As an attacking operator, Hibana possesses a weapon that launches up to sixteen pellets shot in either charges of 2, 4, or 6 that attach to and break reinforced walls.
[10] Jackal is a tracker on the attacking team who can reveal the location of enemies by tracking their footprints, while Mira is a defender who can create one-way ejectable bulletproof windows on walls, leaving space for operators to fire through.
[13] The operation was an update that fine-tuned many of the game's aspects, including fixes to hitboxes, spawn killing and audio issues.
Ela, also a defending operator, possesses proximity concussion mines that can be attached to multiple surfaces to disorient enemies.
Also a defender, Maestro can install a bulletproof wall-mounted directed-energy turret that he can then operate remotely, damaging enemies with rapid laser fire.
Kaid, a defending operator, can throw a gadget called Electroclaws that can electrify reinforced surfaces, barbed wire, and deployable shields.
On the attacking side, Nomad possesses a weapon attachment called an AirJab launcher, which launches proximity-triggered air-blast grenades that can stick to surfaces and throw opposing operators to the ground.
[36][37] Nøkk is an attacking operator from the Danish Jaeger Corps who uses her HEL Presence Reduction Device to muffle her footsteps and wipe her images from cameras.
Warden is a defending operator from the United States Secret Service who comes equipped with a pair of Glance Smart Glasses, which eliminate the effects of flashbangs and allow him to see through smoke.
[40] A member of the Peruvian APCA, Amaru is an attacking operator who uses the Garra Hook to grapple or hoist herself onto or through ledges, windows, or open hatches.
Her weapon also comes with an under-barrel attachment called the LV Explosive Lance, which is capable of destroying defenders' gadgets that are within its radius of effect.
Instead, his ability is the Remah Dash, which can allow him to run through breakable walls (at the cost of five health points per use), jump up through broken hatches, and knockdown opponents.
The developers explained the reasoning behind the change in the Designer's Notes that Jäger had a pick rate in competitive matches that was greater than 90 per cent.
The patch also reduced the number of Volcán Shields in Goyo's possession and swapped Buck's frag grenade for a claymore.
This gadget can be thrown in a similar manner to a grenade where it will deploy up to three hydraulically powered breaching charges that will sequentially detonate large holes into soft or reinforced surfaces.
[55] The season brings forth the thoroughly reworked House map which sees reimagined rooms and overall scale adjustments for more balanced gameplay.
Multiple operators got one of their secondary gadgets replaced with hard breaching charges, which activate when placed and can add a medium-sized hole that players are able to vault through in reinforced surfaces.
Ubisoft has stated that later in the season, they are removing the "vote to kick" option, as they feel it has strayed from its original purpose and is now used as an extra form of toxicity.
[56] This season also saw a minor rework to the Border map, which mainly increased room space and reduced the amount of destructible walls.
Originally announced at the beginning of Year 5, delays saw the beta version be added in Year 6. Notable operator changes include Kali, whose CSRX 300 bolt-action marksman rifle will no longer one-shot DBNO, but rather down or kill operators depending on what armor class the target has, and Blackbeard, whose mounted shield's HP has been reduced and weapon damage decreased.
[69] The new season also implements a feature demonstrated in the testing server for North Star: the replacement of the Armor system with an HP increase.
[69] Operation High Calibre, the fourth and final season of Year 6, released on December 14, 2021, and introduces Thorn, an Irish defender with the gadget Razorbloom Shell.
The reputation system started by giving warnings to toxic players during its "grace period," and later began to issue penalties for negative behavior.
Operation Brutal Swarm, the third season of Year 7, was released on September 13, 2022, and marks the introduction of Grim, an attacker from Singapore, who brings the Kawan Hive Launcher.
This gadget is a grenade launcher that shoots canisters that will stick to a surface, and drop a swarm of nanobots that track defenders walking through them.
However, unlike Thatcher's EMP, it explodes upon impact with a surface, has a smaller area of effect, and disables devices for a shorter period of time.
Enemies that are affected by this gas will have their sight severely impaired, with a purple haze effect reducing the distance they can see.
Her unique gadget is the BU-GI Auto Breacher, a large deployable tank-like drone, that will travel automatically in a straight line, or in a curved path to either side when activated.
Operation Deep Freeze also introduced a new map, Lair, set in a large cavern, which is the headquarters of the main antagonist of the game, Deimos.
Maestro had the number of evil eyes he can deploy increased to 3, each with a longer shocking duration, and Mira's bulletproof windows can now be shattered by certain projectiles.