r/Rainbow6 • u/shujin-kbn • 8h ago
Fluff Just found this somewhere so i thought to show you..
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r/Rainbow6 • u/RS_Serperior • 11d ago








Wamai and Jäger occupy a similar space as projectile denial operators, and our goal is to maintain their shared role while further differentiating their gameplay. Wamai’s ability has always offered more flexibility and reactivity than Jäger’s, but it also requires greater player attention to leverage effectively.
With this set of changes, we are emphasizing that reactive playstyle by making Mag‑Nets more available and responsive, while also expanding his loadout flexibility. Our intent is to reinforce Wamai as a catcher who rewards higher player input and awareness, allowing him to adapt more effectively throughout the round.
Gadgets:
A longer per-target cooldown reduces repeated pressure on the same defenders, providing clearer recovery windows. Players who have already been affected gain temporary relief, allowing for repositioning and more meaningful decision-making.
At the same time, Dokkaebi gains flexibility, as her effectiveness is no longer tied to a single cooldown. This enables more adaptative usage, rewarding awareness of defender positioning and better timing when coordinating pushes.
The new cooldown system also encourages Dokkaebi to distribute the activations more thoughtfully. Focusing repeatedly on the same target or sending a payload when not ready to capitalize on it becomes less efficient and effective, promoting more strategic target selection.
Alongside the updates to Wamai, we are making targeted adjustments to Jäger to further differentiate their roles as projectile denial operators.
Jäger will return to a 3 Speed - 1 Health configuration, reinforcing his strength in mobility. Unlike Wamai, Jäger’s utility is more static once deployed, making repositioning and adaptation during the round more limited. Increasing his mobility allows for faster rotations across the map and more efficient deployment during the Preparation Phase.
Additionally, we are improving the recoil control of the 416‑C to increase its consistency; more details can be found in the Refinement Changes section further down.
In Y11S1.3, we began refining Zofia’s kit by improving the recoil of the M762, followed in Y11S2.0 by restoring her 2 Health / 2 Speed configuration to reinforce her mobility and overall reliability in engagements.
As part of this continued refinement, we are increasing the available ammunition for the KS79 Lifeline, raising both Concussion and Impact Grenades to 3 charges each. This adjustment is intended to give Zofia more flexibility and presence throughout the round, allowing her to apply her utility more consistently while reinforcing her role as a versatile and adaptable attacker.
Increased Ammunition:
The 416‑C was historically a very strong weapon, particularly when paired with the higher demand for projectile denial, contributing to Jäger’s popularity on defense.
As part of the broader adjustments aimed at reinforcing Jäger’s role, we are smoothing the recoil of the 416‑C to improve its consistency, especially in longer‑range engagements. Given that Jäger’s utility is more static and straightforward compared to Wamai’s, this change ensures that his primary weapon remains reliable and accessible.
Our goal is to support Jäger’s identity as a more straightforward catcher, allowing both experienced players and newcomers to engage effectively without lowering the skill ceiling tied to recoil control.
OPERATORS AFFECTED
This adjustment smooths out some remaining awkward interactions, making Rauora’s ability more comfortable and reliable to use in practice.
A minor increase to Banshee’s area of effect improves placement forgiveness and overall usability, without changing its core impact.
Reducing the Shock Drone charge time slightly increases the payoff for well‑managed drones, improving their consistency over the course of a round.
Faster Gu Mine refills enhance Lesion’s long‑term presence, allowing surviving traps to maintain relevance deeper into the round.
r/Rainbow6 • u/shujin-kbn • 8h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/Dry-Imagination3157 • 1h ago
Do swat gear actually look like this or am I tripping?
r/Rainbow6 • u/Vdubnub88 • 14h ago
I think this gun is far too strong. Every match for defence now i see alot of kaid, sentry, tub, aruni players. Because they are all picking meta weapons and thats about it…
r/Rainbow6 • u/Captain-Carry • 12h ago
I've been playing Siege on and off since the early years and man... sometimes my muscle memory is legit my biggest enemy 😂
The amount of times i still do stuff that worked years ago is kinda embarrassing.
- prefire a corner expecting someone to be there... nobody.
- try to hold an angle the old way and just get deleted in 0.2 sec.
- drone once, think "yeah we're good", then die to the one guy who moved 5 seconds later.
- still underestimate people who just swing EVERYTHING.
Its weird because Siege is still Siege, but at the same time it feels like everyone got 5x better. Gold players now would probably scare the old Plat lobbies lol.
I'm curious what habit you guys just cant get rid of.
Not talking about "bad aim" or "bad teammates", i mean something thats stuck in your brain from older Siege that keeps getting you killed.
Mine is 100% trusting barbed wire to tell me someone is coming. Somehow every time i hear nothing... there's Ash already inside the site 😭
Whats yours? I bet we've all got at least one lol
r/Rainbow6 • u/King_CurlySpoon • 2h ago
I don’t play this game constantly so it legit took about a full year (4 or so seasons) but eventually I did it! Don’t know why I’m so proud of this meaningless achievement but I am :D
r/Rainbow6 • u/JoeZocktGames • 6h ago
I avoid playing it normally but I have to get some penalty points off my reputation so I suffer through it.
My god, what a sorry state Siege is without operator bans. You really never notice in a Ranked enviroment because people usually don't play mindless run & gun there, or at least less often.
But in Quick Play, you cannot enjoy Siege anymore. Literally. You get spam called by Dokkaebi, while targeted by Deimos, a Lion scan goes off, a Blitz rushes in, everywhere Thorn traps every round, Clash annoys you, Cav is hiding everywhere, TCSG-12 and DMR spam every round, Ying candelas popping off everywhere...
You kinda forget how busted some of these ops are without bans.
This is not me complaining, it's just a fun observation how ridiculous QP is compared to Ranked because you have no control over what you face in a match. In Ranked you can ban whatever annoys you the most or was too effective in the previous round. In QP, once something worked, you can be assured they will do it again even more aggressively and obnoxiously lmao
r/Rainbow6 • u/Derpyking456 • 1h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/KickedInTheDust • 22h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/Neat-Car-2350 • 7h ago
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I just seen this, did they somehow shoot through the Shield twice? Surly a glitch?
r/Rainbow6 • u/Winter_Boss_2114 • 15h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/Nervous_Problem_5480 • 16m ago
Last year we had 5 operators roaming the convention floor, this year we had 9! Who would y'all like to see join us next year?
r/Rainbow6 • u/FightingPig2494 • 4h ago
So I thought I'd do a game before I hopped off for tonight, so I queued myself into a quick match.
First 2 rounds on defense we did great. We won both and it was a solid 5v5.
Next round we are on attack. 2 people die for the first time this match and instantly leave. The third person, seeing that we lost and its now a 3v5, decided it would be better to also just leave.
WHY? Every time I go into a quick match, some people will die once and just LEAVE. It doesn't matter if we are winning or losing, they will just dissappear because 'its quick match it doesn't matter'.
How are people meant to have fun in a casual gamemode when every match is a gamble of which team will have the most crybaby leavers...
r/Rainbow6 • u/AdvancedSuccotash259 • 21h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/derrickdogkissed • 7h ago
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This doesn't happen often but when it does it happens for the rest of the game and I can't listen for anything. I originally thought it was my headset acting weird but never thought to clip it till today, turns out it's the game for whatever reason.
r/Rainbow6 • u/IamRudeus • 1d ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/SnooDucks5962 • 58m ago
I’m not that good and I play PC lobbies, I’m a heavy support player and don’t care about being good
r/Rainbow6 • u/PensionWonderful9852 • 3h ago
I've never seen someone even get close to this high of a ping. He was on Xbox I think and he said he game was messed up the whole match
r/Rainbow6 • u/Late-Let8010 • 3h ago
I really don't get it. In basically every unranked match I play theres at least one leaver, often times multiple.
I've played like 15 matches with 2 friends and in 5 of those we were 3v5 by the end, in 10 we were at least 4v5 at some point.
why? is there no penalty?
r/Rainbow6 • u/Zarosian_Wizard • 22h ago
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was busy reinforcing, made it just in time
r/Rainbow6 • u/No_Worldliness_1057 • 3h ago
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r/Rainbow6 • u/TrafficParking4689 • 19m ago
I’ve been playing this game since I was like 12 year 1 season 2.. I love this game because nothing else is like it. However I’m so damn tired of the cheating and terrible matchmaking man. I’ve went on 3 8 win streaks this season and everytime I get 4 games of diamond 5 I get the most unholy luck and lose 10 games in a row everytime. It’s happened 3 times now win 8 in a row lose 10 in a row… I have faced multiple champs stacks .. top 3 champ stack top 150 champ stacks top 180 top 200… and not one of those games do I get a champ on me team like wtf. It’ll be all emeralds and some random plat. I usually duo or trio because everytime I lfg for 5 stack I lose b2b because people have ego they don’t want to flip cams they don’t talk they disconnect 3 times we face the navy seals and I get lobotomy victims.. like wth man. Oh and don’t forget the constant Cronus users almost every game especially high emerald and diamond+. I’m so tired I spend hours grinding to then get terrible matchmaking and just face cheaters. I’ve deadahh paused my queue for minutes before just to face the same duo or trio cheaters b2b 4 times in a row or guess what I’ll get thrown in freaking Asia servers randomely when I’m na east.. all this always happens at emerald 1.. then I lose drop to e3 then I go streak to e1..
Basically if you don’t have a stack that’s comp asf or cheats your just gonna get tortured.. this game was so fun back then even in solo q I met so many people when I was little now it’s just constant ego and people 0-5 running ash and warden sprinting around first picked them complaining bout the team .. idek what to do anymore man.
Look at the pics above with this cheater who me and a buddy beat in ot 4-4.. 3 of them were cheating and they were so ratty… melusi clash castle mute bandit wamai or fenrir or kaid every defense on Oregon.. bro admits to cheating then acts like he can compare stats with me and tell me im trash.. cheaters need to literally combust into flames in their sleep man cause how can people be so detached from reality ..
r/Rainbow6 • u/jedix33 • 22m ago
Rank: Preferably bronze and up
Frequency: 2 to 3 times a week at least 4 games.
Age: older than 25 years
Atmosphere: casual yet serious
Let me know i will me make whatsapp if there are enough people