One of the biggest changes hitting servers with the Rainbow Six Siege Shadow Legacy release date is the arrival of three new sights and a global redistribution of optics across the game's 57 operators.
Firstly, no defending operators who still have access to ACOG or higher zoom scopes, except for Vigil, who can still bring the ACOG on his BOSG.12.2 shotgun. Ubisoft has even changed the ACOG added two new maginfication levels, the 1.5x and 2.0x, and adjusted the zoom level of the ACOG so it's now a 2.5x magnification, rather than a 3.0x. The 3.0x magnification still exists as a modified form of the scopes Gridlock and Capitao had on their LMGs - this time they're mainly available on DMRs.
The new 1.5x optic is designed to offer a little more range to operators who previously had none, like Nokk. It's also replacing the ACOG option for a number of the game's most powerful assault rifles. The 2.0x scope is means that some defenders like Kaid will still have some long-range potential, but significantly less than before.
It's going to take some time learning which operators have gained or lost from the scope redistribution, but in our experience the change is helping to more clearly define each operator's role. It also means we're no longer picking operators solely based on whether or not they can equip and ACOG. Below, we've assembled a really quick overview of the three new sight types so you can see how they look, which operators have had significant scope changes, and more.
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