Ubisoft is doubling down on having "Rainbow Six Siege" players make use of the games two-step verification feature. While "Rainbow Six Siege" initially made two-step verification for PC gamers an optional component, Ubisoft is now making it mandatory for competitive play.
Ubisoft has announced that specific regions will now require "Rainbow Six Siege" PC players to have two-step verification enabled on their accounts by Dec. 11. Players who do not activate their two-step verification will not be eligible to join "Rainbow Six Siege" ranked play after the said date. Players who do not activate two-step verification will still be able to access Situations, Terrorist Hunt, and Casual game modes but the ranked game mode will be locked out after the Dec. 11 deadline.
"Rainbow Six Siege" PC players who activate two-step verification prior to Dec. 11 will still receive the free Thermite skin giveaway that Ubisoft offered when it initially introduced two-step verification. Unfortunately, while "Rainbow Six Siege" console players will not be required to have two-step verification to play ranked matches, they will not be eligible to receive the free Thermite skin for activating their two-step verification as well.
Ubisoft is planning to roll out the "Rainbow Six Siege" two-step verification restrictions to North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Asia-Pacific region players will have a later deadline for finalizing their two-step verification activation. Ubisoft mentions that the reason for the delayed roll-out in the Asia-Pacific region is due to the lower rates of adoption for "Rainbow Six Siege" two-step verification in the region. The lower rates of adoption in the Asia-Pacific region may significantly affect the number of competitive players available online when the feature becomes mandatory.
Ubisoft's introduction of two-step verification helps keep "Rainbow Six Siege" accounts more secure by ensuring that a player can verify their log-in through a secondary channel such as e-mail, mobile phone, or a "Rainbow Six Siege" companion app if they plan to release one in the future. Other platforms and online games - such as Steam and "Star Wars: The Old Republic" - already practice two-step verification, making it a helpful necessity for online gaming.
PC Gamer notes that while two-step verification is definitely a modern way of securing online accounts, they warn "Rainbow Six Siege" players that Ubisoft's current system may have accessibility problems. According to the publication, their own staff members have issues making two-step verification work since the feature was introduced compounded with the fact that Ubisoft's support system is making it hard to report the issue.
