The tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege is becoming more popular after two years. It has now set a new record in concurrent players and is among the most popular games on PC. The secret to its success lies in the many operator heroes.
Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical shooter by Ubisoft. In gripping and short 5vs5 skirmishes or co-op matches against AI, you can unleash in a destructible environment and achieve victory through careful, tactical action.
The game was released on December 1, 2015, and was initially not a big success. However, Ubisoft continued to refine the game and introduced a massive number of new heroes, called operators.
Then things suddenly started to improve.
27 million players across all platforms
Due to the hard work of the developers and the consistent continuation of the game, Rainbow Six Siege had 10 million players just 6 months after launch, and after one year, it was 20 million! The game now has 27 million registered players across all platforms. While this number also includes various test accounts, it is still impressive.
On PC via Steam, Rainbow Six Siege has now reached a new peak of concurrent players. In March 2018, after the last update “Operation Chimera”, there were 176,856 gamers playing at the same time. That is about 50,000 more than in February!
Additionally, there is an unknown number of fans playing on Ubisoft’s platform Uplay and the players on consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One!
Operator heroes as a secret
The secret of success seems to be the many heroes you can play in Rainbow Six Siege. Each update brings new characters into the game. Like in hero shooters such as Overwatch, the operators each have their own story and relationship with each other. Players love these heroes, and therefore, the developers want to bring as many as possible into the game.
In doing so, the developers at Ubisoft pay attention to a colorful mix of personalities and nationalities, which is often not so easy with the military setting of the game. Nevertheless, Ubisoft plans to continue the game for a long time and to offer around 100 operators in 10 years.
The perfect “Game as a Service”
Therefore, there will be no new Rainbow Six game in the foreseeable future. The title is a prime example of a thriving “Game as a Service”, a game that keeps its fans engaged over a long period with constant updates and innovations, rather than having to reinvent itself regularly in sequels.
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