Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Y7S1.2 Designer’s Notes Reveal Upcoming Balancing Changes

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will soon receive an update that tweaks multiple operators. Ubisoft has revealed the Designer’s Notes of Y7S1.2, and the balancing changes for Bandit, Blackbeard, Smoke, Gridlock, and many more operators. The update isn't live on the main build yet. However, you can try out all these changes by playing the Balance Test Server.

Bandit tricking is going to get a little easier, with the updated ability to deploy multiple batteries on the same wall. It means that you won’t have to remove or shoot the already deployed battery while tricking.

Blackbeard finally got a buff but not the one you are probably thinking of. His shield remains the same as before, instead, he now has access to Claymore instead of Breaching Changes. Speaking of Claymore, every player who equips the said gadget will get two of them instead of just one.

Gridlock now has four Trax canisters instead of three. Also, the number of Ying’s Candelas has been increased to four as well. However, it will only flash players for 1.4 seconds instead of 2.8.

• Bandit can deploy multiple batteries on the same reinforcement or gadget

• Added Claymore (removed Breaching Charges)

• Increased number of Trax canisters to 4 (from 3)

• Pushed operators can remain prone and recover control of the character faster
• Recovery time reduced to 1.25s (from 2s)

• Smoke is vulnerable to his own toxic gas

• Increased duration of the ability to 20s (from 10s)
• Increased cooldown to 20s (from 10s)

• Reduced duration of the flash to 1.4s (from 2.8s)
• Increased the number of Candelas to 4 (from 3)

• Increased number of units to 2 (from 1)
• Operators affected: Thatcher, Ash, Twitch, IQ, Blackbeard, Capitão, Jackal, Zofia, Lion, Maverick, Kali, Ace, Zero, Flores, Osa

The developer has also revealed their reasoning behind these balancing changes. You can read about them via the official blog.

So what do you think? Are you interested in any of these changes? Are there any other operators that need a buff or a nerf? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.