Rainbow Six Siege is pausing its release of major additions- such as new operators and maps- to focus on fixing its back-end called Operation Health. As part of the major haul, a new update will now add Alpha Packs, the game’s take on a loot box system.
Alpha Packs can will contain cosmetic items as well as exclusive Legendary items only found in the packs. Previously, cosmetic items are available to be directly purchased by use of its in-game currency Renown. Alpha Packs can be purchased with Renown.
The new update, 2.1.1, is out today, but the use of Alpha Packs will rollout in stages across platforms, so it may not be live just yet.
Alongside the new loot boxes, there are various bug fixes included, which you can check out here.