Rainbow Six Siege Dev Tracker

The BLAST R6 Manchester Major is fast approaching! We're looking forward to welcoming the Rainbow Six esports community to Manchester from May 16 to 26, where exciting matches and new reveals about Siege Year 9 Season 2 will happen.

Find out everything there is to know about the event.


DATES & LOCATIONS: Phase 1: May 16 to May 17
Phase 2: May 19 to May 22
Phase 3: May 24 to May 26
Venue: B.E.C Arena

TEAMS:

These teams will compete for a lion's share of the USD $750,000 prize pool, as well as points to qualify for the Six Invitational 2025!

PROGRAM:
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ANTI-CHEAT STATUS UPDATE – MAY 2024
Our latest Anti-Cheat Status Update for May 2024 is here, bringing the latest updates on MouseTrap, the QB System and more!

TEAM UPDATE Our Anti-Cheat team is evolving. We're currently restructuring, growing, and allocating more resources to our Anti-Cheat team, ensuring that we can provide a secure future for Siege. As the team expands, we'll have more opportunities to reflect the benefits of this growing team in-game. While we're in this stage, our team remains focused on improving your experience.

BANS: DATA BANS + BATTLEYE BAN NUMBERS Here we have our latest ban data, including bans for February, March, and April.



DATA BANS & ADDITIONAL DETECTIONS This season marks a sig... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Y9S1 MID-SEASON ROADMAP UPDATE
Each season, we provide a Roadmap update to offer further insights into the development of upcoming features to ensure transparent communication with all players. Each update and decision we make takes into account various elements such as player feedback, time allocated to ensure the quality of the features delivered, and more.

With that in mind let’s delve into this mid-season Roadmap update!



ROADMAP UPDATES
[MAIN FEATURE] SIEGE MARKETPLACE

• Status: confirmed for Y9S2

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Since its Beta launch, many of you have been engaging in buying and selling some of your favorite items with other players in the Siege Marketplace. With t... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Y9S1.3 PATCH NOTES
Y9S1.3 PATCH SIZE Find the download sizes for each platform below.

• Ubisoft Connect: 935 MB
  
• Steam: 860 MB
  
• Xbox One: 1.1 GB
  
• Xbox Series X: 10.73 GB
  
• PlayStation 4: 1.4 GB
  
• PlayStation 5: 1.34 GB

OPERATOR BALANCING AZAMI

• Increased damage from High caliber Handguns and Revolvers by 10%.
  
• Increased damage received by Medium caliber SMGs and ARs by 10%.
  
• Increased damage received by High caliber ARs and LMGs by 5%.

IANA

• Added Impact EMP Grenade.
  
• Removed Stun Grenades.

LESION

• Gadget refill increased to 25 seconds (from 20).
  
• Initial damage reduced to 3hp (from 5).
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this latest edition of Designer’s Notes, we'll go into detail about the balancing changes that’ll come with the Y9S1.3 update and give you some insight into the reasons behind them.

BALANCING MATRIX AND TOP OPERATOR BANS
WIN DELTA VS. PRESENCE






Please note that we are using presence to gauge the popularity of an Operator. This notion had to be introduced to reflect the im... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

REPUTATION SYSTEM BETA: STATUS UPDATE
In Y9S1 and beyond, we'll continue to update the Reputation System Beta to ensure its accuracy before any Standing Impacts go live.

This season, we've made several changes to the Reputation System. In this article, we'll share more on what these changes mean and how we plan to continue improving this system.

Y9S1 - POST LAUNCH LEARNING Following the Y9S1 release, it became clear that certain aspects of the Reputation System were not working as intended. Our teams gathered and analyzed player feedback while completing internal investigations, leading us to identify issues affecting the player experience.

COMMUNICATION PENALTIES - VOICE & WRITTEN We found that players were receiving communication penalties at a higher rate than expected. In response to this, a decision was made to disable the voi... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Y9S1.2 PATCH NOTES See the fixes here coming in Y9S1.2.

Y9S1.2 PATCH SIZE Find the download sizes for each platform below.

Ubisoft Connect: 918.5 MB
Steam: 479 MB
Xbox One: 0.77 GB
Xbox Series X: 2.1 GB
PlayStation 4: 1.44 GB
PlayStation 5: 929 MB

BUG FIXES GAMEPLAY FIXED - Rappel breaks when used at the distance limit and then walking backward during animation.
FIXED - Incorrect default sight attachment shown for Fenrir's SASG-12.
FIXED - Barbed wire requires more shield-melee attacks to be destroyed than intended.
FIXED - Shield position that player and enemy Operator see becomes desynched if free-look is used before shield realigns itself.
FIXED - Aruni's Surya Gate doesn't deactivate for friendly Operators when placed close to stairs.
FIXED - Camera clips through player when using free-look a... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Times were fun during the first Containment event. Alien parasites were infecting everything in their path and taking on the form of Rainbow Six Operators. REACT Team went from room to room blowing up nests. Carnage was everywhere.



Now years later, the Proteans have resurfaced. It's night-time at the Consulate in Abidjan and it is time for you to pick a side. Playing as REACT Operators (Attackers), you are tasked to infiltrate the area, locate the nests and neutralize them, while playing as infected Proteans (Defenders), you must protect the nests and take down the REACT Team.

Seize this moment of fear, anxiety and dread once again. They don't come often. 

In addition to the 22 Operators previously playable, this edition brings in Zofia and Hibana on the REACT Team, as well as infected Bandit and Mozz... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Y9S1.1 PATCH NOTES
See the fixes here that are coming in Y9S1.1.

Y9S1.1 PATCH SIZE
Find the download sizes for each platform below.

Ubisoft Connect: 2.2 GB
Steam: 1.9 GB
Xbox One: 2.27 GB
Xbox Series X: 2.51 GB
PlayStation 4: 2.73 GB
PlayStation 5: 2.49 GB

BUG FIXES
GAMEPLAY FIXED - Feet aren't covered by Ballistic Shield when crouched.
FIXED - AI Bots get stuck on furniture when moving to the defuser if planted in the south east corner of 1F Bar on the Chalet map.
FIXED - Eliminations counter doesn't update if more than 3 targets are eliminated at the same time in Map Run Target Mode.
FIXED - Wrong room marked as complete for the 4th step of Map Run on the Coastline map.
FIXED - Wrong magnification for the .44 Mag Semi-Auto.
FIXED - Players can double vault using a Deplo... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

The highly anticipated Year 9 Season 1 of Rainbow Six Siege is finally here, and it is packed with thrilling updates and new features.

For the first time a villain Operator, Deimos, joins the roster. Track down your enemies with his DeathMARK flying probe which reveals both a designated target and Deimos’ locations for a set of time, or until one gets eliminated...


But that's not all. With a focus on player protection and to ensure a fair and competitive gaming experience for all, this season brings improved anti-cheat measures, as well as ranked restrictions.


Attachments and ADS are receiving an upgrade to foster more tactical gameplay. Sights are being reorganized in four categories: iro... Read more

Attention, Operators!

As the curtains rise on Year 9, we are thrilled to reveal an ambitious and action-packed roadmap for Rainbow Six Siege, including four new seasons, two new Operators, two Operator remasters, balancing changes, improved onboarding & training features, a cross-play update, a modern machine-learning Versus AI Playlist, further anti-cheat and anti-toxicity measures, and many more updates to reinforce the game as the ultimate tactical shooter experience.



Operation Deadly Omen launches the new year with the first villain Operator Deimos and his DeathMARK gadget. The season also introduces new Anti-Cheat measures, an upgrade to Attachments & ADS, revamped Shield Mechanics and a new Locker inventory system.

Season 2 will unveil the first Operator remaster with the Recruit. In addition, ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.