Rainbow Six Siege's latest patch makes some controversial changes. The patch is focused on operator balancing and bug fixes. The update only went live on the Test Server and developers were quick to remind players that nothing is permanent. The live build changes could differ from the current one.
The highlight of the update is definitely Jager. The roaming god has been getting some unwanted attention, so developers have decided to make Jager a 2-speed/2-armor operator to hopefully reduce his pick ratio. Buck's Skeleton Key Magazine Size has been increased, but his Frag Grenades are replaced by a Claymore. Mozzie lost his Super Shorty shotgun and the TCSG12 shotgun damage has been reduced to 55. Ying received a major buff, and she now has one more Candela (a total of four now) and her Claymore is replaced by Smoke Grenades. Her T-95 LSW's damage is increased by three points. The barricade rubberbanding issue has also been fixed. All the changes can be read below or on the official Reddit post.
PATCH NOTES
BALANCING
BUCK - More keys, more open doors, more opportunities.
- Frag Grenades replaced with Claymores
- Increased Skeleton Key Magazine Capacity: Skeleton Key magazine capacity increased to 5 + 1, Skeleton Key max ammo count is now 25+1.
CAVEIRA - More customization!
- Added Razor Holographic Sight option to her M12
JAGER - We are listening to your feedback. Thank you.
- Now a 2-speed/2-armor operator.
MOZZIE - Still a shortie <3.
- Removed Super Shorty secondary.
YING - Giving our girl Ying a bit more love.
- Increased number of Candelas to 4 (up from 3).
- Replaced Claymores with Smoke Grenades.
- Increased T-95 LSW damage to 46 (up from 43).
TCSG12 (Kaid, Goyo)
- Added additional magazine to the TCSG12.
- Reduced TCSG12 damage to 55 (down from 84).
Bug Fixes
- FIXED – Barricade replication issues that caused rubberbanding and/or throwable objects to bounce off destroyed barricades.
- FIXED – Game boots with DX11 when players manually select the Vulkan executable in the Steam installation folder.
- FIXED – Dynamic Play button does not update properly when the last match was on an Event/Discovery playlist.
- FIXED – Players can clip inside excavators in EXT Construction Site of Oregon.
- FIXED – Minor menu/shop visual fixes.
- FIXED – Gris charm missing from some players’ inventories.
- FIXED – Zofia’s birthday gift skin not applying properly to the LMG-E.
