Rainbow Six Siege Considered Adding A Very Good Doggo

Rainbow Six Siege has become one of Ubisoft’s most successful live games with a steady stream of new operators joining the competitive landscape. One fan recently wondered if the game would ever add a K9 operator, and while the team at Ubisoft has considered it, there’s one problem holding them back: no one wants to kill a dog.

The answer came in the midst of a Q&A with presentation director Alexander Karpazis. The format was addressing questions from Twitter, which means his answers were quick and pithy. In response to one fan asking about a K9 unit in Siege, he simply acknowledged that the team had thought about it, but implied the team hasn’t figured a way around that central problem.

“This is something we’ve talked about for a while,” Karpazis said. “Our creative director always talks about a K9 unit. But to answer your question, I have to ask you a question: are you okay with shooting a dog?”

Dogs as enemies are common in games featuring hordes of undead, and less so but still present in games like Call of Duty. The upcoming game The Last of Us 2 features dogs as enemy units, which may make you pretty uncomfortable. But introducing it in a competitive game is a different kind of design challenge, and Karpazis doesn’t sound sure they’ve solved it.

Elsewhere in the Q&A, he mentions that the team cancelled plans for an Area 51 map. The most recent update added an operator with a flame-throwing shield, so despite its gritty Tom Clancy roots the game isn’t exactly afraid to get absurd. Ubisoft just doesn’t want to make you sad while they’re at it.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rainbow-six-siege-considered-adding-a-very-good-do/1100-6470382/