Basically, spamming lean will only move your head slightly side to side, rather than the wild flapping that happens currently and makes headshots near-impossible. Lastly, the development team detailed their first attempt to target lean spam, which will go live on the test servers tomorrow. Ubisoft also detailed the new tiered cost system for operators: they'll cost 25,000 renown for their first year, 20,000 renown for their second year, 15,000 renown for their third year, and 10,000 renown after that. They'll fully cover doorways, and they'll have small panels of one-way bulletproof glass in them, allowing defenders to see what's on the other side, almost like a mini Mira window.
Other changes include a big rework for deployable shields to make them a viable piece of equipment. In ranked play, Ubisoft will make the much-requested pick and ban system permanent. The aim is to ease new players into the game, providing a bridge between casual and ranked play. Year 4 will also see the introduction of a newcomer bomb-only playlist that's for players between levels one and 50, which will only offer three maps.
