You want Thorn playing around her gadget because that's where she's the most deadly."Īlongside Thorn, High Calibre also introduces a new HUD for Siege.
"She's very useful close to choke points. "Thorn is going to be mainly played as an anchor," Clément said. If the new gun isn't to your liking, Thorn can also equip the M870 as her primary firearm, a shotgun also used by Jäger and Bandit. The new firearm is the UZK50GI, a small but hard-hitting submachine gun. The operator comes equipped with a brand-new weapon, which (currently) Thorn alone can equip and use. Thorn's Razorbloom Shell isn't the only tool she's bringing to Siege. So with this gadget, we wanted to see what happens when you give the players a little more time to react and you give them a couple options." "A lot of the gadgets that we have right now that are traps are pretty binary-either you walk into them and you get the effect or you don't. "We wanted to iterate on the idea of a trap operator and trap gadget," Clément said. When used correctly, the Razorbloom Shell is designed to force attackers into panicking and moving without careful consideration, which can prime them for ambush. Upon activation, the attacker has a brief window of opportunity to decide whether to push ahead, retreat, or destroy the gadget before it explodes. Once placed, an attacker must wander into its range in order for the gadget to activate. Now Playing: Rainbow Six Siege: Year 6 Season 4 High Calibre RevealĪs seen in Thorn's reveal trailer, the Razorbloom Shell is a proximity-based gadget. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's