Ubisoft has published an official ruling on the controversial Tubarão & Noor situation in Rainbow Six Siege, addressing an issue that surfaced during the ongoing BLAST R6 Major Osaka. The major tournament is approaching the final stages right now, and this weekend, the grand final will take place alongside the reveal of the Season 4 update.
Days ago, news hit social media regarding a ‘gamechanger mechanic’ between these two Operators, which led every team in the Rainbow Six Siege tournament to GA the interaction. It has now been officially banned for the remainder of the tournament.
Ubisoft Makes Major Rule Change
In a post on social media, Ubisoft explained:
Ahead of the Osaka Major, we identified an interaction between Tubarão’s Zoto Canister and Noor’s Horus Lance. When one Zoto Canister freezes both a Horus Lance and a hard breach gadget, the Lance disables the gadget as soon as the freeze ends.
After monitoring its impact on matches, we’ve decided not to allow this interaction from 11 November until the end of the event, under section 4.6 of the Osaka Major rulebook.
Tubarão and Noor are not banned, and both gadgets can still be used separately. Any confirmed use of the interaction will result in a round loss. The ruling is not retroactive, so earlier matches will not be reviewed.
Unfortunately, this is a case of Ubisoft shooting itself in the foot. Immediately, fans flocked to the comments to express disappointment that Ubisoft had been aware of this interaction before the tournament occurred and ultimately said nothing to the teams involved, letting them potentially walk into a ‘trap’ of sorts.
One user wrote: ‘Yeah, you’re too late lol. All the teams had more common sense than you guys and already made a GA.’ Another wrote, ‘I mean, better late than never and a cute lil back pedal, thank god we have a good community and good player pool who took matters first lol.’
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