Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Demon Veil update is almost here and it's packed with new content and important balancing changes. Just like Tachanka in Year 5 Season 3, Goyo's kit is getting a major rework in Year 7 Season 1. Speaking to The Loadout about the Goyo rework, senior game designer Angel Maldonado reveals that this is "a bit special" in relation to other reworks in the pipeline.
Following the Y7S1 update, Goyo will no longer have a deployable shield in his kit. Volcan Shield is being replaced by Volcan Canister, an adaptation of the explosive device attached to Goyo's shield. Why is this update special, though? Well, as Maldonado explains, it isn't every day that an operator "does not play within the intended role."
Introduced in Year 4 Season 3, Goyo has had a tough time finding a place in Siege's meta, despite the fact that his unique gadget has - up until this point - included a shield. When asked about why Goyo needs changing, Maldonado details how counterintuitive his shields actually were, saying that even the most versatile operator "normally matches the original intentions."
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