Making sure that all of Rainbow Six Siege’s playable operators are as balanced as possible is no easy undertaking, yet developer Ubisoft doesn’t shy away from the task. Indeed, if anything the studio works to be as transparent as possible when it comes to implementing balance tweaks and explaining the reasoning behind each change. Along those lines, Ubisoft has now shared its latest operator data findings and has also outlined how it will be adjusting certain operators in the near future.
Building off the test server operator tweaks it recently shared, Ubisoft has now provided an in-depth breakdown of the win rates and pick ratios for Siege’s operators as of the game’s Year 3 2.0 update.
Based on the data that Ubisoft pulled, the following operator changes will go into effect when Siege’s next update is deployed:
Finka
- Reduce ability duration from 20 seconds to 10 seconds
- Stun grenades will be replaced with Frag grenades
- Reduce Smoke’s Gas Canister damage modifier
- Aim down sights modifier from Adrenaline Rush reduced from -50% to -25%
IQ
- Frag Grenades replaced with Claymore
- Electronics detection reduced from 20m to 15m
Blackbeard
- Increase MK17 damage from 42 to 49
- Reduce SR-25 damage from 72 to 61
- Reduce the hit points on the Rifle Shield from 60 to 50
- 30% reduction in movement speed penalty when the Rifle Shield is equipped (He will move faster)
Glaz
- Reduce OTS-03 damage from 85 to 71
Twitch
- Reduce FAMAS damage from 40 to 37
Jackal
- Increase footsteps scanning distance from 5m to 8m
Frost
- Increase SMG damage from 43 to 45
- Increase Super 90 damage from 32 to 35
Dokkaebi
- Claymore will be replaced with Stun Grenades
Ubisoft’s post mentions that the Barbed Wire gadget’s slowing effect will be buffed from 45 percent to 50 percent in the next game update. The studio is also paying particular attention to the performance for operators like Alibi, Ash, Castle, Frost, Kapkan, Maestro, Jackal, Jager, and Twitch, and it might make additional changes to those operators if deemed necessary.
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