TL;DR
Ubisoft released the Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3.3 update on November 3 with balancing tweaks.
What changed
- Hostage and Secure Area modes are set to return to Quick Match. Twisted Voxel ↗
Ubisoft released the Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3.3 update on November 3. This patch includes minor balancing changes for Denari, Jackal, and the Commando. Developers say these small adjustments aim to refine gameplay details without altering overall balance. Because players reported that previous updates were too small to notice, future patches will feature fewer but more impactful changes.
What's in the update
- Legend Division is a new permanent solo queue playlist for Champion rank players.
- Ranked will no longer have seasonal map pool rotations, using a stable 15 map pool instead.
- Noor's Horus Lance Launcher drilling time is reduced to 1.5s (from 2s).
- Noor's Horus Lance Launcher Guardbreak strength against ballistic shields is increased to 100% (from 30%).
- Noor's Horus Lance Launcher equip timings are reduced to 0.4s (from 0.9s).
- Noor's Horus Lance Launcher direct impact damage is increased to 80 (from 50).
- Tachanka's Shumika Launcher now features an Impact Mode and a Bounce Mode.
- Snake's Soliton Radar MK III precision charges are reduced from four to three.
- Valkyrie has the Glaive-12 added as a Secondary Weapon.
- Clash's slowdown strength when running away is increased to 10% (from 5%).
Rainbow Six Siege · official art via IGDBThe update also addresses recent changes from the Operation Split Fire mid-season update. Noor's Horus Lance Launcher now has a 1.5s drilling time, 100% Guardbreak strength against ballistic shields, a 0.4s equip time, and 80 direct impact damage. Tachanka's Shumika Launcher now features Impact Mode and Bounce Mode. Snake's Soliton Radar MK III is reduced to three charges, while Valkyrie gains the Glaive-12. Clash now has a 10% slowdown when players run away, and Capitão has a 0.9s delay between fire expansions.
Ubisoft noted a TCSG nerf is coming soon and that prototypes are being tested for Mira and Zofia. Seasonal map rotations will end next season in favor of a stable pool of about 15 maps, including the nine used in Pro competition. Player privacy settings now apply to the match intro, ready screen, and scoreboard.
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