Summary
Rainbow Six Siegereceived an all-new update, Y9S4.2, which makes a plethora of changes to the game’s meta including the much-requested buffs to Sledge, and a controversial change to Kapkan.Rainbow Six Siegefans have been asking for a buff to Sledge for quite a few years, so many would be elated to see the change finally being implemented by Ubisoft.
Rainbow Six Siege’s Operation Collision Point was released back in December, marking the debut of cross-platform play and a Blackbeard rework alongside a plethora of other things. Now, the developers have released another update which has the potential to drastically shake upRainbow Six Siege’s meta.
Ubisoft has revealed the complete patch notes of the Rainbow Six Siege Y9S4.2 update. The biggest change in the update has been the buffs made to Sledge. Sledge’s movement speed has been increased at the cost of his health, something fans have been asking for a long time now. While Sledge is a handy soft-breacher, it needs to be close to the barrier to break it, and his slow movement speed made it extremely difficult to avoid being targeted. With this change, Sledge might become one of themost popular attackers inRainbow Six Siege.
While the Sledge buff is definitely a welcome change, another notable change is the one made to Kapkan. Kapkan will no longer have the C4, aka Nitro Cell, which has left many fans perplexed. Many thought that it was one of the crucial items required for playing as Kapkan, as it could help players easily finish off enemies that survived the EDDs. The Nitro Cell’s replacement, Barbed Wires, has turned out to be even more controversial, as many think that it provides very little utility to Kapkan’s existing kit. In fact, some even noted that using Barbed Wires is quite counter-intuitive as it will expose the EDDs much more easily. Kapkan has been one of thebest trap operators inRainbow Six Siege, and it will be interesting to see how this change affects his popularity.
One of the changes that has sparked a debate in the community is the removal of Ram’s secondary weapon, ITA12S. While some think it was rightly removed as it added too much to her kit, others think that it was quite useful for hatches. Another much-requested change that the developers have made is the nerf to Vigil, with his weapon’s damage drop-off tweaked to align with other Shotguns. Apart from that, a plethora of other tweaks were also made to other weapons and Operators. It remains to be seen how these changes affect theRainbow Six Siegemeta.
BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY
FIXED - Match doesn’t end when reaching majority of votes to cancel the round.
FIXED - Observation Tools have no signal when deployed on the edge of any surface if the player is moving sideways.
LEVEL DESIGN
FIXED - Red walls denoting defender area restrictions can be vaulted through during the end of the Preparation Phase.
FIXED - Operators are able to move on top of a shed after standing on a bench and forcing collision with a garden gnome in the EXT APC Area on the House map.
FIXED - Hatch isn’t completely destroyed by explosions in 1F Lounge on the Kanal map.
FIXED - Players can move on top of a vending machine using Azami’s Kiba Barrier in 2F Break room on the Border map.
OPERATORS
FIXED - Blackbeard’s Breach ability can be used while in guard break in a specific timing.
FIXED - Rappel hook remains in player’s hand after using Ash’s Breaching Round while rappelling.
FIXED - Blackbeard’s primary weapons statistics compare to the H.U.L.L Deployable Shield instead of each other.
FIXED - Blackbeard’s MK17 CQB’s iron sight clips through the player camera while aiming down sight.
FIXED - “Additional Magazines” and “Magazine Size” are listed as “0” in the Blackbeard’s Loadout menu.
FIXED - Bullet damage disappears from Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Deployable Shield when Blackbeard aims down sights.
FIXED - Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Deployable Shield breaks guard when Blackbeard dashes and is hit with a melee attack at the same time.
FIXED - Blackbeard’s H.U.L.L. Deployable Shield and equipped weapon isn’t highlighted when Blackbeard spawns on the map when viewed in caster mode.
FIXED - “Enter” prompt allows Osa to breach undamaged barricades while rappelling with the Talon-8 Clear Shield equipped.
USER EXPERIENCE
FIXED - Tachanka’s Elite Slava Korolyu skin isn’t available in the Weapon Skins menu for the Bearing 9 Machine Pistol.
FIXED - Breach Charge information hasn’t been updated to reflect current season changes in the Battle Pass menu.
AUDIO
FIXED - Blackbeard’s sprint SFX is out of sync with the animation.
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege is an elite, realistic, tactical, team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph. It features 5v5 attack vs. defense gameplay and intense close-quarters combat in destructible environments.Choose from over 60 operators, each with unique gadgets and customizable weapon loadouts. Outthink your opponents by breaching walls, floors, and windows, or lie in wait with deadly traps.In Defense mode, coordinate with your team to transform your environments into impregnable strongholds. Fortify your positions, place traps, and create defensive systems to prevent the enemy team from breaching in. Then, hold your positions and ambush your opponent to ensure victory.In Attack mode, observe the enemy positions and craft your cunning plan to breach in the enemy defenses, then execute your strategy by leading your team through narrow corridors, barricaded doorways, floors, windows, and reinforced walls. The right team can overcome any defense to win.
