very cute!) mythical Pokemon Click to expand... Click to shrink... Mew would always still have the mystique of being the first Mythical plus the whole implied ancestor of all Pokémon lore, Mewtwo is definitely not required to find it intriguing  Vito One Winged Slayer - Formerly Undead Fantasy Member Oct 25, 2017 18,513 I love both but Mewtwo will always be my favorite Pokemon. W1ckedEvoX said: You know that scene in Dragon Ball Super where SSBlue Vegeta is holding up SSRose Black by his hair?? Yea, Mew is Vegeta and Black is Mewtwo. Thats my answer lol. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Lol. Funny you give this example because the very next episode, Black owns Vegeta.   closer Member Oct 25, 2017 5,556 mew is cooler but mewtwo is funnier   Red Hunter Member May 28, 2024 1,506 Mewtwo   Rustyspider13 Shinra Employee Member Nov 16, 2023 3,602 Mewtwo is the OG superboss for me.   Nike Dunk Member Apr 24, 2024 160 Edge forever, Mewtwo is that guy   steviestar3 One Winged Slayer Member Jul 3, 2018 5,441 I like both but Mew is really just a backstory element that exists to flesh out Mewtwo. It's good at that and it's a cool Pokemon in its own right but it doesn't compare to the full package of design/lore/gameplay integration that is Mewtwo in RBY.   W1ckedEvoX Member Oct 27, 2017 397 Vito said: I love both but Mewtwo will always be my favorite Pokemon. Lol. Funny you give this example because the very next episode, Black owns Vegeta. Click to expand... Click to shrink... LOL that is true! I shoulda elaborated more…that Mewtwo isn't an original and can't tap into the true potential blah blah lol Edit: need to point out I LOVE both of them tho  Corrupt Shinra Employee Member Oct 31, 2017 919 mewtwo but with his original armour on   xpownz ▲ Legend ▲ Member Feb 13, 2020 2,907 goddamn the results   J_Viper Member Oct 25, 2017 27,133 Beren One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 4,997 Mew is my favorite Pokémon, so Mew!   level Member May 25, 2023 1,367 Mew. Mewtwo is given this "badass" persona but Mew can kick its ass in a second.  Busaiku Teyvat Traveler Member Oct 25, 2017 17,881 Mew is cute, so them.   fontguy Avenger Oct 8, 2018 17,176 I feel Mewtwo would be the more dependable romantic partner.   A.M. Community Resettler Member Oct 25, 2017 1,221 Under a mountain of blankets. Send cute otters. The Mew card that you received with the movie ticket is still my favourite pokemon card. But I vote Mewtwo. He secluded himself to a cave and still, your ass barges in and disturbs him. Red is rude as hell.  the anbu master Member Apr 25, 2025 29 United Kingdom Mew: his personality in the first movie is adorable   King Alamat Member Nov 22, 2017 9,318 Mewtwo because I unironically think edgelord designs are peak.   Vidiot Member Oct 27, 2017 4,949 Mewtwo.   jokkir Member Oct 25, 2017 9,136 Mew. Lives under a truck and no one found him there yet  

For the 110 people working on Anno 117: Pax Romana, the upcoming city-builder from Ubisoft Mainz, every game in the franchise has led to its Winter 2025 release. The Anno series has had some hits and misses — its most recent game, 2019’s 1800, is widely considered one of its best, while future-focused titles 2205 and 2070 had mixed results. But Pax Romana has something for die-hard tactics players, beauty builders, and even newcomers like me: the franchise’s first-ever simultaneous release on PC and console, the reintroduction of land combat, the promise of finally bringing Anno to Rome, and major updates to existing game systems. Recommended Videos Some team members have worked on the series for 10, 15, or 20 years, know exactly what diehard Anno fans want (prettier palettes that take advantage of improved graphics, a greater variety of choice, more robust gameplay systems, and diegetic moments of hilarious catastrophe), and are determined to deliver. I travelled to Rome to be one of the first people in the world to go hands-on with Anno 117: Pax Romana and chat with creative director Manuel Reinher and game director Jan Dungel, emerging from the experience thoroughly jet-lagged and with a newfound appreciation for the series and the genre. Andiamo! A new Anno Anno 117: Pax Romana is the first game in the series since the beloved 1800, which was set during the Industrial Revolution. It’s also the series’ biggest historical leap backwards. The team didn’t want to set the next Anno game during the bloody, war-fueled throes of the Roman Empire, but during the height of a 200-year-long period of peace and prosperity.  “Our fans have asked for this for a very long time,” Reinher tells Digital Trends. “The power of Rome, it’s a very appealing setting, but we struggled because with Rome there’s a certain fantasy that is well-delivered, and delivered so often people have a certain expectation … We found Pax Romana is the playground for us, it ticked all the boxes. It’s almost 200 years of stability in the empire, peak growth … and it’s a good fit because conflict is not the core of the Anno experience.” U In Anno 117, you’ll play as a freshly appointed Roman governor in Latium, a province close to the center of the Empire, tasked with upholding that aforementioned peace and prosperity. Will you govern with an iron fist and hope that fear keeps the peace, or show empathy and kindness and pray to one of your chosen Gods that rival governors don’t step on your exposed toes? And then there’s Albion, the fog-covered Celtic lands where no “civilized” Roman dares tread lest they face the ire of the strange, savage locales. You can go there, as well (though I didn’t get to that during my hands-on), and decide what to do with the land and its people.  Anno 117: Pax Romana hopes to offer players deeper, more meaningful choices than any other game in the franchise. A massive discovery tree, with over 150 “discoveries” divided into three main categories (economy, civic, and military), will help “soften the linearity” players may have felt in previous titles.  Researching improved storage capacities can help you store more product to trade with neighboring provinces, while civic research allows you to explore different religions, or build new public buildings. And you won’t be locked to a certain branch on this discovery tree, you’re free to research paved roads, or learn Latin, or beef up your military presence.  Like any Anno game, 117: Pax Romana is centered around economic simulation with some traditional city builder mechanics and 4X strategy features sprinkled in. But 117 is bringing back a controversial feature players haven’t seen in the franchise in a very long time: land combat. Ub The team is pretty close-lipped about it during our preview, but confirmed Anno 117: Pax Romana will have both land and naval combat, with more depth when it comes to integrating the two, and the promise that only big, powerful cities can have a thriving military. But don’t fret — Anno is not a war sim franchise, and the team considers land combat to be “another choice, another tool.” Diplomacy could be your vibe, rather than wielding steel. Aside from gameplay features, the team wants 117 to be the “most beautiful builder gamer, period.” There’s a new day and night cycle that elicits some big “ooohh” moments, like when the flickering fires of the lucernae come alive as the sun sets, or when burgeoning cities are cut through with gorgeous lavender fields. The added ability to create curved roads allows for more freedom in city layouts, and the team’s attention to detail can be found in every pixel, from the waves breaking around a sailing ship to grain crops shifting softly in the wind. Ubisoft is excited to show people how multicultural ancient Rome was, how it pulled inspiration and even religions from Celtic and Egyptian lands, and how the expansion of the empire led to cultural exchange. “Religious ideas, technologies, resources, they travel from one province to the other,”  Reinher explains.  This ancient melting pot helped stabilize the empire. “People are surprised by that fact … This happened 2,000 years ago. Ideas travelled like this, and it’s a fascinating story that breaks the boundaries of what we all have in our minds when we think about such an economic empire.” Roman onboarding Ubisoft Mainz promises Anno: 117 Pax Romana’s gameplay experience is for both newcomers and old heads alike, thanks to an improved onboarding system. “Anno can be quite complex, but it’s rewarding step-by-step,” Dungel says. “You don’t need to completely understand the universe to enjoy [the games].” To describe sitting down to play an Anno game for the first time while surrounded by the cold stone walls of an ancient Romane estate as “surreal” wouldn’t do it justice. Overwhelmed by the game’s systems and in awe of the Horti Sallustiani (the gardens of Sallust), I worry I won’t be able to create an Empire my ancestors would be proud of. I consider lingering around the craft services table and eat as much olive bread (a staple of the Romane diet) to avoid embarrassing myself. But I have a job to do, and gawking at the marble structure soaring overhead won’t do me any good.  So I sit down, load in, and am immediately tasked with placing my governor’s villa somewhere on this newfound island that’s far enough inland to avoid getting attacked by coastal invaders, but central enough that it can easily connect to warehouses and other important commerce buildings. Ubi An in-game pop-up urges me to ensure that my villa is connected to another important building, but fails to tell me I have to build that second structure. I glance around, helpless, until someone comes over and walks me through it, just for me to immediately get stuck again because I can’t see a missing pixel of road that means the buildings were technically still not connected.  I let out a grunt of frustration. I am jetlagged and my brain is functioning at its lowest possible capacity. I need more olive bread. Soon enough, my Italian ancestors smile upon me. I start to get the hang of things after my little roadblock (teehee). I build a sawmill in the center of a forest to ensure we have a steady supply of wood, and place a collection of houses for my lowest class working folks probably a bit too close to the governor’s house for a man of his stature’s liking (I believe in solidarity across classes in my ancient Rome). I ring the workers’ homes with purple wildflowers, place a tavern and a market close enough to their quarters so that they buff everyone who lives there (which helps you earn more money faster), and send my sole ship out to treaty with a neighboring isle.  “[Building Anno 117] was a little bit challenging, because we have very different audiences,” Dungel admits. “Some people want to collaborate, they are super hardcore, they want to value share and network, but some people are more casual. For the first time, we decided we would try to find a way to please both of these groups, not make it less deep and less complex, but give an option for people who want to go more casual. That’s why you don’t have to deliver all the needs [requirements for every population tier that must be filled in order to progress] … you don’t have to immediately go to another province.” Ub Though I stumble at first, after about 1.5 hours of playtime, I have a tier 3 city sprawling out before my eyes, complete with soap production, ship-building, tunic and sandal makers, tilers, and a temple to worship our chosen goddess, Ceres, who helps boost our farms’ output. There’s a plethora of emergency services, including doctors, Vigiles Urbani (basically Rome’s NYPD), and firefighters, the last of whom successfully snuff out a fire that starts near my sheep pasture. I even have a massive new ship that can carry far more cargo than the one I started with.  But my city is net negative, and losing money fast. I get a loan, then another, then another, and then I start to panic. Despite my efforts, there just aren’t enough people to produce my much-needed products (the pretty lady on a neighboring island really wants tunics), or enough raw material for the people to form into something usable for the empire. I need to build more homes to get more able-bodied workers, but I don’t have enough lumber, and my island is looking more and more like a desert every minute.  Even the Anno experts next to me are struggling with their financials. “I can’t take another loan,” one player bemoans.  Before I can right my ship, the hands-on is over. I had just gotten my negative income out of the triple digits and was in the process of conquering another island that had some crucial resources (olives, mackerel), when we were given a times-up signal. “I was getting the hang of it!” I protest. “I just need more plebeians!” The Ubisoft dev who pulled me from the depths of dirt road despair two hours earlier laughs. He has just seen a new city builder player be born before his eyes. Anno 117: Pax Romana releases later this year for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Honkai: Star Rail’s 3.3 patch is coming soon, continuing the the Amphoreus story with the additions of Hyacinth and Cipher, two new playable characters to collect. Below, we explain when Honkai: Star Rail maintenance starts and ends, alongside the release time of version 3.3. We’ve also added some details about what to expect from Honkai: Star Rail patch 3.3. What time does Honkai: Star Rail go down for maintenance? Honkai: Star Rail will go down for maintenance on Tuesday, May 20 or Wednesday, May 21 (depending on your time zone) at the following times and will be unavailable for approximately five hours: May 20 at 3 p.m. PDT for the west coast of North America May 20 at 6 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America May 20 at 11 p.m. BST for the U.K. May 21 at 12 a.m. CEST for western Europe/Paris May 21 at 7 a.m. JST for Japan/Tokyo May 21 at 8 a.m. AEST for Australia/Sydney Make sure to burn your fuel before maintenance starts, if you wanted to. What time does Honkai: Star Rail version 3.3 start? Honkai: Star Rail should come back from maintenance with the 3.3 version at the following times: May 20 at 8 p.m. PDT for the west coast of North America May 20 at 11 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America May 21 at 4 a.m. BST for the U.K. May 21 at 5 a.m. CEST for western Europe/Paris May 21 at 12 p.m. JST for Japan/Tokyo May 21 at 1 p.m. AEST for Australia/Sydney The servers may come up early or late, depending on how maintenance goes, but these are the approximate times 3.3 should go live. Usually Hoyoverse is pretty good by abiding by maintenance times. We don’t usually get extended maintenance, but it does end early sometimes! What’s new in Honkai: Star Rail version 3.3? The trailer below predominantly features Hyacine, a Wind and Remembrance user, and Cipher, a Quantum Nihility character. But you’ll also start seeing the Amphoreus story ramp up (even more than before somehow), with Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae making an appearance alongside some intense combat scenes. Phainon himself also seems to play a big role here — though you won’t be able to pull for him in this patch. On a much lighter note, this patch will bring back another Baseballer combat event, a racing event, and updates to Divergent Universe: Protean Hero. That’s admittedly not a lot of events for a six-week patch, but we’ll see how it shakes out.

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Depuis quelques mois, il est fréquent que des robots appellent des particuliers à la place d’humains, pour faire du démarchage téléphonique. Même si ces « voice bots » vendus par des start-up d’intelligence artificielle (IA) sont encore peu répandus dans les entreprises, selon le dernier baromètre annuel réalisé par EY pour le syndicat des professionnels des centres de contact (SP2C), le secteur, qui emploie 290 000 personnes (dont 55 000 dans les entreprises spécialisées), a vu une « accélération généralisée du recours aux technologies basées sur l’intelligence artificielle » en 2023 et 2024. Après la numérisation, qui a permis de déléguer une partie des tâches au client (modifier une réservation, trouver la réponse à une question par le biais d’un chatbot), puis les délocalisations, l’IA s’ajoute à une double tendance négative. « Depuis dix-huit mois, il y a un gel des recrutements, car les employeurs prévoient une baisse des demandes clients, décrit Caroline Adam, déléguée générale du SP2C. Il y a une réelle inquiétude sur l’IA, mais on manque de recul pour y répondre. » Lire aussi | L’Assemblée nationale interdit le démarchage téléphonique sans « consentement » Les entreprises ont déjà mis en œuvre un certain nombre de cas d’usage. Chez Engie, les comptes rendus que devaient rédiger les conseillers après chaque appel ont été supprimés il y a quelques mois : désormais, une IA générative (IAG) résume l’appel en cinq lignes, et le texte est soumis à validation par le conseiller. Mais l’entreprise a tenu à ne pas réduire le temps entre deux appels, pour préserver cette « respiration ». « L’IA est un copilote de nos conseillers, explique Jean-Rémy Dudragne, directeur expérience client d’Engie. On a aussi une IAG qui propose des brouillons de réponse à des questions posées par des clients par e-mail. » « Peur en Bourse » Chez Konecta, qui prône un modèle hybride entre humain et machine, une IA reformule les mails trop longs des clients, et propose même de les rendre moins agressifs. Elle suggère aussi des réponses types aux salariés. Du côté de Teleperformance, « pour l’instant, l’IA est utilisée à pas comptés, de façon moins intensive que ce qui était prévu au départ, car l’annonce par [la] direction qu’il y aurait encore moins de contacts téléphoniques a fait peur en Bourse, explique Issam Baouafi, délégué syndical Sud. Donc maintenant, on [leur] dit que l’IAG est là pour aider les salariés ». Il vous reste 38.25% de cet article à lire. La suite est réservée aux abonnés.

Sr. Manager, Governance Risk and ComplianceUnityBengaluru, India43 minutes agoApplyThe opportunityJoin our Risk Assurance and Advisory team to provide independent assurance to contribute and improve Unity’s operation. Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, this role will be a key member of our team, supporting Unity’s Risk Assurance and Advisory programs, including the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and Operational Audits. You will help Unity achieve its business objectives by bringing a systematic, objective, and disciplined approach to evaluating the effectiveness of the company’s governance, risk management, compliance, and control practices.What you'll be doingEstablish and own relationships with key partners as their strategic risk advisor on establishing internal controls and process efficiencies, providing insight and direction on risk managementLead a team of risk and control professionals (both internal and external resources) who possess the knowledge and technical capability to drive value-based audits & technology SOX compliance evaluationCollaborate cross-functionally across technology teams, external auditor, and co-sourced provider.Lead and manage risk-based integrated audits and/or process reviews, including cyber security and privacy auditsSupport the Risk Assurance & Advisory team in facilitating Unity’s Enterprise Risk Management program and updating the technology audit planSupport other projects, as needed.What we're looking forDeep knowledge of technology marketplace environments/controls including both 3rd party and home-grown systemsMission-driven, enthusiastic to learn and grow; team-oriented with a positive attitude and able to work in fast paced environmentAbility to work collaboratively, present technical concepts to people at all levels of the organization, make actionable recommendations and use influence to ensure executionStrong risk management experience, including: performing assessments and audits, driving issue impact discussions, and the ability to think strategically about remediation strategiesYou might also haveCISA, CISSP, or other professional certificationsBig 4/consulting and industry background in AdTech or Software industryPositive "self-starter" with focus to drive positive impact at UnityAdditional informationRelocation support is not available for this position.Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this positionLife at UnityUnity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.Unity is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect and Applicant Privacy Policies. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at DPO@unity.com.#SEN #LI-NV1 Create Your Profile — Game companies can contact you with their relevant job openings. Apply

Rainbow Six Siege X is coming as a major update to Ubisoft’s competitive esports game on June 10 to the consoles and PC. While it’s a major free upgrade for anyone who owns Rainbow Six Siege, the Siege X update introduces free access, allowing new players to experience the tactical action of Siege for free in Unranked, Quick Match, and the all-new 6v6 Dual Front mode. The game is debuting on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, and PC via Ubisoft Connect and Steam. In Dual Front, attacking and defending Operators join forces, opening up new opportunities to synergize with clever gadget combinations as your team fights to secure enemy zones while defending your own. Plus, Dual Front allows you to respawn, letting you get back to the action quickly. Ubisoft has also been working on reducing toxicity in the game, using new technology for detecting the bad actors and rewarding positive behavior in the game as well. The game will have “veteran rewards” for those players who have played in the past. The audio system will be more precise, reliable and more immersive. The game has modernized maps, destructible ingredients, improved rappel navigation, and more as part of a wide-ranging suite of upgrades, improvements, and refinements. June 10 also marks the launch of Operation Daybreak (Year 10 Season 2) which will deliver an Operator remaster for Clash; balancing updates for Jackal, Sledge, Thunderbird, Jäger, and Blackbeard; changes to electricity and limb damage; and more. These updates will be free for all Siege X players, including those who download and play through Free Access. Siege X Siege X is the next evolution of Rainbow Six Siege that is free for all players who already own the game. It’s also introducing Free Access, which means anyone can hop in for free and play the Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front modes, and enjoy all of the upgrades delivered with Siege X. Keep an eye out for newly placed destructible ingredients in every map, including explosive gas pipes, vision-clouding smoke detectors, and interactable metal detectors. Player movement will be more fluid thanks to the advanced rappel navigation allowing sprinting and turning corners, as well as the momentum movement improvement. Siege X also introduces map modernization, a process through which the Siege team improves existing maps with boast new lighting and shadows, as well as higher resolution. Five maps will be modernized on June 10, with three more maps getting the upgrade each season. The audio system is also being overhauled, the result of which will be clearer, more accurate audio cues to help you gain richer intel about what’s happening around you. You’ll be able to make callouts more effectively with the new communication wheel, and show off your cosmetic style with the new weapon inspect feature. And whether you’re refining your competitive strategy with the new pick and ban system in Ranked matches, or learning the ropes faster and more thoroughly with the new onboarding flow, you’ll benefit from the extensive upgrades and refinements throughout the game. More details can be found in our Siege X Showcase recap article from the Siege X Showcase in March. At the recent RE:LO:AD esports event in Rio de Janeiro, more details were revealed on updates coming with Siege X, including an in-game esports tab that will allow easy access to keep up with the best Siege competition around the globe. New beginner challenges and onboarding flow will offer in-game rewards to diligent new players, and experienced players will progress faster through the clearance levels with a new XP curve. Follow your progress with the new career stats tracker as you review your performance in different playlists by checking your stats, including the K.O.S.T. stat that esports fans will recognize as a popular metric in pro play. The new Enlisted and Field Training playlists will cater to new and returning players, respectively, giving each a customizable practice arena to fight on full maps against AI bots trained on real player behaviors. Whether you’re training solo or playing matches against other players, you’ll now hear the voices of the Operators more often as the new Operator banter feature will bring new dialogue lines that illuminate the personalities and relationships between the characters. PC players can get an early taste of Siege X in action in the test server session, starting on May 20 at 6 AM PT/3 PM CEST and running through June 9 at 6 AM PT/3 PM CEST. The session is open to all players who already own Rainbow Six Siege on PC, and the test server tile should automatically appear in your Ubisoft Connect library. If it doesn’t, you can register for the test server via the Ubisoft Connect website. Operation Daybreak (Season 2) Siege X will feature Operation Daybreak. Coinciding with the launch of Siege X is the start of Operation Daybreak, the second season of Rainbow Six Siege Year 10. This season brings of host of balancing updates for various Operators, changes to electricity and limb damage, as well as an Operator remaster for Clash. Clash is the first Defender to ever wield a shield, and it’s her CCE Shield that has received some significant upgrades. She can now deploy her CCE Shield MK2, freeing her to move more quickly and position herself to play off of her shield’s stationary position. While the shield is deployed, Clash can operate its taser remotely, applying the shocking and slowing effect in a broad cone-shaped area. Defenders looking to remove this obstacle can use explosives or, if they get close enough, simply burst through the shield and destroy it (but beware, Clash or her allies can also execute this burst-through maneuver for a surprise attack). Clash can still play with her shield in-hand or on her back as well, and it’s been updated to automatically collapse and expand as she sprints, crouches, vaults, and crashes through barricades. She can deploy it, pick it back up, and put down somewhere else. It’s more nimble, more versatile, and gives Clash more ways to be an absolute force on the defending team. Some notable balancing updates will also arrive with Operation Daybreak. Electricity will no longer damage any Operators. It will be a neutral element that will still have a slowing effect on Operators, and will destroy gadgets regardless of team affiliation. Limb damage will be reduced, making it more important than ever to aim for center mass or heads. Shield Operators will no longer be able to aim down sights while vaulting or dropping from higher levels. Blackbeard’s shield glass has been tinted to make it easier to see if it’s up or down. Jackal will only ping an enemy position one time after scanning footprints, and the footprints will disappear immediately after being scanned. He will also be able to use it five times, an increase from the current three. Jäger will now be able to eliminate Capitão’s bolts and Gridlock’s Trax Stingers with his Active Defense System. Thunderbird will no longer allow enemies to heal from her Kona Stations (unless Brava’s Kludge Drone takes them over). Sledge will be able to knock down shield users he comes across (which he is likely to do more often now that attackers and defenders can be on the same team in Dual Front). Operation Daybreak is launching on June 10, read the full news breakdown on the official Rainbow Six Siege website. R6 ShieldGuard and Anti-Toxicity Introduced earlier this year, R6 ShieldGuard is the unification of game security and anti-cheat tools developed by the Rainbow Six Siege team to help ensure fair competition for everyone. Thanks to the introduction of new security hardening tech in Season 1, Operation Prep Phase, cheat reports are trending down as more cheaters are being banned. Season 2 will bring a major security update as well as a powerful change to how updates are delivered. Soon, the unified anti-cheat system will be fully dynamic, allowing the dev team to push a new game executable directly to players at any time during the season and making it significantly more difficult for cheat-makers to adapt. This proactive approach will continue throughout Seasons 3 & 4 as the team works with pro players and the community to continually refine their systems. In addition to protecting the competitive fairness of Siege X, the team is also focused on making the game more respectful and secure for all players. The now-fully activated Reputation System has seen the number of negative actions decrease, including a drop in abusive language, while text chat usage has increased along with reports of positive actions in-game. Seasons 3 & 4 will continue to bolster these efforts with voice chat moderation, new Reputation System actions, and improvements to privacy settings, abandon penalties, and in-game reports. Seasons 3 & 4 Rainbow Six Siege X specs on PC. Looking ahead to seasons beyond Operation Daybreak, the Siege X team has shared some tidbits about what’s on the roadmap for later this year. Season 3 will bring three more modernized maps – Nighthaven, Lair, and Consulate – as well as assignment changes in Dual Front with narrative ties to the new Operator. This new Defender will hail from Switzerland and introduce a new weapon to the game. Players looking for a true competitive challenge will have plenty of opportunities when the Siege Cup becomes available every weekend, and allows you to inspect the stats of your opponents before the match begins. Plus, be on the lookout for a returning Halloween event on a new map. Season 4 will mark the 10-year anniversary of Rainbow Six Siege, and a special in-game event is planned to celebrate the occasion. The season will also deliver an Operator remaster of an Attacker, as well as another new weapon that will, for the first time, be available for multiple Operators upon release (first as part of the battlepass, and later to everyone). Two more modernized maps are inbound – Theme Park and Skyscraper – in addition to a full rework and modernization for a third map. Significant updates for the training modes, including Keres Legion targets instead of test dummies, are also coming in Season 4, plus improvements to ranked matchmaking, a new Dual Front assignment, and continued balancing work that will address EMP and jamming systems. Finally, a new playlist called Testing Grounds will serve as a place for the team to explore new ideas and gather feedback as they shape the future of Siege X. The full reveals of seasons 3 & 4 will come later in 2025, but suffice to say it’s a big year for Rainbow Six Siege X. The Year 10 dynamic roadmap is also available on the official Rainbow Six Siege website. Rainbow Six Siege X is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Ubisoft Connect, Steam, and Epic Games, as well as with a Ubisoft+ Premium subscription. GB Daily Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.

Rainbow Six Siege X is coming as a major update to Ubisoft’s competitive esports game on June 10 to the consoles and PC. While it’s a major free upgrade for anyone who owns Rainbow Six Siege, the Siege X update introduces free access, allowing new players to experience the tactical action of Siege for free in Unranked, Quick Match, and the all-new 6v6 Dual Front mode. The game is debuting on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Amazon Luna, and PC via Ubisoft Connect and Steam. In Dual Front, attacking and defending Operators join forces, opening up new opportunities to synergize with clever gadget combinations as your team fights to secure enemy zones while defending your own. Plus, Dual Front allows you to respawn, letting you get back to the action quickly. Ubisoft has also been working on reducing toxicity in the game, using new technology for detecting the bad actors and rewarding positive behavior in the game as well. The game will have “veteran rewards” for those players who have played in the past. The audio system will be more precise, reliable and more immersive. The game has modernized maps, destructible ingredients, improved rappel navigation, and more as part of a wide-ranging suite of upgrades, improvements, and refinements. June 10 also marks the launch of Operation Daybreak (Year 10 Season 2) which will deliver an Operator remaster for Clash; balancing updates for Jackal, Sledge, Thunderbird, Jäger, and Blackbeard; changes to electricity and limb damage; and more. These updates will be free for all Siege X players, including those who download and play through Free Access. Siege X Siege X is the next evolution of Rainbow Six Siege that is free for all players who already own the game. It’s also introducing Free Access, which means anyone can hop in for free and play the Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front modes, and enjoy all of the upgrades delivered with Siege X. Keep an eye out for newly placed destructible ingredients in every map, including explosive gas pipes, vision-clouding smoke detectors, and interactable metal detectors. Player movement will be more fluid thanks to the advanced rappel navigation allowing sprinting and turning corners, as well as the momentum movement improvement. Siege X also introduces map modernization, a process through which the Siege team improves existing maps with boast new lighting and shadows, as well as higher resolution. Five maps will be modernized on June 10, with three more maps getting the upgrade each season. The audio system is also being overhauled, the result of which will be clearer, more accurate audio cues to help you gain richer intel about what’s happening around you. You’ll be able to make callouts more effectively with the new communication wheel, and show off your cosmetic style with the new weapon inspect feature. And whether you’re refining your competitive strategy with the new pick and ban system in Ranked matches, or learning the ropes faster and more thoroughly with the new onboarding flow, you’ll benefit from the extensive upgrades and refinements throughout the game. More details can be found in our Siege X Showcase recap article from the Siege X Showcase in March. At the recent RE:LO:AD esports event in Rio de Janeiro, more details were revealed on updates coming with Siege X, including an in-game esports tab that will allow easy access to keep up with the best Siege competition around the globe. New beginner challenges and onboarding flow will offer in-game rewards to diligent new players, and experienced players will progress faster through the clearance levels with a new XP curve. Follow your progress with the new career stats tracker as you review your performance in different playlists by checking your stats, including the K.O.S.T. stat that esports fans will recognize as a popular metric in pro play. The new Enlisted and Field Training playlists will cater to new and returning players, respectively, giving each a customizable practice arena to fight on full maps against AI bots trained on real player behaviors. Whether you’re training solo or playing matches against other players, you’ll now hear the voices of the Operators more often as the new Operator banter feature will bring new dialogue lines that illuminate the personalities and relationships between the characters. PC players can get an early taste of Siege X in action in the test server session, starting on May 20 at 6 AM PT/3 PM CEST and running through June 9 at 6 AM PT/3 PM CEST. The session is open to all players who already own Rainbow Six Siege on PC, and the test server tile should automatically appear in your Ubisoft Connect library. If it doesn’t, you can register for the test server via the Ubisoft Connect website. Operation Daybreak (Season 2) Siege X will feature Operation Daybreak. Coinciding with the launch of Siege X is the start of Operation Daybreak, the second season of Rainbow Six Siege Year 10. This season brings of host of balancing updates for various Operators, changes to electricity and limb damage, as well as an Operator remaster for Clash. Clash is the first Defender to ever wield a shield, and it’s her CCE Shield that has received some significant upgrades. She can now deploy her CCE Shield MK2, freeing her to move more quickly and position herself to play off of her shield’s stationary position. While the shield is deployed, Clash can operate its taser remotely, applying the shocking and slowing effect in a broad cone-shaped area. Defenders looking to remove this obstacle can use explosives or, if they get close enough, simply burst through the shield and destroy it (but beware, Clash or her allies can also execute this burst-through maneuver for a surprise attack). Clash can still play with her shield in-hand or on her back as well, and it’s been updated to automatically collapse and expand as she sprints, crouches, vaults, and crashes through barricades. She can deploy it, pick it back up, and put down somewhere else. It’s more nimble, more versatile, and gives Clash more ways to be an absolute force on the defending team. Some notable balancing updates will also arrive with Operation Daybreak. Electricity will no longer damage any Operators. It will be a neutral element that will still have a slowing effect on Operators, and will destroy gadgets regardless of team affiliation. Limb damage will be reduced, making it more important than ever to aim for center mass or heads. Shield Operators will no longer be able to aim down sights while vaulting or dropping from higher levels. Blackbeard’s shield glass has been tinted to make it easier to see if it’s up or down. Jackal will only ping an enemy position one time after scanning footprints, and the footprints will disappear immediately after being scanned. He will also be able to use it five times, an increase from the current three. Jäger will now be able to eliminate Capitão’s bolts and Gridlock’s Trax Stingers with his Active Defense System. Thunderbird will no longer allow enemies to heal from her Kona Stations (unless Brava’s Kludge Drone takes them over). Sledge will be able to knock down shield users he comes across (which he is likely to do more often now that attackers and defenders can be on the same team in Dual Front). Operation Daybreak is launching on June 10, read the full news breakdown on the official Rainbow Six Siege website. R6 ShieldGuard and Anti-Toxicity Introduced earlier this year, R6 ShieldGuard is the unification of game security and anti-cheat tools developed by the Rainbow Six Siege team to help ensure fair competition for everyone. Thanks to the introduction of new security hardening tech in Season 1, Operation Prep Phase, cheat reports are trending down as more cheaters are being banned. Season 2 will bring a major security update as well as a powerful change to how updates are delivered. Soon, the unified anti-cheat system will be fully dynamic, allowing the dev team to push a new game executable directly to players at any time during the season and making it significantly more difficult for cheat-makers to adapt. This proactive approach will continue throughout Seasons 3 & 4 as the team works with pro players and the community to continually refine their systems. In addition to protecting the competitive fairness of Siege X, the team is also focused on making the game more respectful and secure for all players. The now-fully activated Reputation System has seen the number of negative actions decrease, including a drop in abusive language, while text chat usage has increased along with reports of positive actions in-game. Seasons 3 & 4 will continue to bolster these efforts with voice chat moderation, new Reputation System actions, and improvements to privacy settings, abandon penalties, and in-game reports. Seasons 3 & 4 Rainbow Six Siege X specs on PC. Looking ahead to seasons beyond Operation Daybreak, the Siege X team has shared some tidbits about what’s on the roadmap for later this year. Season 3 will bring three more modernized maps – Nighthaven, Lair, and Consulate – as well as assignment changes in Dual Front with narrative ties to the new Operator. This new Defender will hail from Switzerland and introduce a new weapon to the game. Players looking for a true competitive challenge will have plenty of opportunities when the Siege Cup becomes available every weekend, and allows you to inspect the stats of your opponents before the match begins. Plus, be on the lookout for a returning Halloween event on a new map. Season 4 will mark the 10-year anniversary of Rainbow Six Siege, and a special in-game event is planned to celebrate the occasion. The season will also deliver an Operator remaster of an Attacker, as well as another new weapon that will, for the first time, be available for multiple Operators upon release (first as part of the battlepass, and later to everyone). Two more modernized maps are inbound – Theme Park and Skyscraper – in addition to a full rework and modernization for a third map. Significant updates for the training modes, including Keres Legion targets instead of test dummies, are also coming in Season 4, plus improvements to ranked matchmaking, a new Dual Front assignment, and continued balancing work that will address EMP and jamming systems. Finally, a new playlist called Testing Grounds will serve as a place for the team to explore new ideas and gather feedback as they shape the future of Siege X. The full reveals of seasons 3 & 4 will come later in 2025, but suffice to say it’s a big year for Rainbow Six Siege X. The Year 10 dynamic roadmap is also available on the official Rainbow Six Siege website. Rainbow Six Siege X is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Ubisoft Connect, Steam, and Epic Games, as well as with a Ubisoft+ Premium subscription. GB Daily Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily Read our Privacy Policy Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here. An error occured.

Author My thoughts are:A FPS is very much a kill frenzy. Agility alows you to survive and win. When combat got better in FPS games, better sounds, better character and level design, down times have been introduced. Now you had to reload your weapon , half life for instance, and strafe during combat wasn’t required anymore.  A RTS has a diferent dynamic. You have not one but several machineguns, not one but several cannons. In a RTS you are also building momentum. There is no killing at the beggining of the game for instance. When you build something in a RTS you can see a direct consequence of your actions. You build a refinery, you can start gathering oil right away. You build an archery, you can start producing archers right away. But good RTS games have down times that “make no sense”. You need to deploy a tank to improve the fire range. Or you need to build a suplly depot to be albe to keep producing units. A supply depot provides no upgrades and doen’t produce units. It’s a wait time “just because”. My question is how do you decide numbers like building and unit build time or building and unit build cost? Factors like this are fine tuned by taking into account betatesters feedback, I understand that. But is betatesters or user feedback the only factor that is decisive?  Calin said:But is betatesters or user feedback the only factor that is decisive? Be your own betatester. : )It's simple: Current AAA game is made by hundreds of people. One does not know what the others do. Decisions made are implemented by somebody down the hierarchy. It's chaos out of control, and thus those hundreds of devs need hundreds of betatesters to figure out if their game even eventually works.But if you make your game as a single person, you have everything under control. You have an idea, you implement it, you see yourself if it works as desired and how it feels. No need for additional testers. Ofc. you'll show your game to others and observe their responses if you can, but it's not a requirement.That's just personal opinion ofc. Advertisement Author >Be your own betatesterHahaIs willingnes to take a survey a chatacteristic of a good American?  Calin said:Is willingnes to take a survey a chatacteristic of a good American? Haven't seen a lot of good americans recently : / Author >Haven’t seen a lot of good Americans recentlyTrying to mind my own business but you should keep the faith Author >haven’t seen a lot of good Americans recentlyDoes it mean you have seen people turning down requests to take a survey?  Advertisement Calin said:>haven’t seen a lot of good Americans recently Does it mean you have seen people turning down requests to take a survey? No, but i've seen an american president applauding another nostalgic dictator on invading the continent of his ancestors, treating his neighbors like shit, doing damage to the whole world for nothing, and playing golf while tzar bombs getting ready.But well, it's never to late to learn. Maybe things improve.Otherwise, my ragdolls can walk now and making them run wont be too hard. Shooting is easy. Maybe i should head some kilometers eastwards to ask if they want to build some biped drones as well.Keep working on skynet. We might need it soon. In case forum hides my posted image again, this is Arnie. Good American. Calin said:My question is how do you decide numbers like building and unit build time or building and unit build cost? Factors like this are fine tuned by taking into account betatesters feedback, I understand that. But is betatesters or user feedback the only factor that is decisive? That kind of tuning is part of what designers do.Often up front everything is cranked up to extreme values just to find how big the fun and oddity can be. During play crank the super-sprint feature so you can run across the map faster than it loads. Adjust the super-strength feature to the point where bumping into something is an insta-kill, bumping into trees knocks them down, take out a building by touching it.  It feels absurd when playing, but it's important do experiment around it.Designers will continue to fine tune values through development and even into launch. In highly competitive games designers might adjust by very tiny amounts to adjust balance, reducing the timing of something by a frame based on what they see players doing, or nudging points up or down. Often players talk about their favorite thing being ‘nerfed’ or ‘buffed’ when it happens.  Generally no single thing is authoritative.  Feedback from playing the game themselves, feedback from QA, feedback from playtests, feedback from data of how players are playing, the way the game feels in practice, all of them provide valuable information.Usually designers try to establish some sort of power curve that fits the game. Maybe a weapon that takes X ms per shot should do X*Y damage, so a rapid fire gun feels like a peashooter, a gun with a 2 second windup could destroy a tank, but they're also fairly balanced so if you hit with the peashooter for exactly 2 seconds you do about the same damage.   Maybe different systems generate resources at a given rate, but across the board everything that costs X generates Y resources per minute, the upgraded level of the tools that costs 2X generates about 4Y resources, the third upgrade that costs 4X generates about 16Y resources.  They figure it out for the game.For other types of balancing, such as the draw to pick certain behaviors versus other behaviors, that's again something done through iteration and playtesting. If an AI system isn't picking a behavior, nudge it.  Working on The Sims, the designers would put a few objects on the lot and watch as Sims interacted with it, based on the attributes the object would interact with. They might put 3 different exercise items on a lot with an active-traited sim, crank the speed up, and watch how often they use them all versus do different things. For entertainment objects, are they using it about the same as other entertainment objects, for food objects are they using it about the same as other food objects.  How does the draw for the object measure up compared to higher priority tasks like a timer to go to work or go to school? For larger games people in QA and design are playing the game constantly to get a feel for how the balance works. For AAA games everyone in the QA teams generally are asked about balance, and in meetings they discuss when something feels like it is too much or too little, and designers adjust them constantly.It's also important to build a range of probability distribution tools so designers can adjust probability. Not just random in a range, but the basics of uniform distributions, weighted value distributions, constant curves, logarithmic curves, Gaussian and/or Poisson and binomial distribution curves, sigmoids, control points on a spline for distribution, and whatever tools the developers can give to the designers that improves that game. In short-term games where you play a match like RTS games, you also want power levels to continue increasing over time to help avoid a stalemate. In an RTS you want pieces to keep escalating until both sides are pumping out nuclear bombs with their collection of nuclear bomb factories, the entire game is about churning out the high-power game ending units without an error. Or like FPS games with a “storm” where players get forced into smaller regions where they can't avoid each other plus must continuously travel around the board or lose. If the storm is closing around you the decision to take the high option or the low option can make the difference between having an escape route or facing death when the storm moves again.  Or like high-level multiplayer Tetris, at some point even record-holding players are no longer focused on screwing over the opponent through attack moves but entirely focused on not making an error with what the game is constantly throwing at them. Instead of being about one player triggering a dump on their opponent, it becomes about raw survival against the breakneck pace of the game, the first player who doesn't play perfectly loses.  How and when to make those shifts is part of game balancing. Author >I’ve seen an american prezident aplauding another nostalgic dictatorNo one is perfect.>designers workOk I get it. An orc programmer would say “I don’t work with that kind of numbers”…Setting those numbers is very easy, a designer must fill the remaining part of the day with something. My guess is he must be filtering through a ton of statistics provided by betatesters. After changing the numbers in question, a designer probably runs some kind of rudimentary battle autocalc ( That’s a term from Heroes of Might and Magic). Waiting the results of a betatesting match ( battle between human players) takes too much time. They are probably relying on something else not just on betatesting.