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With the Ranked 2.0 system, the matchmaking restriction for MMR (which prevented players from playing Ranked with others that had significantly higher or lower ranks) was removed due to the new ranking system. In addition to the ranking system changes, a new rank, known as Emerald, has also been added between Platinum and Diamond.
The leader of Rainbow is designated "Rainbow Six" (or just "Six"), a reference to the American rank code for captain (O-6). [2] The first Six was former U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA operations officer John Clark , who led the organization from its founding until his retirement.
A Starter Edition was released on PC in June 2016, featuring all content offered in the Standard Edition, and included two operators at start for use plus enough Rainbow 6 Credits to purchase up to two more of the player's choice while the rest has to be purchased through either Renown at an increased cost or additional Rainbow 6 Credits.
GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 83.56% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version; [18] [22] 82.77% and 82 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version; [19] [21] and 78.39% and 78 out of 100 for the PC version. [20] [23] In the April 2008 issue of Game Informer Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 was given a review of 9.25 out of 10. [26]
Rainbow Six Vegas changes the series with multiple new features, such as a new health system where the player regenerates health while not taking fire (the player may sometimes be killed instantly, without a chance to regenerate health; this usually happens from grenades, as well as taking close-range fire from very powerful weapons like shotguns, particularly to the head).
TrueSkill is a skill-based ranking system developed by Microsoft for use with video game matchmaking on the Xbox network.Unlike the popular Elo rating system, which was initially designed for chess, TrueSkill is designed to support games with more than two players.
"Six" came from the American rank code for captain (O-6); though John Clark would more accurately be described as a major general (O-8), "Rainbow Six" read better than "Rainbow Eight". Upton objected to the addition of "Six", believing having a number at the end of the title would affect a potential sequel, but he was overruled.
In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade. However, in the U.S. Navy, only officers carry the term rank, while it is proper to refer to an enlisted sailor's pay grade as rate.