Having been out for more than half a decade already, it isn't outlandish to wonder when Rainbow Six Siege might be making the move to free-to-play. According to game director Leroy Athanassoff, it's a move he and his team have been wanting too.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Athanassoff explained that the decision to move towards free-to-play isn't up to the development team, with numerous business decisions standing in the way. Athanassoff wants the game to be accessible to as many players as possible, but also points out how that brings with it new challenges.
It's not as simple as changing the price, says Athanassoff, with many features required to combat abusive player behavior when a game is freely open to everyone. Smurf accounts (a practice where high-skill players will create new accounts to play with lower level ones) are a huge concern, and it's the biggest hurdle Athanassoff says his team needs to overcome before considering free-to-play.
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